The study of body motion or body behavior

Reference no: EM132320892

Directions: FIELDWORK ESSAY (Notes) (Grading Rubric) KINESICS: the study of body motion or body behavior.

• 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.

• In this lesson you will venture out and observe the people around you. Tune out what they are saying and then sit back and watch. Take notes on what type of gestures (emblems, regulators, illustrators, adaptors and affect displays) are they using? How often do they use each
one? Are they aware of these gestures? You will then use your notes to write a typed two page essay describing what you witnessed. Please
let us know where you were, the mall, Starbucks, work etc.. and who was involved, two men sitting at a table...

Describe at least ten separate gestures.

• What type?

• What are they conveying? How many repetitions?

• What are the circumstances?

Please submit in drop box your essay including:

At least two pages, typed-- MINIMUM of 675 words

Double spaced

Paragraphs, not bullets

Include nonverbal terminology

Specific examples

Reference no: EM132320892

Questions Cloud

Each goal into objectives indicating the direction of change : Dissect each goal into objectives indicating the direction of change, area of change, target population, degree of change, and time frame.

The major ethical principles available to media professional : What are the major ethical principles available to a media professional? Please use one or two sentences to briefly explain each of them.

Describe the process that led to consumers choice of brand : Describe the process that led to the consumers' "choice" of the brand...cite commonalities of response to marketing strategies and tactics.

How this particular experience relates to leaderships models : The activity essay should focus primarily on how this particular experience relates to the leaderships models discussed during LDR 2001.

The study of body motion or body behavior : KINESICS- the study of body motion or body behavior. Gestures that have a direct verbal translation and can stand alone such as the "ok" sign.

Societal assumptions-understandings about sex-gender-power : How do societal assumptions and understandings about sex, gender, masculinity and femininity, power, and freedom shape our lives?

Describing some of the problems which immigrants encounter : Write an introductory paragraph for an essay describing some of the problems which immigrants encounter when they first move to a new country.

Current perspective of consumer technology : What are future expectations for this technology and how is it expected to benefit consumers? When and how was the technology developed?

What your own personal design for the dump story : Discussions by addressing what your own personal "Design for the Dump" story is and what some possible solutions you see for solving this type of design.

User Account

All Pages