Assessment on Influence of Non Verbal Communication in Different Culture, Singapore

Assessment Questions For “Singapore and American Culture Influences of Nonverbal Communication”

With reference to the movie clip below, answer the questions:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v9UVn98FThM0QluAEa5VmLmBmfbOhuFz/view

This scene is taken from the movie Crazy Rich Asians (2018), when the Chinese American Rachel Chu meets her boyfriend Nick Young’s mother Eleanor Young in Singapore for the first time. Nick introduces his mother to Rachel while she is overseeing the dinner preparation in the kitchen.

Question 1

Explain and illustrate SIX types of nonverbal cues displayed by the characters in the scene and the possible corresponding messages.

Question 2

Employ and explain a suitable model of self-awareness that portrays the relationship between who we are and what we reveal to others. Apply this in the context of Rachel Chu and explain how she will use this model when she continues to interact with Eleanor Young.

Question 3

Rachel Chu grows up in New York and Nick’s family lives in Singapore.

Identify SIX ways in which culture could influence nonverbal communication. Assume hypothetical examples to illustrate specific ways in which cultural background could influence nonverbal communication in the day-to-day interactions between Rachel and Nick’s family members.