A Study on the Importance of Nonverbal Behavior as Intercultural Competence: Focusing on the Theory of Cultural Intelligence

Abstract

In this paper, I will first examine the overall correlation between CQ-Action and communication. At this time, I would like to focus on understanding which aspect the CQ-Action theory focuses on in human-to-human communication. And based on this understanding, I would like to examine the core of what kind of research achievements have been made in the past by tracing the diachronic flow of the non-verbal behaviors research area. Next, I will examine the implications of non-verbal behaviors due to cultural differences through the case of a single non-verbal domain called gesture. To this end, I would like to expand my perspective on the importance of non-verbal behavior as a social behavior and furthermore on the meaning of non-verbal behavior that can lead to one's identity in the context of cultural differences. The purpose of this study is to clarify the importance of non-verbal behavior in the theory of cultural intelligence and that non-verbal behavior is another important area for intercultural competence.