Unit2-SPACE-INVADERS

SPACEINVADERSUnit2Unit2SPACEINVADERSUnit2Watchthevideoandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Howisthe“gettingthroughthedoor”movementunderstoodbymanypeople?Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationManyviewthisapparentlylight-heartedtussleasasignthatArafatandBarakweregettingonwell.ArafatandBarakarestrugglingtogetthroughthedooraftertheotherpartyinordertoshow“Iamincontrol”.2.Whatisthehiddenmessagebehindthescene?Bodylanguageisveryimportant,butoftencomplexandeasilymisunderstood.3.Whatdoesthisstorytellus?Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement2AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationFromSecretofBodyLanguageVoiceover:Butbodylanguageisoftencomplex,andeasilymisunderstood.Here,PresidentClintonleadstheIsraeliandPalestinianleadersEhudBarakandYasserArafatupbeforethepressduringpeacenegotiations.It’sallsmilesforthecameras,butbehindthefaçadeofbonhomie,there’sapowerstrugglegoingon.Clintonjokinglyexplainsthatnoneofthemwilltakeanyquestions.Clinton:Wepromisetoeachotherwewillanswernoquestionandoffernocomments,soIhavetosetagoodexample.Voiceover:Thebodylanguagethenrevealsjustwhythatworks.ExpertA:Wow.It’salmostaphysicalfight.VideoScript1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationVoiceover:Manyviewthisapparentlylight-heartedtussleasasignthatArafatandBarakweregettingonwell.Thinkagain.ExpertA:Thereisagreatmeaningbehindwhogoesthroughthedoorfirst.NowofcoursehereintheWest,lettingsomeonethroughthedoorfirstdoesn’treallymatter.Politemaybe.ButintheMiddleEast,ithassignificantculturalimpact.ExpertB:Thehost,thepowerperson,says,“I’mincontrol.I’llhelpyouthroughthedoor.I’llshowyoutheway.”Arafat:Thankyou.Thankyou.Voiceover:ThrowinthefearandtensionpresentinmostMiddleEastnegotiations,andsuddenly,thedesireofVideoScript1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationbothArafatandBaraknottogothroughthatdoorbeforetheotherstartstomakesense.ExpertC:Thisisaclassicexampleinitsextremewayofhowthelastmanthroughthedooristhewinner.SoBarakreachesforYasserArafat.Arafatliterallygraspshisarm,moveson,andstartswagglinghisfingeratBarak,who,then,Barak,usesthisopportunityasawrestlingmatchtomovearound,toactuallybebehindArafat,andthenliterallygraspsArafat,holdshimbythearm,andshoveshimthroughthedoor.ExpertB:Soyou’vegotfearandpowerstruggle,showinginbigbigbigbigboldbodylanguagewithit.VideoScript1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationSpaceInvaders•Whatdoesthetexttellyou?–Invasionofpersonalspaceinpublic:•pervasivephenomenon,causes,nature–PersonalspaceinChina:•Criteria,invasion–Invasionofprivacy:•Howdoyoudefineprivacy?•What’sinyourcategoryofprivacy?•Howmuchdoyoureveal/showyourprivacyincyberspace?Detailedreading5--QuesionPersonalspace,firstofall,isthespaceyouexpectandareexpectedtokeepbetweenyouandotherpeopleinpublicplacesinordertomaintainanappropriateinterpersonalrelationship.EdwardT.HallinTheDetailedreadingHiddenDimension,forexample,describesthesocialvaluesappliedbyAmericanstocertaindistancesbetweenpeopleasfallingintofourmaincategories:“Intimatedistance(0—1&1/2feet),Personaldistance(1&1/2—4feet),Social/Consultativedistance(4—10feet),andPublicdistance(10ormorefeet).”Personalspacecanbeimaginedasakindofbubblesurroundingapersonthatprotectshisorherprivacyandwhichotherpeoplemaynotnormallyenter.Allowingsomebodytogetverycloseandenteryourpersonalspacemaybeasignoftrustorlove.Ontheotherhand,intrudingother’spersonalspacecanberatheroffensive.Theamountofspacepeopleneedtofeelaroundthemvarieswithvariousfactors,suchasculture,sex,familiaritybetweenpeople,crowdednessofthesituation,etc.Forexample:Culturalinformation1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformation●peoplefromculturesthatlikealotofpersonalspacefeelawkwardandembarrassedwhensomebodycomestooclosetothem;●peopleofthesamesexmaysitorstandclosertoeachotherthantosomebodyoftheoppositesex;●strangersandcasualacquaintancesusuallyneedmorespacethanfriendsandmembersofthesamefamilywhoknoweachotherwell;●inanoisystreetpeoplemayneedtostandcloserthantheywouldnormally,simplyinordertoheareachother.Culturalinformation2AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationStructuralanalysisInthetext,thewriterfirstpointsoutthefactthatnowadaysthereisamorepervasivephenomenonofinvasionofpersonalspacethandecadesago,andthenheanalyzesthecausesofspaceinvasion.Thetextcanbedividedintothreeparts.PartI(Paragraphs1—2):Thewritercallsthereader’sattentiontotheinvasionofpersonalspacebyrelatinganexperienceofhowhispersonalspacewasinvaded.RhetoricalfeaturesStructuralanalysisPartII(Paragraphs3—7):Thewriteranalyzessomelikelycausesoftheshrinkageofpersonalspace,andattributestheinvasionofpersonalspacetothegeneraldeclineofgoodmanners.StructuralanalysisRhetoricalfeaturesStructuralanalysisPartIII(Paragraphs8—9):Theauthorpresentshisviewabouttheessenceofpersonalspace,i.e.itispsychological,ratherthanphysical,andurgespeopleto“expandthecontractingboundariesofpersonalspace”.RhetoricalFeatures1Avividandaccuratedescriptionofthebehaviourofthespaceinvadersandthosewhosepersonalspaceisbeinginvadedisachievedbyadelicateselectionofverbs.Someoftheexamplesareasfollows.RhetoricalfeaturesStruct