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• Two striking features of M-Time are punctuality and promptness.
• M-Time is characterized by cutting time into bits and scheduling one thing at a time.
Time Language (Chronemics)
• Hall elaborated on two time systems: Monochronic Time (M-Time) and Polychronic Time (P-Time).
• Northern American, Western and Northern European cultures are typical M-Time cultures.
Monochronic people
Do one thing at a time. Concentrate on the job.
Take time commitments seriously.
Polychronic people
Do many things at once.
Are easily distracted and subject to interruptions.
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Nonverbal communication, its study areas
• Nonverbal communication covers four areas: time language (chronemics), space language (proxemics), body language (kinesics), and paralanguage (voice modulation).
• Research suggests that 93% of the message was transmitted by voice tone and facial expressions, whereas only 7% was transmitted by words. (Mehrabian A. & wiener M., 1967)
Polychronic Time
• P-Time practiced by most other peoples is less rigid and clock-bound.
• People from P-Time cultures schedule several activities at the same ti百度文库e, and the time for them is more flexible and more human-centered.
Nonverbal communication, its study
areas
• Each of these broad areas include over 20 topics. Below are some of the common topics most communication theorists address:
• 4. paralanguage (voice modulation): speed, volume, pause, silence, etc.
• Repeating
Functions
• Complementing
• Substituting
• Regulating
• Contradicting
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Teaching Objectives
• Definition • Classification • Function • Content
Definition
• Nonverbal communication refers to transmission or messages by a medium other than speech or writing.
• 3. body language (kinesics): posture (the way the body is held), stance (the way of standing), gesture, facial expression, eye behavior, appearance (including clothing, cosmetics, hair style and smell), etc.
• 1. time language (chronemics): punctuality, promptness, time orientation, what is early or late, long or short, etc.
• 2. space language (proxemics): body distance and body touch
• Latin American, African, Arab and most Asian cultures are P-Time cultures.
Monochronic Time (M-Time) punctual, on schedule, on time, to the minute, on the
Consider time commitments an objective to be achieved, if possible.
Are low-context and need information. Are high-context and already have information.