EMOTIONAL EXPRESSIVENESS
HOW DOES IT WORK?
We can simplify emotional
expressiveness as the way people demonstrate their feelings and emotions. All
human beings have the same feelings and emotions but how they express them will
vary according to their culture and the environment involved. Private circumstances
provide an environment in which all people reveal their feelings and emotions
likewise, regardless of their culture. On the other hand, emotional
expressivity will be shaped according to the culture of the people when we have
public situations involved.
According to Professor
Ivers, we can classify the emotional expressiveness in an Emotional
Expressivity Scale according to the culture of each country. On the left side,
the LOW TOLERANCE EXPRESSIVITY side, we have countries as China, England, and
Japan. On those places, people do not demonstrate their feelings and emotions
publicly. On the right side, the HIGH TOLERANCE EXPRESSIVITY side, we have
countries as Mexico, Italy, and Brazil. On those countries, people do not care
about showing their feelings and emotions publicly.
Different tolerance
expressivities are not exclusive characteristics found among nations. They can
occur within the same nation. Brazil is a large country, and we have a huge
cultural diversity here because were colonized by many countries. In general,
we were classified in the high tolerance expressivity side. However, Brazilians
from South are known as cold people by the other Brazilians. But I can claim,
we are not cold, we are just very reserved. We do not talk to unknown people in
the elevators, bus stops, or queues supermarkets. And when someone from
North/Northeast asks us the time, we just say the time.
Despite that, as ESL/EFL
teachers we must know these differences. We teach students from many cultures,
and we must respect and manage this variety in our classrooms. Our students
need to feel comfortable to learn better. And there will be times, we will need
to help our students to adapt their tolerance expressivity to they do not
suffer and to be accepted.
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