Saturday, February 16, 2013

KINESICS: the study of body motion or body behavior.

Paper instructions:
Emblems: gestures that have a direct verbal translation and can stand alone such as the “ok” sign.
Illustrators: gestures that compliment our words such as pointing when giving directions.
Regulators: gestures that may prolong or terminate the conversation such as looking at your watch, walking away or nodding and leaning forward.
Adaptors: gestures that make you feel more comfortable in a communication situation such as twirling your hair or tapping your fingers.
Affect Displays: facial expressions motivated by emotion such as a smile or frown.
describing these 5 types of gestures that you witnessed. Please let us know where you were, the mall, Starbucks, work etc.. and who was involved, two men sitting at a table… This is written in a narrative format.
Describe at least ten separate gestures. 1. What type of gesture was it? 2. What are they conveying? How many repetitions? 3. What are the circumstances?
 

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