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    This document discusses nonverbal communication and compares some nonverbal behaviors between Japanese and Indian cultures. It defines nonverbal communication as communicating through wordless messages like gestures, eye contact, facial expressions, and symbols. Some key cultural differences highlighted are that Japanese typically avoid prolonged eye contact and wear same styles/colors within their communities, while Indians emphasize eye contact and colorful, varied clothing. Additionally, Japanese tend to keep hands closer to their body, while Indians frequently use hand gestures in communication.

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    SABTIA MATLIN

    PISMP SCIENCE 2011 IPG KAMPUS TAWAU

    ENGLISH FOR LANGUAGE TEACHER (ELE3102) KNOWLEDGE-BASED COURSEWORK PROJECT NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

    WHAT IS COMMUNICATION?

    Involving sender and receiver

    A continuous process of transferring information from one person to another in order to reach a mutual Transferring understand information
    or message.

    TYPES OF COMMUNICATION
    VERBAL COMMUNICATION

    NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

    Nonverbal communication
    A process of communicating through sending and receiving wordless messages.
    Nonverbal characteristics are vary due to the influence from speakers culture. Can be done through gesture, eye contact, facial expressions, and symbols.

    Comparison of nonverbal communication between Japanese and Indian

    Eye Contact

    JAPANESE
    Avoiding eye contact in most situation. Prolonged eye contact was considered as invasion of privacy

    INDIAN Eye contact is necessary to get full understanding of the message.

    Dressing code

    JAPANESE
    They often wear the same type, range, or color of clothes with their community/society The same type or color of clothes shows their hierarchy and tendency to be a part within their society

    INDIAN
    They often use colorful and various type of clothes It is show their identity and their sub-race.

    Hand gesture

    JAPANESE
    Japanese They tend to keep their hands closer to their frame as they believe that it is aggressive, rude, and impolite if they extend their hand outward.

    INDIAN
    The Indian often use their hand in many of their nonverbal message in many kind of situations.

    Thats all, thank you for your attention!

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