Ok, so let’s apply this to digital communication. There’s a glint of rage in there somewhere, Neil. For example my facial expression, my body language, the look in my eyes, Dan. So, here in the studio there are lots of other non-verbal signals about how we’re feeling - non-verbal cues. A cue is a signal that you need to do something.įor example, an actor goes on stage after their cue.Īnd non-verbal means ‘without using spoken language’. Yes, Professor Evans says 60% of information when we’re talking to each other comes from non-verbal cues. We can also interact with things like machines, computers and social media. Interaction, meaning ‘when people or things communicate with each other’. In digital communication we lack the visual signals we have in face-to-face interaction – as he says. Yes – adding an emoticon can show you understand and express emotion, and show empathy – more clearly. It means ‘the ability to show you understand someone else’s feelings’. ![]() Ok so he used a very useful word - empathy. One of the reasons emojis are so interesting is that they really do enable us to express our emotional selves much more effectively. In the UK today, for example, adults spend 22 hours online on average each week. Increasingly, what we’re finding is that digital communication is taking over from certain aspects of face-to-face interaction. They enable us to express emotion and empathy in digital communication. Professor Vyv Evans, Author of ‘The Emoji Code’ Well, let’s listen to Professor Vyv Evans. But you’ll have to convince me – why do people use them so much? It could be a simple, yellow, smiley face or something like a dancing lady or even a bowl of noodles…Īh yes, all those little images we have in our phones. Well, thanks! Whereas an emoji is something completely different. Something you use in way too many of your emails! For example a colon – two dots - followed by the curved line of a close brackets is a…Ī smiley face. They’re the images made using normal keys on a keyboard – usually punctuation, letters and numbers. You know, I think we should clear one thing up before we go any further: what’s the difference between an emoticon and an emoji? We’ll find out if you’re right or wrong later in the programme. When was the first emoticon used? Was it? Well, that’s the perfect opportunity to ask this week’s question. And actually, they’re not that new, either. You know, I think emojis are a vital tool for communication. We’ll be discussing the rise of those little graphics we call emojis and emoticons. Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English– the show that brings you an interesting topic, authentic listening practice and six new items of vocabulary. ![]() Note: This is not a word for word transcript When two or more people or things communicate with and react to each otherĪ mistake you make when you type something Transcript The ability to understand other people’s feelings ![]() Listen to the programme to find out the answer. In this programme, Neil and Dan will be discussing why emojis and emoticons have become so popular, and teaching you six items of vocabulary.
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