While many students join i-Learner to improve their verbal and written skills, 70-93% of our communication is in fact, body language, and we often learn that without even noticing. We are fortunate to have teachers from many different countries, and your interactions with them will help you become a global citizen who can communicate wherever you go, even without words.<\/p>\n
What exactly is body language?<\/b><\/p>\n
Eye contact, facial expressions and other gestures are physical communications that we often take for granted. For most of us, it\u2019s second nature, and by virtue of growing up predominantly in one culture, we don\u2019t have to think hard to understand it.\u00a0 But there are significant differences in body language around the world. We might know about a few popular ones, for example, when greeting others, the Japanese bow while the French kiss.\u00a0 However, many meaningful messages are often subtle.<\/p>\n
Body language rules can be complex and vary depending on factors such as culture, gender, age and status.\u00a0 One of the most challenging parts of adapting across cultures can be learning a whole new way of communicating without words.\u00a0 If you\u2019re planning to travel to a different country in the near future, a good idea is to spend some time after arrival, simply observing \u2018how the locals do things.\u2019<\/p>\n
How closely do they stand to others?\u00a0 How loudly do they speak?\u00a0 Do they make much eye contact?\u00a0 Does it vary depending on who they are talking to?\u00a0 Is expressiveness encouraged or do they take a more stoic approach to showing feelings?\u00a0 Is there anything that really takes you by surprise or perhaps even shocks you?\u00a0 Are there gestures that are regularly used to facilitate or speed-up communication?<\/p>\n
If you are interested in learning more about learning body language in new countries, check out these great articles:<\/p>\n
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