Are you agree if I said the topic for today was quite fun?
we nod our head, show signage with fingers, shoulders, eyebrows, and most part of the body...
we explored the classic literature and asian literature as well.
so, why not share with us your research based on the question's today...
*ta-da*
Paralinguistics/Paralanguage/Non
verbal communication
1. What is
‘paralinguistics’/paralanguage?
2. How important is
non-verbal communication such as gestures,glances,tone of voice,dressing,etc?Is
it possible that we may be conveying the wrong message to someone?Can
miscommunication occur?
3. Are non verbal
communication culture bound?Give a few examples to show how certain
gestures,body language,etc can be offensive in some cultures.
4. Try this using a different
tone of voice each time,’I’m here…’explain the different messages conveyed
through the different tone of voice.
5. Proxemics –the distance
our bodies are.Is keeping to a certain distance important when communicating
with someone?When you are in the lift,do you tend to look down or look up at
the floor numbers?Why?
6. Culture-is this an
important factor when organizing space?How is office space usually arranged?
In class where does the lecturer usually stand or sit?What
does it mean?
7.Communicating with
clothes,tattoos,hairstyles…are these important?
8.Do men and women communicate
differently?Give examples and explain.
Note:
The
communication process is divided into 2.
a)language-speech
and writing
b)paralanguage-kinesics,tone
and character of voice,proxemics,clothing,makeup,etc.
2.Literature
a)The
term English literature refers to literature written in the English
language,including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily
from England;Joseph Conrad was Polish,Robert Burns was Scottish,James Joyce was
Irish,Dylan Thomas was Welsh,Edgar Allan Poe was American,Salman Rushdie is
Indian,V.S.Naipaul is Trinidadian.Can you think of others?
b)What
is literature?Why do we read it?Why is literature important?
