A Simple Survey on "FACE"
Face is the public self image that every adult tries to project.
1. In public, will you avoid speaking out your own views owing to "face" ?

2. In conversations, will you keep your own views silent if they might be different with others' owing to "face" ?

3. In group working, do you think it will affect your "face" if your partner been criticized ?

4. Which one do you prefer, negative face or positive face?
negative face: the want of every 'competent adult member' that his actions be unimpeded by others
positive face: the want of every member that his wants be desirable to at least some others

Question

A Simple Survey on "FACE"
Face is the public self image that every adult tries to project.
1. In public, will you avoid speaking out your own views owing to "face" ?

2. In conversations, will you keep your own views silent if they might be different with others' owing to "face" ?


3. In group working, do you think it will affect your "face" if your partner been criticized ?

4. Which one do you prefer, negative face or positive face?
negative face: the want of every 'competent adult member' that his actions be unimpeded by others
positive face: the want of every member that his wants be desirable to at least some others

Answer

1. No (although my speech becomes 'softer' and I am careful to speak more politely)
2. No (same reason as 1.)
3. Not at all.
4. Negative face (I think, the question is quite ambiguous)

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