ULUSLAR ARASI BAĞLAMDA BEDEN DİLİ

1. ULUSLARARASI BAĞLAMDA BEDEN DİLİ MDBS 115 YAZ OKULU - 2013 DOĞU AKDENİZ ÜNİVERSİTESİ Kenan BASARAN

2. DİKKAT VÜCUDUNUZ KONUŞUYOR? • TÜM KONUŞULAN DİLLERDE OLDUĞU GİBİ,’BEDEN DİLİ’NİNDE KELİMELERİ, CÜMLELERİ, NOKTALAMA İŞARETLERİ VARDIR. • HER JEST ve MİMİK AYRI BİR KELİME GİBİDİR, ve BERABER KULLANILAN DİĞER SÖZCÜKLERE BAĞLI OLARAK FARKLI ANLAMLAR TAŞIYABİLİR. Kenan BASARAN

3. VÜCUDUNUZ KONUŞUYOR… • SOSYAL ANTROPOLG, EDWARD T. HALL, A GÖRE İKİ KİŞİ ARASINDAKİ NORMAL BİR İLETİŞİMDE, SOSYAL MESAJIN 35%‘İNDEN DAHA AZI SÖZCÜKLERLE GÖNDERİLİR. • MESAJIN EN AZINDAN 65%’İNİ İSE BEDENİMİZ (SÖZSÜZ KANALLAR)TAŞIR VE İLETİR. Kenan BASARAN

4. DİKKAT BEDENİMİZ KONUŞUYOR: Tepeden - Tırnağa Kenan BASARAN

5. HEAD / BAŞ • NODDING THE HEAD / BAŞI AŞAĞIYA DOĞRU SALLAMAK • BİRÇOK KÜLTÜRDE ‘EVET’ ANLAMINDADIR • ESKİ YUGOSLAVYA, YUNANİSTAN, BULGARİSTAN ve TÜRKİYE’DE ‘HAYIR’ ANLAMI TAŞIR. • TOSSING THE HEAD BACKWARD/ BAŞI ARKAYA İTMEK • TAYLAND,FİLİPİNLER, HİNDİSTAN ‘DA İSE: ‘EVET’ • ROCKING HEAD SLOWLY, BACK AND FORTH / BAŞI YAVAŞÇA AŞAĞI –YUKARI OYNATMAK • BİRÇOK ASYA ÜLKESİNDE “EVET, SENİ DİNLİYORUM” ANLAMINA GELİR. Kenan BASARAN

6. FACE / YÜZ Kenan BASARAN

7. FACE / YÜZ • YÜZ İFADELERİ (MİMİKLER) RUH HALİ, DUYGU ve TUTUM/DAVRANIŞLARIMIZI YANSITIR, AMA... • ASYA KÜLTÜRLERİNDE YAŞAYANLAR BAZEN: • DUYGUSUZ -EMOTIONLESS • KARMAŞIK DUYGULU -MIXED-UP EMOTION • SAHİBİ İNSANLAR OLARAK BİLİNİRLER Kenan BASARAN

8. EYES / GÖZLER • EYE CONTACTS / GÖZ TEMASI • ENCOURAGED IN AMERICA, CANADA, EUROPE • RUDE IN MOST ASIAN COUNTRIES AND IN AFRICA • RAISING EYEBROWS / KAŞ YUKARIDA • “YES” IN THAILAND AND SOME ASIAN COUNTRIES • “HELLO” IN THE PHILIPPINES Kenan BASARAN

9. EYES / GÖZLER • CLOSED EYES / GÖZKAPAKLARI KAPALI • BORED OR SLEEPY IN AMERICA • “I’M LISTENING AND CONCENTRATING.” IN JAPAN, THAILAND, CHINA • WINKING EYE / GÖZ KIRPMAK • SHARING SECRET IN AMERICA AND EUROPE • FLIRTATIOUS GESTURE IN OTHER COUNTRIES Kenan BASARAN

