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Analysis about the Experiences and Perceptions expressed by Foreigners regarding the Kinesics Employed in Bogotá.
Autor
Sarmiento Rodríguez, John Alejandro
Institución
Resumen
The aim of the present research evidences the importance that non-verbal communicative acts have on the daily life interactions, particularly in other cultures with no a tight relation or an evident disparity. For this reason, this is a qualitative research study, based on this assumption some foreigners were interviewed to expose their knowledge about the kinesic communication or body language, focusing this communicative kind in our context. In this mode, this research seeks to inspect about the way how gestures could influence in communicative interactions among foreigners who visit or live in a region which has a different culture and costumes. With the purpose of spreading the knowledge about the perception that the participants of this work can express about the perceptions about the influence of gestures in the understanding and emission of messages during any kind of communicative interaction.
Thanks to the information collected through these interviews is possible to know more about possible scenarios, if anyone faces different cultural representations of communication in an immersion context. This study also pretends to seek convergence points while participants experience this communicative type in order to allow the readers to take references of what is stipulated in this study. Furthermore, the information gather in this study can help the readers to enhance their knowledge concerning the exchange of kinesic influences from one culture to another. Table of Contents
Acknowledgements i
Abstract ii
Résumé iii
Table of contents iv
Table of figures vi
Chapter 1: Problem statement 1
1.1 Introduction to study 1
1.2 Justification 2
1.3 Research question and objectives 3
1.3.1 General objective 4
1.3.2 Specifics objectives 4
1.4 Conclusion 4
Chapter 2: Reference framework 6
2.1 Introduction 6
2.2 Theoretical Framework 16
2.2.1 Communicative act 16
2.2.2 Non-verbal communication 18
2.2.3 Kinesics 20
2.2.4 Proxemics 21
2.2.5 Gestures 23
2.3 State of the art 26
2.4 Conclusion 30
Chapter 3: Methodology 32
3.1 Introduction 32
3.2 Type of study 33
3.3 Context 33
3.3.1 Participants 34
3.3.2 Researcher’s role 35
3.3.3 Ethical considerations 36
3.4 Data collection instruments 37
3.4.1 Description and justification 38
3.4.1.1 Interviews 38
3.5 Conclusion 39
Chapter 4: Data analysis and results 42
4.1 Introduction 42
4.1.1 Data analysis 43
4.1.2 Results’ discussion 43
4.1.2.1 Incomprehensible kinesic symbols 44
4.1.2.2 Fake kinesic cognates 46
4.1.2.3 Kinesic symbols understood, but not commonly used on the root culture of an individual 48
4.2 Conclusion 49
Chapter 5: Conclusions 52
5.1 Introduction 52
5.2 Limitations of the present study 54
5.3 Suggestions for further research 55
5.4 Conclusion 56
References 58 Pregrado Profesional en Lenguas Modernas