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CulturalMisunderstanding BodyLanguage 02Sun27Dora28Tia34James Structure IntroductionBackgroundinformationDescriptionandFurtherAnalysisDifferentpointsofview discussion OuropinionsConclusion Introduction Introduction Bodylanguage likeverballanguage isalsoapartofculture DifferentcultureshavedifferentBodylanguagesexceptsomeuniversalones Andininterculturalcommunication thesamebodylanguagemaymeandifferentthings Sotherearemanyculturaltaboosininterculturalcommunicationandifwedonotbeawareofthem itmayeasilycauseculturalmisunderstandings Communicatingwithforeigners weshouldattachimportancetothedifferencestoavoidmisunderstandings Whatisbodylanguage It sthewayyoustandandsitandwalk It syourgesturesandtheexpressiononyourfaceandinyoureyes It syourwholeappearancethatcommunicatesthings Whatisculturalmisunderstanding Peoplefromallovertheworldmayhavetheopportunitytomaketheinterculturalcommunicationmoreandmorefrequently andasfortheirdifferentnational ethic culture orlinguisticbackeground theymayhaveculturemisunderstanding Somebodylanguages Touching体触Handshaking握手Kissing亲吻Posture姿势Headgesture头部动作Facegesture面部动作 Eyemovement眼部动作Handgesture手部动作Territoriality领地Silence沉默Timelanguage时间语 Wecanunderstandwhatothersaresayingevenwhentheyarenottalking Wecansensewhenpeoplearesilentanddigestinginformation orwhentheyaresilentandconfused Whatcanweknowfrombodylanguage Let sExamineHowBodyCommunicates fromheadtotoes Background Background Therearesomeculturaldifferencesbetweencountriesbecauseofdifferentregions racesandmethodsofthinking etc Misunderstandingandconflictssometimesoccurintheprocessofinterculturalcommunicationduetoculturaldifferencesandimproperusesofbodylanguages bodylanguage Example AChinesegirl sexperience OnceIwenttotheairporttomeetanofficialfromColumbia WhenImethim hesuddenlydashedtohugmeandkissedmeonbothcheeks Asayounggirl Ifelttrulyembarrassedandputupmyhandstodefendmyself Hisfalsesmiletoldmethathehadlostface Later Ireceivedacassettefromhim inwhichherecordedhisapology OnhearingthatColumbiansweremorelikelytokissothers Isoonfeltatease differentregions differentmethodsofthinking differentcultures AppearanceandDress Finger Eyecontact Posture Touching Formbirthtodeath communicationplaysanimportantpartinourlife Therearesomebodylanguagescanleadtowronginterpretations Themisinterpretationnonverbalsignsandsymbolssuchasgestures postures andotherbodymovements Itisadefinitecommunicationbarrier However itispossibletolearnthemeaningsofthesemessages Weneedtoreadthesebodylanguage butalsointerpretitcorrectlytoavoidmisunderstandings Thoutell stmethereismurderinmineeye ShakespeareYourlipstellmeno no butthere syes yesinyoureyes Musicalballad DescriptionandFurtherAnalysis Thinkabout Attheairport aJapaneseaskedanAmericantouristwhethertheairportprovidesthebaggageservice TheAmericanwantstotellhimthattheairportnotonlyprovidesbaggageservice butalsoprovidesfreeofcharge soheansweredwithawell knowgestureof OK ButtotheJapanese thisgesturemeansmoney SotheJapanesethoughtthebaggageserviceisexpensive Andatthesametime aTunisiannearbysawthescene HethoughttheAmericanwastellingtheJapanesethatheisashamelessthief Example WhenNixonfirstvisitedBrazil hewentoutofthedoorinBrazil scapitalairport infaceoftheBrazilianandthemediafromallovertheworld heputhishandsupwiththeOKgesture Healsoconstantlyswingbackandforth justashewintheelectionvictory ButtheBrazilianaroundallbooedonhimandthenextday allheadlinesofBrazilmediaarethegestureofNixon Doyouknowwhy InAmerica victory friendly InBrazil low downbehavior dirty Example smile Japanesestudent OnmywaytoandfromschoolIhavereceivedasmilebynon acquaintanceAmericangirlsseveraltimes Ihavefinallylearnedtheyhavenointerestforme itmeansonlyakindofgreetingtoaforeign IfsomeonesmilesatastrangerinJapan especiallyatagirl shecanassumeheiseitherasexualmaniacoranimpoliteperson Example smile Koreanstudent AnAmericanvisitedmeinmycountryforoneweek HisinferencewasthatpeopleinKoreaarenotveryfriendlybecausetheydidn tsmileorwanttotalktowithforeignpeople MostKoreanpeopletaketimetogettoobefriendlywithpeople Wenevertalkorsmileatstrangers Example smile Arabstudent WhenIwalkedaroundthecampusmyfirstday manypeoplesmiledatme Iwasveryembarrassedandrushedtothemen sroomtoseeifIhadmadeamistakewithmyclothes ButIcouldfindnothingforthemsmileat NowIamusedtoallthesmiles Discussion Question1 What syouropinionontheculturalmisunderstandingscausedbybodylanguage Youcantalkaboutitthroughyourownexperience Question2 Fromyourownperspective howwouldyoudealwiththeculturalmisunderstandings Trytoavoidit understanditorjustletitbe Ouropinions Opinions James Astome Iagreetoexistenceofthisotherness Themisunderstandingofthebodylanguageismainlycausedbytheculturalbackground Differentpeoplehavedifferentbeliefsandtheirworldviewsarediverse Wecannotremovethemisunderstandingbutthemostimportantisthatwecandosomethingtoavoidthat Thebeautifulworldisrichandcolorfulonaccountofitsdiversity andharmonyofitstolerance Tia Ibelievethatcertainculturalmisunderstandingscanpromotemutualunderstandingbetweendifferentcultures Whenyouhavesomeconflictsorunpleasantwithotherscausedbythebodylanguageofdifferentculture Thenyoumaytrytoknowanotherculture andtoencouragethepeoplearoundyoulearnaboutothercountriesbodylanguage Itwillpromoteculturalcommunication Opinions Dora Bodylanguagevariesfromculturetoculture Notallmembersofallculturesbehavethesameway Weshouldtrytograspandrespecteachother scultureinordertomakegoodcommunication Learningaforeignlanguageismorethanlearningtheknowledgeofthelanguageitself Itisimportantforustobeawareoftheculturedifferencebecauseitiscrucialandindispensableforsuccessfulcommunication Sun Whenwecomethroughsomebodylanguagesthatwecannotunderstandorfellconfused donotbeangryorblameonothersfirst trytounderstandwhetheritistheirculture Althoughweliveonthesameearth wearefromdifferentcultureandcountries Weshouldseekcommongroundwhilereservingdifferences Conclusion Conclusion Actually inourcommunication especiallytheinterculturalcommunication bodylanguageisveryimportant Nonverbalfactorssuchastouch height gaze andfacialexpressionsexertapotentinfluenceonourinteractionswithothers Sometimesthebodymessagereinforcesthewords Sometimesitcontradictsthemwhenwestayindifferentcircumstances Superficially themisunderstandingsofthebodylanguagemaycausedispleasure angerorindignation Indepth sometimesthemisunderstandingwillcauseahostility evenawarjustbecauseoftheirconversebeliefs Someadvices Beforewevisitsomeothercountriesortouchwithsomeonewhocomesfromdifferentculture weshouldknowmoreaboutthecultureinit especiallythedifferentpartsbetweenthecountryandourcountry Graspthecountry suniquebodylanguagesothatyoucouldcommunicatewithothersatease Inaddition globalizationdeveloping wearesupposedtopaymoreattentiontotheissuesaroundtheworld Itisbeneficialtoustohaveagoodknowledgeofvariousculture Someadvices Furthermore wecouldbedevotedtoenhancingoureducation talkingwithothersmoregenteellythroughsomecommombodylanguage ifwedon tknowhowtousethebodylanguageinanunknowncircumstanceindeed weshouldavoidtheexpressionofourbodytothegreatestextend Finally wecanlearntobemoresensitivetoourownbodies toseehowtheyexpressourfeelingsandtoseeourselvesasothersseeus wedonothavebodies weareourbodies