10. EARS /KULAKLAR • EAR GRASP / KULAKLARI AVUÇ İLE KAPATMAK • “I’M SORRY.” IN PARTS OF INDIA • CUPPING THE EAR / İYİ DUYMAK İÇİN AVUÇLARLA KULAK ARKASINDAN DESTEK OLMAK • “I CAN’T HEAR YOU.” IN ALL SOCIETIES • PULLING EAR / KULAK ÇEKMEK • “YOU ARE IN MY HEART” FOR NAVAJO INDIANS Kenan BASARAN

11. NOSE / BURUN • HOLDING THE NOSE / BURNU TUTMAK • “SOMETHING SMELLS BAD.” UNIVERSAL • NOSE TAP / İŞARET PARMAĞI İLE BURUNA BİRKAÇ KEZ VURMAK • “IT’S CONFIDENTIAL.” ENGLAND • “WATCH OUT!” OR "BE CAREFUL.” ITALY Kenan BASARAN

12. NOSE / BURUN • POINTING TO NOSE / BURNU GÖSTERMEK • “IT’S ME.” JAPAN • BLOWING NOSE / SÜMKÜRMEK • BİRÇOK ASYA ÜLKESİNDE, TOPLUM İÇİNDE SÜMKÜRMEK ‘İĞRENÇ’ KARŞILANIR Kenan BASARAN

13. CHEEKS/ YANAK • CHEEK SCREW / İŞARET PARMAĞI İLE YANAĞA DOKUNUP DÖNDÜRMEK • ‘HAYRANLIK – İLGİ DUYMA’ - ITALY • “THAT’S CRAZY.” GERMANY • CHEEK STROKE / YANAĞA VURMAK • BİRÇOK AVRUPA ÜLKESİNDE: ’’HOŞ – ÇEKİCİ –BAŞARI ” Kenan BASARAN

14. LIPS AND MOUTH /AĞIZ ve DUDAKLAR • ÖPÜCÜK – ÖPÜŞME: IN PARTS OF ASIA, KISSING IS CONSIDERED AN INTIMATE SEXUAL ACT AND NOT PERMISSIBLE IN PUBLIC, EVEN AS A SOCIAL GREETING. • KISSING SOUND: TO ATTRACT ATTENTION IN THE PHILIPPINES, TO BECKON A WAITER IN MEXICO. • FINGER TIP KISS. IN FRANCE, IT CONVEYS SEVERAL MESSAGES, “THAT’S GOOD!” “THAT’S GREAT!” “THAT’S BEAUTIFUL!.” Kenan BASARAN

15. LIPS AND MOUTH /AĞIZ ve DUDAKLAR • SPITTING / TÜKÜRMEK • SPITTING IN PUBLIC IS CONSIDERED RUDE IN MOST WESTERN CULTURES. • IN THE PRC AND MANY OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES, SPITTING IN PUBLIC IS TO RID A PERSON’S WASTE AND, THEREFORE, IS HEALTHY. Kenan BASARAN

16. THE LIP POINTING / DUDAKLA GÖSTERMEK • LIP POINTING (A SUBSTITUTE FOR POINTING WITH THE HAND OR FINGER) IS COMMON AMONG FILIPINOS, NATIVE AMERICANS, PUERTO RICANS, AND MANY LATIN AMERICANS. • OPEN MOUTH. ANY DISPLAY OF THE OPEN MOUTH IS CONSIDERED VERY RUDE IN MOST COUNTRIES. Kenan BASARAN

17. ARMS / KOLLAR • SOME CULTURES, LIKE THE ITALIANS, USE THE ARMS FREELY. OTHERS, LIKE THE JAPANESE, ARE MORE RESERVED; IT IS CONSIDERED IMPOLITE TO GESTICULATE WITH BROAD MOVEMENTS OF THE ARMS. • FOLDING ARMS (KOLLARI BAĞLAMAK) ARE INTERPRETED BY SOME SOCIAL OBSERVERS AS A FORM OF EXCLUDING SELF, “I AM TAKING A DEFENSIVE POSTURE,” OR “I DISAGREE WITH WHAT I AM HEARING.” Kenan BASARAN

