bodylangue跨文化交际之肢体语言的了解教案.pptVIP

 The body language in nonvobal communication Body Language Body language refers to all nonverbal codes which are associated with body movements. Body language includes gestures, head movements, facial expressions, eye behaviors, postures and other displays that can be used to communicate. General Appearance and Dress Concern with how one appears is universal. We make inferences (often faulty) about another’s “intelligence, gender, age, approachability, financial well-being, class, tastes, values, and cultural background” from attractiveness, dress, and personal artifacts. Do you select attractive friends over less attractive ones? Muslin girls usually wear scarves to cover their heads, and in most instance, “girls are not allowed to participate in swimming classes because of the prohibitions against exposing their bodies.” Modesty is highly valued among Arabs. Perhaps nowhere in the world is the merger between attire and a culture’s value system more evident than in Japan. “The proclivity(倾向,癖性 ) for conservative dress styles and colors emphasizes the nation’s collectivism and, concomitantly(同时地）, lessens the potential for social disharmony arising from nonconformist attire.” Finger In the United States, the index finger is used to point to objects and even at people. Germans point with the little finger Japanese point with the entire hand, palms up In much of Asia, pointing with the index finger is considered rude 英语国家的人有不少‘手语’，其一就是cross ones fingers或keep ones fingers crossed。Cross ones fingers. 即把中指放在食指上，作有点像十字架的交叉状。十字架在西方代表上帝，所以cross ones fingers有‘祝福’、‘祈求好运’的意思，例如：Keep your fingers crossed for him. 即‘为他祝福吧’。留意cross your fingers是说的多，确实做这手势的少。 Thumb 此外还有thumbs up（拇指向上）、thumbs down（拇指向下）的手势。古罗马斗士战败，观众做出拇指朝上手势，是说‘可以饶他性命’；做出拇指朝下手势，则是说‘杀却’。今天，thumbs up常用来表示嘉许或接受，thumbs down则表示不满或反对，例如：The authorities have given the thumbs up. / thumbs down on our plan.（当局接受 / 否决了我们的计划）。 What may the O.K. sign mean? In Brazil a. rudeness In Russia