Interpreting Body Language

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1、SessionTwoInterpretingBodyLanguageObjectiveTounderstandtheimportanceofnon-verballanguageincommunication；tounderstandtheimportanceofbodylanguageandits’applicationindifferentculturalbackgrounds;Tounderstandbasictheoriesofcultureshockandlearnhowtodealwithit.ContentFunctions

2、ofinterpretingbodylanguageReadingbodylanguageBodylanguageindifferentculturesBodylanguageinterpretationindifferentculturesCasestudyaboutbodylanguageinterpretationCultureShockWhatisnon-verbalcommunication?Definingtheterm:Alltypesofcommunicationthattakesplacewithoutwords(He

3、,etal,2006:91).Nonverbalcommunicationinvolvesallthosenonverbalstimuliinacommunicationsettingthataregeneratedbyboththesourceandhisorheruseoftheenvironmentandthathavepotentialmessagevalueforthesourceorthereceiver(Samovar&Porter,2004).Whatisincludedinnon-verballanguage?Tone

4、ofvoiceSpeedofspeechThewaysomeonestandsorsitsExpressiononafaceEyecontact,orlackofitGesturesandmovementsDressPhysicaldistancebetweenpeopleBodyLanguageFacialexpressionTonesofvoice(paralanguage)GestureEyecontactAlbertMebrabian:Thetotalimpactofmessage=7%verbal+38%vocal+55%fa

5、cialYesterday…er…Ican’tremember…er…Ah!Yes,Irecallthat…Doyouknowwhattheymean?InterpretingBodyLanguageDifferentlyFunctionsofBodyLanguageRepeatingwhathasbeenexpressedverbally;Replacingtheverbalcommunication;Opposingtheverbalcommunication;Showingaffectionatesupportofthespoke

6、nwords;Givinginformationaboutthemutualrelations;EmphasizingtheverbalcommunicationStructuringandregulatingtheverbalcommunication.Whatisbodylanguage?Thecommunicativefunctionofthebody.Itisalsocalledkinesics.ReadingBodyLanguageDifferentfromculturetoculture;Needsculturalknowl

7、edgeandskills;P43-50HandsandBodyGesturesDifferentgesturesmeandifferentthingsindifferentcultures.Sometimes,onecaninadvertentlymakeaveryrudegesturetosomeonewithoutrealizingit.InAustralianculture,forinstance,Australiansneverholduptwofingers,anddisplaythebackofthehandtowards

8、theotherperson,asthisisinterpretedasaninsult(it'scalled“theups”).IfAustralianshavetomakeasignfor“two”,t