This document discusses different aspects of nonverbal communication that are important for second language acquisition. It covers kinesics, including body language and gestures; eye contact norms that vary between cultures; proxemics, or appropriate physical distances in conversations; the meaning conveyed by artifacts like clothing and jewelry; kinesthetics regarding cultural touch norms; and how olfactory dimensions of human odors are perceived differently across cultures. Understanding these nonverbal elements is fundamental to avoiding ambiguous communication between cultural groups.

1. ARMY POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL
DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES
Distance Education Learning
APPLIED LINGUISTICS SCHOOL OF ENGLISH
ENGLISH TEACHING
PRACTICUM
NONVERBAL
COMMUNICATION

2. NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION
We communicate so much information NONVERBALY
than in the verbal aspect, overall in social aspects
related to the acquisition of a Second Language.
Body language, gestures, eye contact,
physical distance, tone and speech of the
voice

3. KINESICS
To move your arms, cross your legs, walk, move your
eyes, mouth, body parts, etc. is part of a daily
nonverbal communication: KINESICS
Cross-cultural and cross-linguistically variations
are so important at the moment of Kinesics
interpretations.
A gesture permitted in a culture, may be an
insult in other.

4. EYE CONTACT
In our culture eye contact is very
important in a conversation, the lack
of it could mean discourteous attitude
or poor interest
In other cultures like Japanese, could
mean rudeness.

5. PROXEMICS
The distance between people in
a conversation is also important
at the moment of nonverbal
communication
Objects like desks,
computers, counters keep
distance in certain situations
It is very important to
know the permitted
distances in other
cultures.

6. ARTIFACTS
Clothing can express self-esteem,
socioeconomics class, general character.
Jewelry can identify people
with certain socioeconomic
class, and status

7. KINESTHETICS
Touching, how and where
it is very important in any
culture.
Knowing the limits it is
fundamental to avoid
unambiguous
communication

8. OLFACTORY DIMENSIONS
Human odors are inacceptable
in some cultures and under
certain situations.
In other cultures those odors are
even attractive