跨文化交际英文版5-Nonverbal-Communication-(I)

Unit5NonverbalCommunication(I)Intoday’sclass,wewill…understandwhatnonverbalcommunicationisknowthefunctionnonverbalcommunicationservesfindouttheelementsofnonverbalcommunicationgainanawarenessthatsuccessfulICCalsodependsonbehaviorswedisplayActingOutWhatarethespecialgesturesyouusetocommunicatthefollowingexpressions?Bequiet.fingeroverlipsWelldone.thumbsupSmellsbad.wrinklenoseOk!makeacirclewithone’sthumbandindexfingerActingOutSurprise.Ican’thear.Shyness.Anger.widentheeyescuphandbehindearIamfull.movethehandincirclesoverthestomachcoverfacewithhandonefistinairMeaningAction4.I’msohappy.1.Iamworried.3.IamsorryIdidsomethingwrong.TwistinghandstogetherorholdingheadHanginghead.Smiling,armsopenandheadback.angryThreatensb.Happy,feelatease,hideyourfeelingAgreementorrefusalBenotinterestedinterestedDonotbelieveFrownandturnyourbacktosomeoneCloseyourhandandshakeitatsomeone.smileNodtheheadupanddownorshaketheheadLookawayfromapersonoryawnTurntowardthepersonyouaretalkingto.Rollyoureyesandturnyourheadaway.I.UnderstandingNonverbalCommunicationNVCinvolvesallthosenonverbalstimuliinacommunicationsettingthataregeneratedbyboththesourceandhis/heruseoftheenvironmentandthathavepotentialmessagevalueforthesourceorreceiver.(Samovar,2000:149)Whichcarriesmoreofthemeaning,verbalornonverbalcommunication?35%65%VCNVCExpertssaythatcommunicationiscomposedofdifferentmethods:words,voice,toneandnon-verbalclues.Ofthese,somearemoreeffectiveindeliveringamessagethanothers.Accordingtoresearch,inaconversationorverbalexchange:BODYLANGUAGEare55%effectiveTONEofVOICEis38%effectiveWORDSare7%effectiveTheimportanceofNVCCaseWhenhevisitedtheUnitedStatesin1959,theformerSovietPremierNikitaKhrushchevonceusedtheclasped-hands-over-the-headgesture.ThenextdayAmericannewspapersprinteditonthefirstpage,whichshockedthewholecountry,andAmericanpeoplebecameindignant.Russia---friendshipAmericanpeople---theSovietUnionwoulddefeattheUSNikitaKhrushchevWhenwesay“Thenewlibraryissouthofthatbuilding”,weusuallypointinacertaindirection.Youtellsomeonethatyouarepleasedwithhis/herperformance,andatthesametimeyoupatthepersonontheshoulder.Ifpeopleinagroupareboisterous,youmightplaceyourindexfingertoyourlipsasanalternativetosaying,“PleasecalmdownsothatIcanspeak.”Inaconversationwenodourheadinagreementtoindicatetoourpartnersincommunicationthatweagreeandthattheyshouldcontinuetalking.Justbeforetheexam,youtellmeyouarerelaxedandatease,yetyourvoicequaversandyourhandsshake.complementingsubstitutingregulatingcontradictingWhenwesay“Thenewlibraryissouthofthatbuilding”,weusuallypointinacertaindirection.Youtellsomeonethatyouarepleasedwithhis/herperformance,andatthesametimeyoupatthepersonontheshoulder.Ifpeopleinagroupareboisterous,youmightplaceyourindexfingertoyourlipsasanalternativetosaying,“PleasecalmdownsothatIcanspeak.”complementingsubstitutingFunctionsOfNVCRepeatingRegulationContradictingSubstitutingComplementingIII.ElementsofNonverbalCommunicationNVCProducedbythebodyCombinedwiththesettinggesturesparalanguagetoucheyecontactfacialexpressionsposturesspacesilencetime1.MakingaGestureTheringgestureBritain:_____France:_____Tunisia:______U.S.:_____LatinAmerica:_____Japan:_____Thethumbs-upBritain:_____&_____Sardinia:_____Greece:_____BeckoningAmerica:_____Malaysia:_____Yugoslavia:_____Indonesia:_____Australia:_____China:_____PullingdownthelowerlidoftheeyewithonefingerFranceandGreece:_____England:_____SpainandItaly:_____SouthAmerica:_____Ear-tugSpain:_____Greece:_____Malta:_____Italy:_____V-signBritain:_____Greece:_____Whatis“Moutza”?Doyouknowwhatthefollowinggesturesmeans?UnitedStates,England,andSweden---goodluckGreeceandTurkey---breakingofafriendshipinpartsofItaly---O.K.Inmostcountries---crazyInBrazil---youhaveaphonecall“Ihavenoidea.”“Idon’tknow.”“Ican’t/didn’thearyou.”That’senough.It’salloverforme.thumbsdown:rejection,refusal,defeat,nogoodorbadnewstoAmericans.“Somethingisabitsuspicious/oddhere.”Italy---tosay“Hello.”Indonesians,Malaysians,andsomespeakersofArabic---itsignals“Comehere.”“Oh,Iforgot.”oranexpressionofsurprise.“Slowdown,relaxorwaitasecond.”intheUS-“Youdidsomethingbad;shameonyou.”MeaningGestureintheUSAGestureinChinaNo,don’tdothat.Movingtheindexfingerfromsidetoside.Idon’tknowShruggingone’sshoulders.WelldoneThumbsup.Incredible.Ican’tbelieveitRollingone’seyes.ComparisonMovingthehandfromsidetosideShakingtheheadOpenone’seyeorMouthwideThumbsup.MeaningGestureintheUSAGestureinChinaMoneyRubbingthethumbandforefingertogethercrazyMovingtheindexfingerinacircleinfrontoftheear.GoodluckCrossthefingersComehereMovingtheindexfingerforwardsandbackwards.ComparisonRubbingthethumbandforefingertogetherMovingtheindexfingerinacirclefromsidetosideNosuchagestureMovingone’shandupanddownwiththepalmfacingdown.2.PostureJapanese—bowingStatusandrankAmericans—slouchingrelaxed,informalattitudeCaseStudyInArabcountries,youeatusingthefingersofyourrighthand;thelefthandisnotusedatall.Isthereanythingwronginthepictures?Isthereanythingwronginthepictures?InpartsofAsiayoumustnotsitwithyourfeetpo