Meeting and Greeting · Interpersonal Communication
Cultural Gestures
Investigating the physical actions that accompany speech, such as bowing, handshakes, or eye contact, and their meanings across cultures.
Key Questions
- 1How can a gesture change the meaning of the words we speak?
- 2What cultural practices differ from your own when it comes to personal space?
- 3Why might a polite gesture in one country be misunderstood in another?
ACARA Content Descriptions
AC9L25C04AC9L25U03
Year: Year 5
Subject: Languages (LOTE)
Unit: Meeting and Greeting
Period: Interpersonal Communication
Suggested Methodologies
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