This article presents an activity in which students will demonstrate the relationship between the nonverbal concept of space and the flow of verbal communication. Most courses in interpersonal, intercultural, small group, and family communication discuss types of nonverbal communication, including kinesics, haptics, paralanguage, proxemics, and…

Several intercultural communication textbooks describe cultural patterns using principles outlined by Edward T. Hall and Geert Hofstede. Though textbooks and instructors vary the way the principles are labeled, understanding these core cultural principles is essential in understanding an individual's cultural behaviors. Even more important than…