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ABSTRACT
This paper discusses the importance of non-verbal communication in the intercultural classroom. Communication
involves the presentation of ideas and feelings to others. People communicate because they want to influence the
understanding of others, the attitude and the actions of others whether they agree or not on the issue. In addition,
communication is also a two-way process in which both parties must respond to any information that is
communicated. Without realizing it, non-verbal communication is complementary to verbal communication. This non-
verbal communication is an important message form as it can interpret the emotion, personality, purpose and social
status of a person.
KEYWORDS
Communication, message, process, relationship,culture, nationality, facial expression,classroom, attitude.
INTRODUCTION
What is the message?
Message refers to any set of signals that is interpreted
as a whole by a receiver or receivers. During
discussions, messages may be entirely nonverbal or a
mixture of verbal and nonverbal signs.
It is true that verbal ana nonverbal communication
among members in the intercultural classroom is the
essential process. Nonverbal signals are all the signals
contained in a message except the words themselves.
These sigbnals may be either signs or symbols and
Research Article
THE IMPORTANCE OF NONVERBAL MESSAGES IN INTERCULTURAL
CLASSROOM
Submission Date:
June 09, 2024,
Accepted Date:
June 14, 2024,
Published Date:
June 19, 2024
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Khudoyberdiyeva Durdona
Student, National University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulugbek, Uzbekistan
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include such things as tone of voice, gestures and
appearance. They serve a number of purposes
especially helping to the people who are in the
intercultural classroom express how they feel and how
they perceive their relationships to others. It is often
easier and more convenient to communicate with
nonverbal signals in intercultural classroom than to
communicate with verbal signals. At the same time, it
is very important to correctly understand the thoughts
expressed by non-verbal signals. Because such
gestures have different meanings for representatives
of different nationalities. For example, in Uzbek
culture, a smile means that someone is happy, but in
Japanese culture, someone who is feeling quite
miserable may smile so as not to upset the person to
whom is speaking. Moreover, sometimes in the
nationas, it shows that the person who has her arms
folded across his chest is indicating that he is not
interested in the topic that is happening or being
discussed at that time. But in other nations, it is
considered as an attempt to keep warm. So several
categories of nonverbal behavior are especially
important to people’s understanding of intercultural
group communication. Personal appearance, facial
expression, eye contact, gestures and div
movement, voice are among the major types of
nonverbal signals most relevant to intercultural
groups. For instance, violating societal norms about
dress, grooming, makeup, and accesories can arouse
suspicion or even midstrust. Dressing noticeably
differently from other members will almost certsinly be
interpreted as a sign that these kind of people do not
identify with them. Others may peg this person as
undependable and uncooperative, and this person may
have to prove himself in other ways in order to be
accepted. In addition, eye contact and facial
expressions are among the most important nonverbal
signals for people who are in the intercultural
classroom. For Americans, making eye contact signals
that the channel for communication is open. This is why
many students look down at their notebooks when a
teacher asks a question they avoid eye contact so they
won't be called upon to answer. Prolonged eye contact
can signal cooperativeness or competitiveness,
depending on the circumstances. Most Americans
establish eye contact before speaking and continue it
intermittently when talking to someone they like.
However, people from other cultures are sometimes of
fended by Americans direct gazes, while others prefer
to maintain an intense, unbroken stare when
conversing, which is uncomfortable for Americans. As
with other nonverbals, there are numerous cultural
factors that influence what a person considers to be
appropriate eye contact. In unified and cohesive
groups, members tend to look continuously at each
other during a discussion. In hostile or tense groups
members
avoid
eye
contact.
Studies
using
photographs have shown that people can accurately
determine the type of emotion someone is
experiencing from looking just at the face and eyes.
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Anger, sadness, happiness, support, disagreement,
interest, liking all are indicated by facial expressions.
Some people have “poker” faces, their facial
expressions change very little. They tend to be trusted
less than those whose faces express their feelings
more openly. Although most of people have learned to
control their facial expressions, feelings still show
through. Most of them monitor the facial expressions
of others because they provide clues about what is
going on in the group. Movements of the hands, arms,
and div signal many feelings and attitudes. People
turn directly toward others they like and away from
those they dislike. Leaning toward each other indicates
a sense of mutual inclusiveness, whereas leaning away
signals rejection Both tension and status can be
revealed with movements. Members who are swinging
a foot, twisting a lock of hair, or tapping a pencil may
be indicating tension. It may be hard for the other
members in the intercultural classroom to know
whether the movements indicate frustration,
imopatience, or annoyance with the grou
p’s progress.
Moreover, in the nonverbal communication, nonverbal
bachchannel sounds, such as “mm
-
hmm” and “uh
-
huh” are sounds that people make to indicate interest
and involvement when listening Interestingly. There
are cultural variations in the use of the backchannel
Most people from Western European backgrounds use
the backchannel less frequently than African
Americans, Hispanics, or people with Southern
European backgrounds These differences can cause
misunderstandings in a group if members are not
aware of them. For example, a Hispanic member who
is used to receiving backchannel responses may
believe the other members of the group are not
interested in his ideas because they do not respond
with encouraging "mm-hmmm" sounds, as he is used
to the other members may in fact be interested, but
they express their interest in other ways.
CONCLUSION
In summary, it is clear that knowing the facts and
reasons about the importance of non-verbal
communication, we should take consideration both
verbal and non-verbal equally while communicating in
our daily life. Our every day success depends upon our
capability to communicate effectively, both verbally
and
non-verbally.
Verbal
and
non-verbal
communication actually defines our interactions and
our relationships with others, and portrays physical
and psychological well-being of a person. Therefore,
understanding the different forms and aspects of
verbal and non-verbal communication, and its vitality in
playing roles during any kind of daily interactions is the
first step to enhancing positive communication and
nurturing relationships. To sum up, these statistics
indicate that non-verbal communication is also equally
important to verbal communication in this real world.
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