unit 5-body language 1(yyn) 跨文化交际复习知识指导资料.ppt

Discussion ;Discussion ;Discussion ;Discussion ;The Importance of the nonverbal means of communication ;Contents;Nonverbal Communication, Its Study Areas;1. What kinds of body languages can you find in the video? 2. Can our body languages tell a lie? ;2. Case Study-1;;Comment ;Case Study-3;Questions ;This is a typical cultural clash between Chinese and Westerners. There is a great difference in the concept of appointment and its behavior pattern in different cultures. ;This difference in attitudes toward appointment was the root of Katherine’s unhappiness. Since the Director made an ten o’clock appointment, he should have tried to avoid any interruption. However, when Katherine arrived on time, the Director was still talking with another teacher. When their meeting finally began, it was interrupted again. There is no wonder Katherine became frustrated and angry. ;Questions ; 3. Text Study;M-Time;;Polychronic Time;Please come up with as many words or phrases about puntuality as you can.; ;Space Language;1. Lead-in;2. Text Study; (Hall, 1959): Four major types of body distances Intimate distance Personal distance Social distance Public distance;Farther than 2 or 3 m;Mediterranean Europeans and Arabs;;Short;Arabs;English-speaking countries;Chinese and other Asian cultures;Cultures of Arabs, Southern and Western Europeans, Jews and Latins;Please analysize the Case 1 in the textbook on page 85 and answer the question. ; This is a typical case of misunderstanding caused by different perceptions about body distance. There is a lot of evidence to show that body distance varies with different people, different circumstances, and different cultures. ;Therefore, when a Dane talks with an Australian, the problem arises: the Dane is accustomed to a close distance while Australian is comfortable with a great distance. In this case, Mark, by trying to establish his normal intimate space, infringed on the Australian lady’s space. Because of this, she felt somewhat