1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,*,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,跨文化交际,Unit,6,Culture and,Nonverbal Communication,黄淮学院外语系,主讲:邹姝丽,1/99,Those who know do not talk.Those who talk do not know.,Keep your mouth closed.Guard your senses.Temper your sharpness.Simplify your problems.Ma
2、sk your brightness.Be at one with the dust of the Earth.This is primal union.He who has achieved this state Is unconcerned with friends and enemies,With good and harm,with honor and disgrace.This therefore is the highest state of man.,2/99,An idiom,There is language in her eyes,her cheeks,her lip,na
3、y,her foot speaks.,Shakespeare,3/99,Learning objectives,:,1.to understand the significance of nonverbal communication,2.to,perceive the definition of nonverbal communication,3.to,describe the functions of nonverbal communication,4.to summarize the categories of nonverbal communication,4/99,What will
4、 happen?,5/99,QUESTION:What?,Every culture has rules about the CORRECT use of space.The,proxemic,(relating to the study of space)rules are unwritten and never taught-but they are very powerful,a.,She will ask them to sit somewhere else,.,b.,She will stare at the space invaders defiantly,but she will
5、 not move,.,c,.She will leave,saying nothing to the three people who invaded her personal space,.,6/99,Flight,Flight is the most common response to spatial invasions,and only 2%of the invaded people in proxemics experiments ever say anything to those who invade their personal space.The invasion is s
6、tressful for the invaded,making an early departure is almost certain.,7/99,No gesture has the same meaning!,there is no international language of gestures.Instead,cultures have developed systems of unique gestures,and it is almost never possible for us to understand intuitively the gestures from ano
7、ther culture.,8/99,French gesture for I dont believe you,9/99,Who won the game of one-on-one basketball?,a.,The man on the left,b.,The man on the right,10/99,The man on the right,He seems confident,poised and modest-all qualities that suggest he is the winner of the game.,11/99,1.,Nonverbal Communic
8、ation,Nonverbal codes,refer to communicative messages which are,not,in,word,form.,More than,55%,messages are communicated nonverbally!,12/99,We make important judgments and decisions concerning the internal states of othersstates they often express without words.,The Importance of,Nonverbal Communic
9、ation,黄淮学院外语系,13/99,Nonverbal communication is also important because we use the actions of others to learn about their affective or emotional states.,黄淮学院外语系,14/99,Nonverbal communication is significant in human interaction because it is usually responsible for first impressions.,黄淮学院外语系,15/99,Nonv
10、erbal communication has value in human interaction because many of our nonverbal actions are not easily controlled consciously.,黄淮学院外语系,16/99,Finally,nonverbal communication is important to the study of intercultural communication because a great deal of nonverbal behavior speaks a universal languag
11、e.,黄淮学院外语系,17/99,Besides,nonverbal behavior is significant because nonverbal communication can be open to many interpretations.,This gesture means OK in the U.S and many cultures,while it means zero in France,and means money in Japan.,黄淮学院外语系,18/99,Definition of Nonverbal Communication,The Functions
12、 of Nonverbal,Communication,黄淮学院外语系,Definition a,nd,Functions of,Nonverbal,Communication,19/99,1.Definition of Nonverbal Communication,The messages sent without using words are called nonverbal communication.,黄淮学院外语系,20/99,Definition:(1),“Metacommunication(beyond the usual commmunication),paralingui
13、stics,second-order messages,the silent language,and the hidden dimension of communication.”(Hall,1959),21/99,Definition:(2),Nonverbal communication involves all nonverbal stimuli in a communication setting that is generated by both the source and his or her use of the environment and that has potent
14、ial message value for the source or receiver.(Samovar and Porter,),22/99,Definition in Chinese,非言语交际包含在交际中认为和环境产生对于传输者或受传者含有潜在信息全部刺激,简单地说就是“不用语言交际,”,,被称作”无声语言“。,23/99,Definition in Chinese,非语言交际在人类交际中非常主要。因为它最能反应一个人情感或情绪状态。,一个人(或多个人)不利用言语形式或只利用副语言形式所传达信息被另一个人(或多个人)接收交际行为。,24/99,What may“body languag
15、e”refer to?,Kinesics:our body language,gestures,Facial expressions,Eye contact,Body movements,Body positions,Space keeping/touch,25/99,2.,Functions of Nonverbal Communication,Repeating,Complementing,Substituting,Regulating,Contradicting,黄淮学院外语系,Why do we use body language,?,How does nonverbal help v
16、erbal?,26/99,a.,Repeating,People use nonverbal communication to repeat,clarify,and empasize their point of view.,For example,nod as saying yes.,黄淮学院外语系,27/99,b.Complementing,Nonverbal communication cues can add to or complement a verbal message.,For example,scratch head.,黄淮学院外语系,28/99,黄淮学院外语系,Nonver
17、bal messages may substitute,verbal ones in certain settings.,There are situations in which words,cannot be used.In a very noisy street,for,example,police officer might use hand,gestures to replace spoken messages.,c.Substituting,29/99,d.,Regulating,Nonverbal behaviors can help control verbal interac
