EXPLAINING NON-VERBAL

COMMUNICATION
a. PARALANGUAGE – The “how” of saying something.

b. LANGUAGE OF FLOWER – The use of flowers based on

the meaning of each type of flower

c. LANGUAGE OF COLORS – The use of colors based on

the meaning of each color.

d. LANGUAGE OF TIME (Chronemics) – The use of time

based on the position or power.

e. LANGUAGE OF SPACE (Proxemics) – The use of space to

use importance.

f. LANGUAGE OF TOUCH (Haptics) – The use of touch to

express what cannot be said.
g. LANGUAGE OF GESTURES

1. Emphasizing – “Yes” (Fist pounding the table)

2. Regulating – “Shh” (Forefinger in front of lips)
3. Illustrating – “This large” (Hands set apart)
4. Emblems – Clenched fist unpraised

h. FACIAL EXPRESSIONS – The configuration of eyes,

eyebrows, lips, cheeks, nose, and forehead to show how
the person feels.

i. Posture & Personal Appearance – The way one carries

and address oneself.
FACTORS AFFECTING INTERCULTURAL
COMMUNICATION
• CULTURE – It is the ever changing values, social and
political relationship and world view created and shared
by a group of people bound together by a combination
of factors which includes common history, geographic
location, language, social class and religion.

•GENDER – Gender cultures are the set of behaviors

or practices associated with masculinity and feminity.

• AGE – Refers to how members of different age group

interact with one another.
• SOCIAL STATUS – Refers to the relative rank or
standing that an individual has eyes of others

2 TYPES OF SOCIAL STATUS

a. Ascribed Status – determined at birth. Age,

gender, race, ethnic group and family
background.

a. Achieved Status – position that a person

holds in the society as a result as their
application of knowledge, skills, ability and
talent.

• RELIGION – Karl Max he saw it as descriptive and

evaluative