The Effect of Gendered Communication Styles on Career Outcomes

Valuing Diverse Styles of Communication between Male and Female in Translation Class: A Sociolinguistics Perspective

“…Another finding is related to the use of eye contact by female and male students during the presentation and interpretation section. It is in line with Weinberg's theory about non-verbal communication that female students tend to have more eye contact than male students [26]. During the presentation and interpretation section, female students use eye contact as the indication that they are engaged and listened to what their friends had to say.…”

“…The last communication style used by female and male students is quite interesting because it is not categorized as verbal communication, but it is more of a form of nonverbal communication. As it has already known that research into gendered communication has expanded into the area of non-verbal communication including paralanguage, facial expressions, touch, eye contact, physical space, and some others [26]. But, only physical space, physical touch, and eye contact found in this research.…”

“…In terms of physical space, according to Weinberg et al [26], males prefer speaking face-to-face and standing closer to females than they will to males while females are more comfortable standing side-by-side and prefer communicating more closely with fellow females. However, this research found otherwise, males tend to be more comfortable to stand closer with their fellow males than females and vice versa.…”

“…For instance, there was a moment where a female student touch her partner's arm to say that she wanted to add more opinions regarding the video. But, this kind of physical touch was not done by male students, even though in the theory stated by Weinberg et al [26], males are also using physical touch with different purpose, usually they use it to show dominance. During the presentation and interpretation section, male students tend to use gesture by raising their hands when they want to say something or add more comments.…”