跨文化交際中的身勢(shì)語(yǔ)

The Body Language in Intercultural Communication

Contents

Abstract................................................................................................................................Ⅰ
Key Words............................................................................................................................Ⅰ
摘要.......................................................................................................................................Ⅱ
關(guān)鍵詞.............................................................................................................Ⅱ
Introduction............................................................................................................................1 Ⅰ. Some Information about Body Language…....................................................................2
A. Functions of Body Language........................................................................................2
B. The Important Role of Body Language in Communication………………………..…2
C. Necessities of Studying Body Language in Intercultural Communication……….......3
Ⅱ. The Relationships Between Body Language and Culture…………………………........3
Ⅲ. Analysis on Some Commonly Used Body Language in Intercultural Communication...5
A. Eye Contact…………………………………………………………………………...5
1. Indirect and Direct Eye Contact………………………………………………….....5
2. Eye Contact in Various Cultures ….…………………………….……………….....6
B. Body Distance………………………………………………………………………...7
1. The Kind of Body Distance…………………………………………………… .......7
2. Culture Difference about Body Distance…………………………………………...8
C. Physical Contact…………………………………………………………………...….9
1 .The Scope for Physical Contact…………………………………...………………9
2. The Different Views about Physical Contact between Chinese and American……10
D. Facial Behavior…………………………………………………………………........11
1. Interesting ‘Smile’ and ‘Cry’…………………………………………...…………..11
2. The Different Understanding of Smile between China and the Western…………...12
E. Hand gesture…………………………………………………………………………12
Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………14Acknowledgements……………………………………………………………….............15
Bibliography…………………………..…………………………………………………...16
Abstract

As a communicative tool, language is very important in many situations. However, body language also takes a complementary role to help people transfer information to improve communication, which will be an indispensable power to break up language obstacles in intercultural communication. In the 21st century, as the economic and cultural exchanging of all countries becomes more and more frequent, there appear more obstacles caused by the differences of language and culture. In intercultural ......
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