My assignment for this blog was to watch an unfamiliar TV show with the sound off to watch the non-verbal communications and then with the sound on to see if any assumptions that I made were valid.
I chose the MTV game show called "The Substitute" where a substitute teacher is placed in a high school classroom where he turns the classroom into a game show. Upon entering the classroom I noticed the students with puzzle looks on their faces, some had grins on their faces and my assumptions led me to believe they were saying to their friends, "who is this person". The teacher also appeared to have a stern look on his face when he entered the room. When he wrote his name on the board I assumed that the students laughed at him and that he would scold the students for doing so but he did not and even joked about his name. As the game began and the teacher called 2 students up to play, they appeared to be apprehensive about what question they would be asked. As the game proceeded, the students appeared to be more comfortable when they approached the game buzzer to answer questions. What started as faces of questions ended with faces of enjoyment. At the end of the game, the student that won appeared elated but the other students did not jump up and down.
The assumptions that I had made with the sound off were part correct. The students didn't say "who is this" but some did say "yeah" which indicated to me they were glad their teacher wasn't there. Some did laugh when the teacher wrote his name but he laughed also. Students would say "what" or "let's do this" when their names were called to participate. The students did enjoy participating in the game as it moved from round 1 to round 2 and then the $5000 round. The student that won was very happy and the other students did clap for him and a few cheered.
My assumptions probably would have been the same if I had watched a familiar game show like the "Price is Right" or "Family Feud" because people will either be happy or not so happy. The non-verbal communication shows through in faces, body language, and jestures that are made when communicating with others. In a group of people it is interesting to watch all the non-verbal cues that are given without people realizing it. This has taught me to watch my body languge expressions especially when speaking with my student's parents.
Hi. I have never heard of that show. It seems like we are all pretty aware and able to interpret non verbal clues well. Just as our text book discussed, Disney and Pixar are able to draw us into entire scenec of only on verbal cues and we are quite aware of what is being communicated to us.
ReplyDeleteBy recognizing that people communicate in many different ways shows how we watch their facial expressions, eye contact, posture, hand and feet movements, as well as their body movement. Every gesture is related to communication if we listen with our eyes.
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ReplyDeleteI think like you said that watching a game show or a show imitating a game show would be pretty easy to make correct assumptions. However, when you can not hear what is going on in a conversation between a group of people, it may be a challenge to get all the information correct. I work in an environment where sometimes I am the only person that may not speak Spanish. Sometimes I can only grasp some of the meaning of the conversation. Though I understand the gestures, I miss a lot of what is being said.