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1、Interculturalcommunication,G0902WhatisaProperDistanceinCommunication?I.IntroductionAsanEnglishlearner,it’sverynecessaryforustograsppracticalskillsincommunication.Amongtheseskills,properdistanceplaysaveryimportantrole,andit’salsocomplementarytothestudyofinterculturalcommunication.Ifwearenotfamili
2、arwiththeknowledgeofproperdistance,wemaymakealotofridiculousmistakes,andevenmakeourselvesawkward.Thenwewillgivesomebasicandessentialinformationaboutproperdistanceineverydaycommunication.II.ProperDistance2.1.SenseofSpaceIntermsofthesenseofspace,wecandistinguishitinfourdistanceskeptbypeopleinsocia
3、lsituation:intimate,personal,social,andpublic.Intimatedistance(0to18inches):Thisisthedistanceofwrestlingandlovemaking,comfortingandprotecting.One’smainwaysofjudgingtheinterveningspacearethroughbodyheat,smellandtouch.Andthisisforpeople’smostprivaterelations.Personaldistance(18inchesto4feet):Perso
4、naldistanceismostcommonwhenfriends,acquaintancesandrelativesconverse.Herewelosethesenseofbodyheatandcouldfocuseyesight.Theotherpersonisaboutanarm’slength.Peoplestandinthisrangeareusuallyfriendsoraloesinrelationship.Socialdistance(4to12feet):Socialdistanceoftenhasbeenshowninpeoplewhoworktogether,
5、peopledoingbusiness,andthephasescommunicatingdegreesofinvolvementandformality.Eyecontactplaysavitalrolehere,andwespendmoretimelookingateachotheratfarthanatcloserranges.Publicdistance(12to25feetandbeyond):It’sgenerallyforspeakersinpublic.Andmostofthoseinconversationatsocialgatheringstendtokeepadi
6、stancefartherthananyoftheabove.Ofcourseitalsodependsonidentity,locationandtherelationshipbetweentwospeakers.Now,let’sseehowspaceworksinGermany.UnlikeinChina,Chinesepeoplepaylessattentiontotheirownspace.UsuallyGermanregardsspaceasprivacy.InGermany,doors,hedges,fences,allthesephysicalfeaturesofaGe
7、rmanhomereflectanemphasisonprivacy.Furthermore,thesenseofprivacyisreflectednotjustinahouse,butalsoinasmallapartment.InGermanhouses,doorsarefirmlyshut-4-Interculturalcommunication,G0902betweenroomstosuggesttheneedforpersonals