18. ARMS/ KOLLAR • ARMS AKIMBO. IN MANY CULTURES, THIS STANCE SIGNALS AGGRESSION, RESISTANCE, IMPATIENCE, OR EVEN ANGER. • ARMS BEHIND BACK, HANDS GRASPED IS A SIGN OF EASE AND CONTROL. • ARMS IN FRONT, HANDS GRASPED, COMMON PRACTICE IN MOST ASIAN COUNTRIES, IS A SIGN OF MUTUAL RESPECT FOR OTHERS. Kenan BASARAN

19. HANDS/ ELLER • OF ALL THE BODY PARTS, THE HANDS ARE PROBABLY USED MOST FOR COMMUNICATING NON-VERBALLY. • HAND WAVESARE USED FOR GREETINGS,BECKONING, OR FAREWELLS. Kenan BASARAN

20. HANDS / ELLER • THE ITALIAN “GOOD-BYE” WAVE CAN BE INTERPRETED BY AMERICANS AS THE GESTURE OF “COME HERE.” • THE AMERICAN “GOOD-BYE” WAVE CAN BE INTERPRETED IN MANY PARTS OF EUROPE AND LATIN AMERICA AS THE SIGNAL FOR “NO.” Kenan BASARAN

21. HANDS/ ELLER • BECKONING. • THE AMERICAN WAY OF GETTING ATTENTION (RAISING A HAND WITH THE INDEX FINGER RAISED ABOVE HEAD) COULD BE CONSIDERED RUDE IN JAPAN, AND ALSO MEANS “TWO” IN GERMANY. • THE AMERICAN “COME HERE” GESTURE COULD BE SEEN AS AN INSULT IN MOST ASIAN COUNTRIES. • IN CHINA, TO BECKON A WAITER TO REFILL YOUR TEA, SIMPLY TURN YOUR EMPTY CUP UPSIDE DOWN. Kenan BASARAN

22. HANDS/ ELLER • HANDSHAKING IS A FORM OF GREETING IN MOST WESTERN CULTURES. • IN THE MIDDLE EAST, A GENTLE GRIP IS APPROPRIATE. • IN MOST ASIAN CULTURES, A GENTLE GRIP AND AN AVOIDANCE OF DIRECT EYE CONTACT IS APPROPRIATE. Kenan BASARAN

23. HANDS/ ELLER • HAND-HOLDING AMONG THE SAME SEX IS A CUSTOM OF SPECIAL FRIENDSHIP AND RESPECT IN SEVERAL MIDDLE EASTERN AND ASIAN COUNTRIES. Kenan BASARAN

24. HANDS/ ELLER • RIGHT HAND. THE RIGHT HAND HAS SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE IN MANY SOCIETIES. IN CERTAIN COUNTRIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND IN ASIA, IT IS BEST TO PRESENT BUSINESS CARDS OR GIFTS, OR TO PASS DISHES OF FOOD, TO GET AN ATTENTION, USING ONLY THE RIGHT HAND OR BOTH. • LEFT HAND IS CONSIDERED UNCLEAN IN MUCH OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND IN PARTS OF INDONESIA. Kenan BASARAN

25. HANDS/ ELLER • HANG LOOSE. (THUMB AND LITTLE FINGER EXTENDED) • COULD CONVEY DIFFERENT MEANINGS: • IN HAWAII, IT’S A WAY OF SAYING, “STAY COOL,” OR “RELAX.” • IN CHINA, IT MEANS SIX. • IN MEXICO (DO VERTICALLY), IT MEANS, “WOULD YOU LIKE A DRINK?” Kenan BASARAN

26. HANDS/ ELLER • CLAPPING HANDS. • RUSSIANS AND CHINESE MAY USE APPLAUSE TO GREET SOMEONE. • IN MANY CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE, AUDIENCE FREQUENTLY CLAP IN RHYTHM. Kenan BASARAN

27. FINGERS / PARMAKLAR • THE “O.K.” SIGNAL. (THE THUMB AND FOREFINGER FORM A CIRCLE) MEANS • “FINE,” OR “O.K.” IN MOST CULTURES, • “ZERO” OR “WORTHLESS” IN SOME PARTS OF EUROPE • “MONEY” IN JAPAN • AN INSULT IN GREECE, BRAZIL, ITALY, TURKEY, RUSSIA AND SOME OTHER COUNTRIES Kenan BASARAN

