1Bodylanguage2Whatisbodylanguage?EyecontactOneformofcommunicationwithoutusinganywordsFacialexpressionposturegesture3You’regreat!Whataretheytryingtotellus?Howaretheyexpressingthemselves?4Nicetomeetyou!I’msorry!Stop567•Whyweneedtostudybodylanguage?Peopleindifferentpartsoftheworlddon’tactthesame.Theirbodylanguagesvaryfromculturetocultureandmaybedifferentbecauseofsocialbackground.Learningaforeignlanguageismorethanlearningtheknowledgeofthelanguageitself.Itisimportantforustobeawareoftheculturedifferencebecauseitiscrucialandindispensableforsuccessfulcommunication.8OK•Francezero•Japanmoney•Brazil•Germanyrude9Whenpeoplemeeteachother…InChina,peopleshakehands10InJapanandKorea,peopletakeabow11Bodylanguagevariesfromculturetoculture.Notallmembersofallculturesbehavethesameway.Weshouldtrytorespecteachother’scultureinordertomakegoodcommunication.Conclusion12