• DocumentCode
    567840
  • Title

    A comparison of Chinese and American nonverbal communication

  • Author

    Runjuan, Song ; Sufeng, Yan

  • Author_Institution
    College of foreign languages, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    3-5 Aug. 2012
  • Firstpage
    460
  • Lastpage
    464
  • Abstract
    Nonverbal communication is influenced by different cultures. People should pay more attention to it. In the actual process of communication, nonverbal communication is more important than verbal communication. This paper makes a comparison between Chinese and American nonverbal communication to show similarities and differences. Some methods and measures to avoid differences and to make the communication smooth are mentioned in the paper too.
  • Keywords
    Chaotic communication; Cultural differences; Global communication; culture; differences; intercultural communication; nonverbal communication;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information Technology in Medicine and Education (ITME), 2012 International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Hokodate, Hokkaido
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-2109-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ITiME.2012.6291342
  • Filename
    6291342