Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Language
Part One- This part of the experiment was hard but not to hard because I can always show what I wanted to say without using my words. Some words were more diffuclt then the others but it was easy. My partner did change the way he talked, he talked slower, and used more hand movements. The person that was able to speak to get their point across. The speaking culture had a different attitdude toward the non speaking because they would think they have a better advantage than the non speaking, just like older brother younger brother. The older you are you feel like you have more power than the younger ones.
Part Two- For this part we were only aloud to speak we could not use our hands or any other type of language or communication. It was very hard for us to go through the full 15 minutes because I am the type of person that uses my hands when I talk and my eyes are also a form of communication and my eyes would always give gestures out and we would have to stop and do it all over again. My partner was getting annoyed that I could not make it through the full 15 minutes. He would even do the hand gestures for me. This was harder than the other one. Non-speech language is very important in our comunications throughout our day. Without signs we would not be able to be very effective in our speech. I think people do have trouble reading body language, some people see things diffrenetly and read them diffrenetly and some times in a wrong way that was not intended to be read like that. Its a great thing to learn how to read body language because most of the times some people dont want to talk and you can also find out the truth about what they really think. Its a great thing to have and adapt to you will have a better comunication system with others.
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ReplyDelete"My partner did change the way he talked, he talked slower, and used more hand movements. "
But why did he do this? The problem was not your ability to understand him, correct? The problem was his understanding of your message. So why did he talk slower and use hand signals if this didn't make a difference in the conversation?
I agree that there would be a tendency for the speaking culture to feel superior to the non-speaking culture. We see that all the time in people's attitude toward those who don't speak the native language.
Which culture would be better able to communicate complex ideas? Which would have the advantage of transmitting complicated ideas within their group? This is an important issue and should have been addressed.
"He would even do the hand gestures for me."
That is very funny! Students are often surprised that this part of the experiment is so difficult, given that you have full use of spoken language. Why do you think it was so difficult for you and for your partner? What does that say about the function of body language?
There are specific groups of people who have difficulty reading body language. Can you think of any?
Missing the last point, which asks if you can think of a situation where it might be best for you to NOT read body language, or possibly ignore it. Are there any circumstances where body language might mislead you? Can it be misinterpreted? Do all cultures use the same system of body language?
Very good job on your post as a whole. It seems like you really understood the assignment. I don't think your point about older people feeling more powerful than people younger than them pertained to this blog post assignment. Although I do agree with your statement. I also laughed while reading about the mutual frustration between you and your partner. I had the same struggle.
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