Body language

They say that gestures of people can say much more, than words. You can never tell, if the words of a person are true, but movements or some actions can display what people don`t want to show up. As a matter of fact, they show unconscious expression of our feelings and emotions. At any rate, you can also misinterpret somebody`s gestures and jump into conclusions, if you are not enough observant.

Actions speak louder than words, so I decided to look out for my groupmates` behavior and find out if combinations of gestures can really imply certain emotions. On Monday we had a practical class – Political Studies. So I have made such generalizations:

-         Nearly everyone was nervous, some people stroked with their fingers;

-         One girl was biting her fingernails while reading and revising the material;

-         The boy, who wasn`t prepared, tried to avoid eye contact with teacher;

-         My neighbor told me, that her hands became sweat, when she was giving an answer;

-         As for me, I went red because I felt embarrassed and was afraid if my answer was right;

-         Even so, there were people, whose excitement reflected in excessive gestures.

As a matter of fact, body language of my groupmates displayed nearly the same emotions, but expressed in different ways. In any case, I could interpret them correctly because I realized the situation and expected such reaction. But, as I was saying, we have to bear in mind, that context, circumstances are very important for understanding the situation, because the same gestures can have different meaning in different situations.