18、tions by regulating them,such as turn-taking signals(hand raised)in conversations,黄淮学院外语系,30/99,e.Contradicting,Certain nonverbal behaviors can contradict spoken words.,黄淮学院外语系,31/99,Nonverbal Communication and Culture,Learning about the alliance between culture and nonverbal behavior is useful to s
19、tudents of intercultural communication for a number of reasons:,1.by understanding important cultural differences in this behavior,you will be able to gather clues about underlying attitudes and values.,2.the study of nonverbal behaviors can assist us in isolating our own ethnocentrism.,黄淮学院外语系,32/9
20、9,Most classifications divide nonverbal messages into two comprehensive categories:,Those that are primarily produced by the body,(,appearance,movements,facial expressions,eye contact,touch,smell,and paralanguage,);,And those that the individual combines with the setting,(,space,time,and silence,).,
21、黄淮学院外语系,33/99,Body Behavior,General Appearance and Dress,Body Movements:Kinesics,Posture,Gestures,Facial expressions,Eye Contact and Gaze,Touch,Smell,paralanguage,黄淮学院外语系,34/99,General Appearance and Dress,Although Western business dress has been widely adopted,among other cultures,you may wish to l
22、earn cultural,distinctions in appropriate business attire,(,服装,).,When visiting,Saudi Arabia,for example,the Saudi might wear the,traditional Arabic white flowing robe and headcloth.,The use of clothing and physical appearance to communicate is more obvious.,Clothing can reflect cultural heritage.,黄
23、淮学院外语系,35/99,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.,黄淮学院外语系,36/99,Perhaps nowhere in the world is the merge
24、r between attire and a cultures value system more evident than in Japan.“The proclivity(,倾向,癖性,),for conservative dress styles and colors emphasizes the nations,collectivism,and,concomitantly(,同时地),lessens the potential for social disharmony,arising from nonconformist attire.”,黄淮学院外语系,37/99,American
25、 brides,黄淮学院外语系,38/99,Indian brides,黄淮学院外语系,39/99,Body Movement:k,inesics,(身势语行为),The study of how movement communicates is called kinesics.,It can send messages about:,Our attitude toward the other person,Our emotional state,our desire to control our environment.,黄淮学院外语系,40/99,Posture,A man and a w
26、oman met on the train platform.Will the woman accept the mans greeting friendly?,黄淮学院外语系,41/99,She wont!,Man:,“half smile”expression,a relaxed position,“snap”gesture,body orientation,Woman:,“frowning”expression,“chin up”facial position,“backing”posture,Legs together,Feet pointing inwards,黄淮学院外语系,42/
27、99,You dont just“,read,”others body language;,You,observe,analyze,and,interpret,before you decide the possible meaning!,43/99,Match the following descriptions with the behaviors:,44/99,The person is very relaxed,but he/she is ready to move at any time.,The person is in deep thinking.He/she thinks th
28、at may be a good idea and is ready to move after the thinking.,The person is very glad to see the other.Actually he/she thinks that person is important.,The person is very confident.He/she thinks he/she is more important than the other.,The person has made up his/her mind.He/she is very angry,but tr
29、ies to control him-/her-self.,The person determines to control his/her feelings,trying to calm down.,The person presents him-/her-self as an important man.But he/she tries to be friendly to others.,D,E,A,F,C,G,B,45/99,Sitting or Standing?,In western countries,people who stand are more important than
30、 those who sit(unless there is a table between them),because the former could control the latter.,46/99,Bowing in Japan,In Japan,mutual bowing is largely determined by rank.,“bowing contest”,Bend slightly to ones right,Becoming automatic movement,e.g.bow when making phone call,47/99,Gestures can be
31、emblems or,regulators(ones face turns red with embarrassment).Gestures are used to add emphasis,or clarity to an oral message.,Chapter,6,Nonverbal,Intercultural,Communication,Gestures,48/99,49/99,50/99,51/99,Gestures,Do you know what the following gestures means?,52/99,53/99,Number 1 is used togethe
32、r with the verbal message“Lets keep our fingers crossed”in the United States,England,and Sweden to mean that the person is hoping for good luck.But in Greece and Turkey it means the breaking of a friendship,and in parts of Italy it means“O.K.”.,54/99,Number 2 is normally used when talking privately
33、about a third person,meaning that person is crazy,often in a joking way.,55/99,Number 3 indicates“I have no idea.”/“I dont know.”,56/99,The gesture in Picture 4 means that“I cant/didnt,hear you.”,57/99,Number 5 means“Thats enough.Its all over for me.,”,58/99,In Picture 6 the“thumbs down”sign indicat
34、es“rejection”or“refusal”,“defeat”or“no good”or“bad news”to Americans.,59/99,“Something is a bit suspicious/odd here.”,“,Come here.”,60/99,Number 9 is widely used in the US to mean“Great,perfect,acceptable,O.K.”But is Belgium and France,it means“zero”;in Turkey,Brazil,Greece,and Malta,it has an obsce
35、ne meaning;and in Tunisia,it is used as a threat.,61/99,Number 10 is used in Italy to say“Hello.”For Indonesians,Malaysians,and some speakers of Arabic,it signals“Come here.”,Number 11 means“Oh,I forgot.”or an expression of surprise,.,The gesture in Number 12 means“Slow down,relax or wait a second.”
