Unit-6---Nonverbal-Communication

Unit6NonverbalCommunicationPartOneContents1.Warm-up2.AnoverviewofNonverbalCommunication3.MatchingTask4.SharingKnowledge:FactorsThatInfluenceTouchReading1Anoverviewofnonverbalcommunication⑴ToneandIntroductionSarcastic:sayingthingsthatmeantheoppositeofwhatissaidtomockSnappishly:irritablyConspiratorially:inawaythatseemstobeconnectedwithasecretplantodosomethingharmfulofillegalQ2:TheBritishEnglishspeakermaythinkthattheIndiangetsangrywithhimorbehavesrudelytowardhim,sohemaycomplainabouttheIndian’srudenessorevenbehaverudelyasaresponse.⑵GesturesPunctuating:强调，加标点于Stingy:notgenerousEtiquette:礼节，礼仪Gesticulating:makingmovementwithone’sarmsandhandsYiddish:3.WhatdifferencesinbodylanguageusehaveyounoticedbetweenyourChineseteachersandforeignteachers?Forinstance,Chineseteacheringeneraldonotusegesturesasmuchasforeignteachersdo,andtheirfacialexpressionsoftenseemtobelessvariedthanthoseofmanyforeignteachers.4.Doyouknowanygesturesweoftenusethatmightbemisunderstoodbypeoplefromothercultures?Forexample,thewayweChinesemotiontootherstocomeovermightbemisunderstoodbypeoplefromsomeWesterncountriestomeanBye-byeorgoaway.⑶EyesmovementMores:thecustoms,socialbehavior,andmoralvaluesofaparticulargroupofpeople.Q5:HowdoweChinesepeopleuseeyecontactincommunication?DuringaconversationbetweentwoChinese,itseemsthatthespeakerandtheheareroftenlookateachother(notnecessarilyintheeye).Howmucheye-contactthereismaydependontherelationshipbetweenthespeakerandhearerandthesituationtheyfindthemselvesin.Q6:HowwillyoueyethemwhenyouaretalkingwithpeoplefromtheUnitedStatesorpeoplefromJapan?WhiletalkingwithAmericans,weshouldlookdirectlyintotheireyes.However,whiletalkingwithJapaneseWearenotexpectedtolookatthemintheeyebutatapositionaroundtheAdam’sapple.⑷SmileandLaughManiac:aninsanepersonPlacid:calmandpeacefulEphemeral:lastingaveryshorttimeQ7:Doyouoftensmileatothers?Whyorwhynot?Itdepends.Forinstance,itseemsthatweChinese,aswellaspeoplefromotherEasternAsiancountries,donotsmileatstrangeersasoftenasAmericansdo.8.Whatfunctionsmaylaughterserveinourculture?Doesitsometimescauseinterculturealmisunderstanding?Laughterinculturemayservevariousfunctions.Sometimes,itisusedtoexpressamusementorridicule,andsometimesitissimplyusedtomakeonefeellessembarrassed.⑸HighcontactandLowcontactHandshakesKiss9.Doyouoftentouchotherswhiletalkingwiththem?Whomdoyoutouchmorethanothers?WeChinesegenerallydonottouchotherswhiletalkingwiththemunlesstheyareourintimatefriendsoryoungerchildren.10.Insmallgroupsorinpairs,demonstrateallthepossiblewaysyoucanthinkoftogreetanotherperson.Istouchingalwayspartofagreeting?No,Touchingisnotalwayspartofagreetinginourcultureasinsomeothercultures.11.Willyouapologizeifyouaccidentallytouchotherpeopleinpublicplaces?Whyorwhynot?Manypeoplewillapologizeiftheyaccidentallytouchotherpeopleinpublicplacessinceinourculturepeoplewhoarestrangerswouldnottouch.However,ifapersonaccidentallytouchesastrangerinaverycrowdedplace,heorshemaynotapologizeforit.MatchingTaskThenshowtheactionstotheclassbdac,cadbcdab,cadbbcda,cadbbdca,cabdSharingKnowledge:FactorsThatInfluenceTouchTrytodecideifthereareanytherfactorsthatmayinfluenceouruseoftouchincommunicationandifthereexistanydifferencesbetweenyoungergenerationandoldergenerationintheuseoftouch.Oneoftheotherfactorsthatmayinflenceouruseoftouchisthesituationwefindourselvesin.Sometimeswehavetousetouchtocommunicatebecausewehavenoothermeansforcommunicationorbecauseothermeansofcommunicationareconsideredinappropriateinthesituation.InChinatoday,itseemsthattheyoungergenerationtendstousetouchmoreoftenthanpeopleofoldergeneration,especiallyinpublicplaces.ReadingIIGenderandNonverbalCommunication1.Whatmayhappentothosewhodonotconformtotheirculture’sacceptedgender“script”?Thereareoftenseveresocialpenaltiesforthosewhoactinviolationoftheirculture’sacceptedgender“script”.2.Doestouchhaveanyconnotationindifferentsituations?Canyougivesomeexamples?Touch,likephysicalcloseness,maybeconsideredanexpressionofaffection,support,orsexualattraction.Forinstance,insomecultures,itmaybeallrightforwomenfriendsandrelativestowalkarm-in-arm,dancetogether,andhugoneanother,butismendoso,theymaybefrowenedupon,fortheywouldbeconsideredhomosexual.6Inwhatwaysmaydirecteyecontactbetweenindividualsbeinterpreted?Lookingdirectlyintoanotherperson’seyescanconnotesanaggressivethreat,asexualinvitation,oradesireforhonestandopencommunication.8Howdoesclothingmanifestandpromotedefinitionsofmasculinityandfemininity?Throughclothingandmake-up,thebodyismoreorlessmarked,constitutedasanappropriate,or,asthecasemaybe,inappropriatebodyforitsculturalrequirements.Malesandfamaleshavenodressthemselvesappropriatelyaccordingtotheirculturaldefinitionsofmasculinityandfemininity.Identifyingdifference:PostureandSittingHabitsNonverbalbehaviorsarealearnedformofcommunication,andtheyconveyparticularmessages.Forinstance,someofnonverbalbehaviorsarefoundtobeuniquetotheblackpopulationintheUnitedStates.Ascanbeobservedinoureverydaylife,peopleareusuallyexpectedtoholdthemselvederectinmanysituations,especiallywhentheyarecommunicatingwithothers.Andsc