Abstract

There are two channels of human communication: verbal communication and nonverbal communication. Body language belongs to the category of nonverbal communication. It is an important skill and art for teachers’ English teaching as well as a medium for communication between teachers and students. This thesis starts with the definition of body language, explores its function and classification in English classroom teaching; then, it discusses the specific application of body language in English classroom teaching, and puts forward some constructive suggestions, so as to attract the attention of teachers to body language in class, and then use the body language to improve the effect of English teaching accurately, properly and naturally, including students’ communicative competence.

Keywords: body language; application; English classroom teaching

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1.Introduction .1

1.1Current situation of English classroom teaching in China1 

1.2Correlation between nonverbal communication and English 

classroom teaching1

2.Literature Review.2

2.1Definition of body language2

2.2Functions of body language in English teaching.3

3.Classification of Body Language in English Teaching5

3.1Posture.5

3.2Gestures.6

3.3Facial expression.6

3.4Eye contact7

3.5Body distance7

4.Application of Body Language in English Teaching.8

4.1The necessity of body language in English teaching8

4.2The specific application of body language11

5.Suggestions on the Application of Body Language in English Classroom Teaching.13

5.1 Focus on the appropriate use of body language.13

5.2 Avoid the use of negative body language.13

5.3 Pay attention to students’ culture consciousness14

6.Conclusion15

Works cited17