KINESICS: the study of body motion or body behavior.

27 May KINESICS: the study of body motion or body behavior.

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Directions: FIELDWORK ESSAY (Notes)

• Emblems: gestures that have a direct verbal translation and can stand alone such as the “ok”

sign.

• Illustrators: gestures that complement our words such as pointing when giving directions.

• Regulators: gestures that may prolong or terminate the conversation such as looking at your

watch, walking away, or nodding and leaning forward.

• Adaptors: gestures that make you feel more comfortable in a communication situation such

as twirling your hair or tapping your fingers.

• Affect Displays: facial expressions motivated by emotion such as a smile or frown.

• In this lesson, you will venture out and observe the people around you. Tune out whatthey

are saying and then sit back and watch. Take notes on whattype ofgestures (emblems,

regulators, illustrators, adaptors and affect displays) are they using? Howoften do they

use each one? Are they aware ofthese gestures? You will then use your notes to write a typed

two-page essay describing what you witnessed. Please let us knowwhere you were, the mall,

Starbucks, work, etc.. and who was involved, two men sitting at a table…

Describe atleast ten separate gestures.

• What type?

• What are they conveying? How many repetitions?

• What are the circumstances?

Please submit youressay to this dropbox and include the following.

• At least two pages typed- MINIMUM of 675 words

• Double spaced

• Paragraphs, not bullets

• Include nonverbal terminology

• Specific examples

Reminder: All written work must comply with standard English rules, such as proper

capitalization, grammar, and spelling. The assignment must be submitted by the

deadline listed on the calendar.

Note: Even though you will see a statement giving you the option of copy/paste or

file attachment, you are required to attach the assignment in MS Word format.