Emblematic Gestures among Hebrew Speakers in Israel.

Autor/inn/en	Safadi, Michaela; Valentine, Carol Ann
Titel	Emblematic Gestures among Hebrew Speakers in Israel.
Quelle	(1987), (50 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Body Language; Classroom Communication; Cognitive Processes; Communication Research; Eye Contact; Facial Expressions; Foreign Countries; Hebrew; Higher Education; Intercultural Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Interpersonal Competence; Jews; Nonverbal Communication; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körpersprache; Klassengespräch; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Kommunikationsforschung; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation
Abstract	A field study conducted in Israel sought to identify emblematic gestures (body movements that convey specific messages) that are recognized and used by Hebrew speakers. Twenty-six gestures commonly used in classroom interaction were selected for testing, using Schneller's form, "Investigations of Interpersonal Communication in Israel." The 26 gestures were decoded by 200 college students (Group I). Selected gestures were also decoded by 75 subjects (Group II), including college students and members of YMCA classes for pensioners. Participants noted their recognition and interpretations of the investigator's encoding intentions, their certainty of interpretation, and where they learned each gesture. Results of the study showed: (1) that eight gestures were identifiable as emblems, and three more were identifiable as possible emblems; (2) that there were slightly negative although insignificant correlations found between increased age, years spent in Israel, expressed certainty of interpretation, and accuracy of interpretation; and (3) that natives and subjects from 20 to 24 years of age tended to have the highest rates of expressed certainty of interpretation as well as accuracy of interpretation. Although the study used a less than representative sample, and lacked a unified gesture labelling system, the study yielded useful information about non-verbal communication systems in Israel, and suggested that comparison with similar studies could produce a comprehensive picture of emblematic gestures used in various cultures. (Twenty references and six tables are provided, including two extensive tables that illustrate the gestures featured in the study.) (JC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC