Nonverbal Communication

跨文化交际第四单元思维导图，非语言沟通是指通过非语言途径所呈现的信息，包括声音、肢体语言等多种重要部分。

Nonverbal Communication

• passage one: the basics of nonverbal communication
  • defining nonverbal communication
    • definitions of nonverbal communcaition differ from one expert toanother.Simply,it refers to communication without the use of word
  • the importance of nonverbal communication
    • over 70％ of communication takes place nonverbally
    • we use actions of others to learn about their affective or emotional states
    • it usually responsible for first impressions
    • it has value in human interaction
    • it is also important to the study of intercultural communication
  • functions of nonverbal communicaiotn
    • replacing
    • regulating
    • conveying
    • modifying
    • repeating
    • complementing
    • contradicting
• passage two: kinesics and proxemics
  • four categories of nonverbal messages
    • we classify the elements of nonverbal messages into four categories: kinesics,proxemics,paralanguage,and chronemics.
  • kinesics
    • kinestics is the study of body movements and activities in human communcation
    • facial expressions
    • eye contact
    • hand gesture
    • touch
  • proxemics
    • proxemics refers to the study of how human beings and animals use space in the cummuncation process
    • private space
    • public space
• passage three: paralanguage and chronemics
  • paralanguage
    • paralanguage refers to the study of voice or the use of vocal signs in communication
    • vocal characterizers
    • vocal qualifiers
    • vocal segregates
  • chronemics
    • chronemics is the study of how we use time in communcation
    • past, present, and fucture time orientation
    • momochronic and polychronic time orientation