Nonverbal miscommunication between professors and students can happen in many different ways, whether it’s nonverbal, verbal, or culturally. Miscommunication is a serious problem no matter who it’s between. When professors and students communicate nonverbally there can be many problems, and one may be misinterpreting what the other person may say or mean which can cause an issue for the two.
Emailing is the most common way to misunderstand what’s being said between professors and students since its being used so much now a days. “Dynamics of Email Communications among University Students throughout a Semester”, written by Shahadat Uddin states,
Email is considered as one of the most widely accepted computer-mediated communication tools among university students. Evidence from the present literature shows that students make a significant amount of their course-related communications (e.g. discuss a topic with peers) using this tool. (p.95)
Nonverbal miscommunication can occur anywhere and everywhere. The seriousness of this issue plays a role on everyone differently. It can be harmful to others, it just depends on the person and how it affects them. Nonverbal miscommunication affects everyone differently. Body language plays an important role in nonverbal miscommunication because you can say one thing and your body language shows the complete opposite. “Body Language: Silent Communicator at the Workplace”, written by Daisy N Kurien states,
The purpose of communication is further enriched when it succeeds in building a win-win situation for all. But just like every coin has two sides, it is interesting to note the powerful tool of communication and at the same time the nefarious role which creates misunderstanding, conflicts,...
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...ng a note pad with bullets of what you need to address to your professor or student beside you when writing an email can help in making sure you say what you want clearly.
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Nonverbal communication surrounds us all the time. “Nonverbal communication is all aspects of communication other than words” (Wood, 2016, p. 135). It is not communication with words, but we use nonverbal communication when we talk. We use nonverbal communication without even realizing it in every facet of our lives. This type of communication can be challenging depending on someone’s culture. Something that means one thing in America, can mean something totally different in another country. It is important to know this so that you don’t offend someone from another culture (Wood, 2016, p. 149).
The group took some time over the weeks of the quarter to learn to “read” one another’s body language and to understand each other’s subtexts. For example, in the early weeks of our working together one group member was demonstrating with his or her body language (slumped shoulders, body slightly turned away from the group) and lack of eye contact some nervousness whenever...
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Pease, Allan, and Barbara Pease. The definitive book of body language. Bantam hardcover ed. New York: Bantam Books, 2006. Print.
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Axtell, E. R. (1993). The dos and taboos of body language around the world. In Social interaction in everyday life (chapter 22). Retrieved from http://www.sheltonstate.edu/Uploads/files/faculty/Angela%20Gibson/Sph%20106/taboos0001.pdf.
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