First watch TV for 10 minutes with the sound off or in a language you don't speak. Looking and analyzing only the nonverbal messages. Are you able to tell what is going on?

Then watch the same 10 minutes with the sound on or in your primary language.

Answer the following questions applying course terms. The response to each question should include examples from the show you watched and application of the lesson material. Your response to each question should be a paragraph.

1. Did you understand what was happening without the sound? What do you think some of the functions of nonverbal communication were in the episode? Give an example of how movements, gestures, eye contact, personal space, etc. were being used to communicate? Was it effective? How could the senders/receivers improve their nonverbal communication to deliver their message.
2. Now discuss the verbal messages. Give an example of an interaction where language was functional. What kind of function did the messages express ?
3. Give two examples and discuss some of the types of messages you heard. How did the messages effect the interaction? (Example: were there supportive or unsupportive messages, figurative language, different social or cultural contexts present?) What specific verbal and non-verbal messages were communicated and what was its impact on the interaction.
4. Finally, if verbal and nonverbal communication is varied by so many contexts , like, situation, culture, gender, and relationships. What were some of the differences in context you saw in the episode? Give examples of verbal and nonverbal messages and how was it influence by these contexts?

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