RUSS6513A-L17
Nonverbal Communication&Reflec
Russian Nonverbal Communication and its Reflction
This course will focus on aspects of nonverbal communication that are typically encountered in everyday Russian culture: gestures, touches, eye movements, facial expressions, etc., as well as words and expressions that reflect these aspects: to spit, to lower one’s eyes, to wave something away vs. to wave, to pat someone on the shoulder, to shrug, to put one’s foot down, to make the cuckoo sign (twist one’s finger at one’s temple)/, etc. Particular attention will be paid to situations that might result in misunderstandings in cross-cultural communication. The class will feature specifically-prepared presentations, as well as data from the National Corpus of Russian.
This course will focus on aspects of nonverbal communication that are typically encountered in everyday Russian culture: gestures, touches, eye movements, facial expressions, etc., as well as words and expressions that reflect these aspects: to spit, to lower one’s eyes, to wave something away vs. to wave, to pat someone on the shoulder, to shrug, to put one’s foot down, to make the cuckoo sign (twist one’s finger at one’s temple)/, etc. Particular attention will be paid to situations that might result in misunderstandings in cross-cultural communication. The class will feature specifically-prepared presentations, as well as data from the National Corpus of Russian.
- Term:
- Summer 2017 Language Schools, LS 6 Week Session
- Location:
- Gifford LCT(GFD LCT)
- Schedule:
- 3:00pm-3:50pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (Jul 6, 2017 to Aug 18, 2017)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Alexey Shmelev
- Subject:
- Russian
- Department:
- Russian
- Division:
- Language School
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- Linguistics Language & Stylistics
- Levels:
- Non-degree, Graduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 60555
- Subject Code:
- RUSS
- Course Number:
- 6513
- Section Identifier:
- A