As a result of reading Chapter 8, and participating in related class discussions and activities, you should be able to:

(1) Develop a sense of intercultural alertness to the multiple interpretations that are attached to a single nonverbal gesture;

(2) Identify the different functions and forms of intercultural nonverbal behavior;

(3) Monitor your own use of paralanguage or tone of voice as it reflects your intercultural or intergroup attitude;

(4) Realize the diverse richness in decoding intercultural hand gestures, touch, space, and time;

(5) Develop deeper observation and attending skills and move beyond surface-level nonverbal impression formation of culturally different others.