28. FINGERS/ PARMAKLAR • “THUMB-UP” MEANS: • “O.K.” “GOOD JOB” OR “FINE” IN MOST CULTURES, • “FIVE” IN JAPAN; “ONE” IN GERMANY • AVOID A THUMB-UP IN THESE COUNTRIES: AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, GREECE, TURKEY, IRAN, RUSSIA, AND MOST AFRICAN COUNTRIES. Kenan BASARAN

29. FINGERS/ PARMAKLAR • POINTING. • POINTING WITH THE INDEX FINGER IS COMMON IN NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE. • BUT IT IS CONSIDERED IMPOLITE IN JAPAN AND CHINA WHERE THEY FAVOR USING THE WHOLE OPEN HAND. • MALAYSIANS PREFER POINTING WITH THE THUMB. Kenan BASARAN

30. LEGS AND FEET /AYAK - BACAK • IN ASIA, DO NOT POINT WITH YOUR TOES. • IN ASIA AND SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, PUTTING FEET UP ON A DESK OR ANY OTHER PIECE OF FURNITURE IS VERY DISRESPECTFUL. • SITTING CROSS-LEGGED, WHILE COMMON IN NORTH AMERICA AND SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, IS VERY IMPOLITE IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. Kenan BASARAN

31. LEGS AND FEET/ AYAK-BACAK • IN MOST ASIAN COUNTRIES, A SOLID AND BALANCED SITTING POSTURE IS THE PREVAILING CUSTOM. SITTING CROSS-LEGGED SHOWS THE SIGN OF DISRESPECT. • IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND MOST PARTS OF ASIA, RESTING THE ANKLE OVER THE OTHER KNEE RISKS POINTING THE SOLE OF YOUR SHOE AT ANOTHER PERSON, WHICH IS CONSIDERED A RUDE GESTURE. Kenan BASARAN

32. WALKING / YÜRÜYÜŞ BİÇİMİ • WALKING CAN REFLECT MANY CHARACTERISTICS OF A CULTURE. FOR EXAMPLE, • IN PARTS OF ASIA AND SOME OF THE MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES, MEN WHO ARE FRIENDS MAY WALK HOLDING EACH OTHER’S HAND. • IN JAPAN AND KOREA, OLDER WOMEN COMMONLY WALK A PACE OR TWO BEHIND MALE COMPANION. Kenan BASARAN

33. In certain contexts, the underestimation of the nonverbal communication can lead to real diplomatic incidents. An emblematic case is that of Richard Nixon in the 1950s, when he went on an official visit to Latin America to renew his relationship with the local governments before being appointed President. When he got off the plane, he made an OK sign to the crowd. Kenan BASARAN

34. In response, instead of applause, he received whistles and shouts. Why? Because Nixon was unaware that, for those people, the OK sign was used to say someone is an idiot. Another example is that concerning the sign of the horns. Kenan BASARAN

35. International Gestures Look at the pictures showing gestures and guess their meaning (some gestures have more than one meaning)

36. TEKRAR ET • UYKU Kenan BASARAN

37. You are Crazy • Kötü kokuyor Kenan BASARAN

38. Mükemmel • Aşağı -yukarı Kenan BASARAN

39. Ok / Hitchhiking     (BE CAREFUL not to do this in Greece it means “fuck you”!) • Ben birşey yapmadım Kenan BASARAN

40. This gesture in Italy is used to indicate that someone is talking nonsense, while in France it is used to order someone to be quiet. Kenan BASARAN

41. It is used in Italy to say someone is clever, intelligent or that someone has had a smart idea. In France, however, it expresses disbelief. Kenan BASARAN

42. Let’s Go, Go away! • Dikkat et! Kenan BASARAN

43. Yemin ederim • Yeter, Durdur ! Kenan BASARAN

44. International Gestures Quiz Look at the pictures showing gestures and guess their meaning (some gestures have more than one meaning)