36、62/99,Number 13 is used to show that someone is a champion or a winner,usually in sports.This gesture caused a serious international misunderstanding in 1959.Nikita Khrushchev,the Soviet leader,was visiting the US and used this gesture,which means friendship in Russia.American newspapers printed it
37、 on page one.And the American people understood it to mean the opposite:that the Soviet Union would defeat the US.,63/99,Picture 14 is one of the few gestures which seems to be used only in the US,and many people feel it is not as common as it once was.This gesture is made by moving one index finger
38、 against the other.It is usually used with children.Or adults do it as a joke.It means“You did something bad;shame on you.”,64/99,Finger(1),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,p
39、alms up,In much of Asia,pointing with the index finger is considered rude,65/99,Finger(2),英语国家人有不少手语,其一就是,cross ones fingers,或,keep ones fingers crossed,。,Cross ones fingers.,即把中指放在食指上,作有点像十字架交叉状。十字架在西方代表上帝,所以,cross ones fingers,有祝福、请求好运意思,比如:,I am crossing my fingers that nothing untoward will happ
40、en to him.,(我请求不幸事不会降临他身上)。,Keep your fingers crossed for him.,即为他祝福吧。留心,cross your fingers,是说多,确实做这手势少。,66/99,Finger(3),说到手指,不能不谈谈伸出中指这个下流手势,英文叫做,give someone the finger,,比如:,The presidential candidate appeared quite unperturbed when a few in the audience gave him the finger.,(听众席上有些人向总统候选人伸出中指,但他若
41、无其事)。要说得幽默一点,把,gave him the finger,改为,gave him one-finger salutes,(一只手指敬礼)也无不可。,67/99,Thumb,另外还有,thumbs up,(拇指向上)、,thumbs down,(拇指向下)手势。古罗马斗士战败,观众做出拇指朝上手势,是说能够饶他性命;做出拇指朝下手势,则是说杀却。今天,,thumbs up,惯用来表示嘉许或接收,,thumbs down,则表示不满或反对,比如:,The authorities have given the thumbs up./thumbs down on our plan.,(当局
42、接收,/,否决了我们计划)。,68/99,Facial expression,Look at the following pictures,try to tell who is,1.The most kind-hearted?,2.The most,artistic?,3.The most,smart?,69/99,Facial expression,Happiness,Surprise,Fear,Anger,Sadness,Disgust,Contempt,Interest,Bewilderment,determination,Indifference,Disrespect,Disappoi
43、ntment,Suspect,concern,What messages can we get from facial expressions?,70/99,Facial expression,About smile:,America,-intelligent,Japanese,acceptable under certain circumstances,Korean,rarely do,“The man who smiles a lot is not a real man.”,Thailand,“the land of smiles”,71/99,Eye contact,If a white
44、 teacher reprimands a young black male,and the student responds by maintaining a downward glance,rather than looking directly at the teacher,what do you think the teacher may feel at his reaction?,Oculesics(,目光接触,)not only differs in countries but also in cultural background and depends on the commu
45、nicational atmosphere.,Do you understand the common black phrase,“dont look at me in that tone of voice”?,72/99,Eye Contact and Gaze,“Thou tellst me there is murder in mine eye”,“Your eyes said more to me that night than your lips would ever say”,“Your lips tell me no,no,but theres yes,yes in your e
46、yes.”,direct,sensual,sardonic,expressive,intelligent,penetrating,sad,cheerful,worldly,hard,trusting,suspicious,73/99,Eyes serve six important communication functions:,1)indicate degrees of attentiveness,interest,and arousal;,2)influence attitude change and persuasion;,3)regulate interaction;,4)commu
47、nicate emotions;,5)define power and status relationships;,6)assume a central role in impression management.,74/99,Touch,Haptics or touch refers to communicating through the use of bodily contact.,In Thailand and Laos,it is rude for a stranger or acquaintance to touch a child on the top of the head b
48、ecause the head is regarded as the home of the spirit or soul.It is believed that a childs spirit or soul is not strong enough to be touched and has tendency to become ill if patted.Even placing a hand on the back of an Asian workers chair is considered inappropriate.White Muslims hug another person
49、 around the shoulders,Korea young people do not touch the shoulders of their elders.,Chapter,6,Nonverbal,Intercultural,Communication,75/99,Jourard sat in coffee shops in four different cities.Whenever he saw people,touch,he recorded the touch.His records are as followed:,Sainthorn(Porto Rico):180,Pa
50、ris:102,Gynswere(Florida):2,London:0,76/99,Each culture has a well-defined system of meanings for different,forms,of touching.,Some generalizations can be made with regards to,high-touch,versus,low-touch,cultures.,Americans,the English,Germans and Northern Europeans,are said to belong to low-touch c






