bodylanguage——gesturesPPT教学课件

1、Different culture, different gesturesGestures are vary widely among cultures and within cultures.第1页/共18页Agreement & disagreementNorth American cultureThe Ovibundu peopleThe Semantg peopleMove heads up and downHead forward to express agreementShake a hand in front of the face with the forefinger to

2、express negation第2页/共18页Greeting routinesNormal way in AmericaThe Spanish AmericanThe Copper EskimoNodding, shaking hangs, clasping arms, kissing, or embracingTouching the others head with a fistBackslapping routine Polynesian peopleEmbracing and mutual back-rubbing 第3页/共18页Chinese peopleMuslims and

3、 orthodox JewsNodding and giving a verbal salutation.Hold hands chest-high in a prayerlike position and nod their heads.Avoiding body contact with the opposite sex. People from India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Thailand第4页/共18页Outside the group all these gestures may cause amusement or be completely

4、unrecognized for what they are.第5页/共18页EmblemsEmblems are nonverbal massages that have direct translations, that have exact meanings, that are direct at a specific receiver, and that are consciously sent. 第6页/共18页Putting the tip of the index finger on the tip of the thumb up with a clenched fistPopu

5、lar emblems第7页/共18页Thumb-up A cupped hand behind the earPopular emblems have the same or similar meanings in several cultures. 第8页/共18页Pointing the index finger at your temple with the thumb upright. In the United StatesIn JapanPushing a closed fist near the stomach to depict the plunge of a knife i

6、n the vital organs.In other cultureGrasping one hand about the throat.Emblems differ across cultures第9页/共18页Holding up the hand with all fingers closed in except the index and second finger, like a letter V can mean victory or peace.Only when the palm is away from the body.Or a rather rude dismissal

7、 if the palm is towards the body. Multi-meaning emblems第10页/共18页The thumb-and-forefinger-in-a-circle gesture, a friendly one in America, has an insulting meaning in France and Belgium: Youre worth zero, while in Greece and Turkey it is an insulting or vulgar sexual invitation. The famous OK gestureM

8、ulti-meaning emblems have one meaning in one culture and a totally different meaning in another. 第11页/共18页Can you guess?A French gesture of putting ones fist around the tip of the nose and twisting it.Hes drunk.A German emblem, making two fists with the thumbs inside and pounding an imaginary table.

9、good luckUnique emblems have a specific meaning in one culture but none elsewhere. 第12页/共18页The number of emblems in use varies considerably among cultures, from fewer than 60 in the United States to more than 250 in Israel. The difference is understandable, since Israel is composed of recent immigrants from many countries, most of which have their own large emblem vocabularies. In addition, since emblems are helpful in military operations where silence is essential, and all Israelis serve in the armed forces, military service provides both the opportunity and the need to learn new emblem