sábado, 18 de abril de 2009

VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL PATTERNS



When talking with someone, only a small part of the information we obtain from that person comes from his words.

Researchers have estimated that between 60 and 70% of what we communicate through nonverbal language, are, gestures, appearance, posture, gaze and expression…



IN OUR COUNTRY THERE ARE VERBAL AND NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION LIKE








SOME EXAMPLES:


MAMOLA





Is a common gesture for meaning that you disagreement with something.



HACER PISTOLA







Is an offensive gesture that meaning that you do not want to do anything.


PAILA






Is when something is bad.





This vocabulary and gestures are more common in the young people.

Every culture has rules about their way of life and customs, but sometimes the verbal and non verbal language depend of the context, people’s age and place.