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1、The Application of Body Language in English TeachingAbstractWith the continual reform of language teaching and learning methods, teachers are in great demand to organize the classes in English and create English-learning circumstances. However, due to the limitation of students vocabulary, teachers

2、have to simplify their teaching language with the help of facial expressions and body movements. It is an innovation in English teaching and is very popular in the English teaching in China nowadays. Body language can be vocal languages vital complement by intensifying the language information reten

3、tion. So it should never be ignored in English teaching. Because it is not only a good tool to communicate with others and express oneself, it can also help teachers achieve a higher teaching goal. Therefore, in English class, teachers should pay enough attention to body language and use it properly

4、 as the teaching tactics.This paper discusses the necessity and importance of body language in English teaching and the effect of using body language in listening, speaking, reading and writing. It aims to provide useful suggestions for effective English teaching.Key words: body Language; English te

5、aching; applicationIIContentsIIAbstractII1.Introduction22. Body Language and English Teaching22.1 The Significance of Body Language in Classroom12.1.1 To Create a Comfortable Learning Environment22.1.2 To Stimulate Students Enthusiasm and Interest 22.1.3 To Encourage Students32.2 The Specific Use of

6、 Body Language42.2.1 Facial Expressions42.2.2 Eye Contact42.2.3 Gesture52.2.4 Body Distance5_Toc4198963603. The Application of Body Language in English Teaching63.1 The Application of Body Language in Listening63.2. The Application of Body Language in Speaking63.3 The Application of Body Language in

7、 Reading73.4. The Application of Body Language in Writing84. Conclusion8Acknowledgments101. IntroductionWords are only one part of communication. As everybody knows, classroom teaching is one of the most significant ways to learn English. In terms of English teaching , teachers should try their best

8、 to arouse the students interest in order that they can learn better. There are many ways to arouse the students interest and help them to learn better, body language used in English teaching is one of them.Body language is an important media through which people communicate with each other. It refe

9、rs to facial expressions, gesture, eye contact and body distance that people use to express their feelings in communication.It is important to note that body language has different meanings in different cultures. How we can interpret body language depends on the situation, the culture, the relations

10、hip we have with the person as well as the gender of the other. In school education, body language plays a positive role in shaping the students characters. Teachers are usually respected, and therefore, what or how teachers say and do will be possibly imitated by students (sometimes subconsciously)

11、. In a word, teachers graceful body language helps to improve students artistic-appreciation and moral character. If the students learn body language well, they will surely have a better interpersonal relation. As a matter of fact, teachers friendly appearance can greatly activate the students passi

12、on for learning.This paper is an analysis of body language in English teaching. First, it points out the importance of body language in common communication; second, it discusses the students psychology in classroom, and the effect of body language to students; then the author makes a list to expres

13、s the significance of body language in classroom; at last, its about the specific use of body language in English classroom.2. Body Language and English TeachingThe study on body language both at home and abroad focuses mainly on human interaction, especially on public speech and lisping persons. In

14、 fact, body language also plays an important role in classroom teaching. Many teachers and educators have explored a lot into the body language in classroom. 2.1 The Significance of Body Language in Classroom 2.1.1 To Create a Comfortable Learning EnvironmentEducational psychology research shows tha

15、t emotion influence students intellectual development; Teachers emotion constricts the change of students mood in the classroom. Therefore, teachers in the classroom should always pay attention to children psychological changes and mood fluctuations. And teachers face, eyes, posture, gestures invari

16、ably affect mood and attitude of students. Teachers positive emotion will promote the students intellectual actions and create a relaxing and comfortable environment.When learning second language, Young children who feel comfortable and relaxed always make better achievement than those under pressur

17、e. Teachers clean decent dresses and amiable expression will help children have confidence in learning English. Their learning will not be disturbed from negative emotions such as tension and anxiety, so it is easier for them to accept the content of learning, and to achieve the desired effect. For

18、example, before the English class, we can sing a English greeting song, and children can shake hands, clap or hug, it is not only to attract the attention of all children, but also allow them to reduce psychological burden. So Body language not only attracts the attention of students, but also creat

19、es the environment for students to learn English, it is very useful for English Teaching.2.1.2 To Stimulate Students Enthusiasm and Interest Interest can improve the quality of English teaching widely, teachers with warm smile and good expression can help students relieve their psychological barrier

20、s and stimulate students to practice their oral English. Intuitive and vivid body language can make students become more interested in English. The strong study interest is the prime motive power for English learning which can stimulate and raise students interest.Therefore before each class, we sho

21、uld make good preparation so that students can have strong interest through a series of body language. For example, there is an article in primary school English textbooks: father and mother, help each father. Sister and brother, play together! We can add action, clenching fists (left thumb on behal

22、f of father, the right thumb on behalf of mother, left little finger on behalf of sister, right little finger on behalf of brother), singing “father and mother” and showing out the two thumbs; singing “help each other” and the left and right thumb merger together; singing “sister and brother” and sh

23、ow out the two little fingers; singing “play together”, the two little fingers bending to play with each other . Students are acting out while listening to the tape and songs, which is easy and interesting for students to learn. To develop childrens English proficiency, teachers should supply a vari

24、ety of opportunities for young children in English teaching. How to stimulate children enthusiasm to participate in activities? How to take the initiative to obtain information in English learning? We should not only use a variety of teaching aids, but also need teachers smiles, high emotions and wa

25、rm tone to influence each child, so that they do positive responses and learn the language in an interactive and relaxed atmosphere. For example, in order to make children learn English figure 1-10, teachers should choose a catchy morning exercise: One and Two up and nodded, Three and Four shake you

26、r head, Five kick the legs, Six bend waist , Seven, Eight jumps, Nine and Ten love to sleep. In this way, students interest has been greatly stimulated.2.1.3 To Encourage StudentsIn primary school, students vocabulary is limited, but body languages play a bridge role. This particular form of communi

27、cation to foster the feelings of teachers and students can improve the students language skills, it also has great influence on personality development of students.Students seek the sense of accomplishment from completing the work and its success was brought about by the teachers recognition and pra

28、ise. If children gain constant achievements in learning, children will be proud of awards and success. However, if teachers have no proper teaching methods and especially ignore the students achievements, children are likely to form a sense of inferiority.Children will inevitably make mistakes in th

29、e course of learning English because they are studying a completely different language. Especially in pronunciation, some students often say the” frog “as” floger”, at this moment, we should not criticize or blame them because that will only inhibit childrens interest, undermine their motivation and

30、 self-confidence. When children are wrong, we can touch his head gently, and tell him “have a try again?”. We should give support and encouragement to children.In addition, for example, in the teaching process, sometimes, students will certainly rush to answer the question. In order to know if the s

31、tudents have mastered the knowledge, teacher can ask students to answer alone, teachers can say like this:raise your hands and answer my question, while handing the right forearm to indicate to the students, so the students will be conscious to stop free speech. Body language attracts a lot of stude

32、nts to be enthusiastic, so they do not feel difficult to learn English. Body language improves the interest in learning English.2.2 The Specific Use of Body Language2.2.1 Facial ExpressionsFacial expression is a kind of “Esperanto”, in human society, one persons emotion can be reflected from facial

33、expressions. If teachers make good use of facial expression in the classroom for different situations, it is possible to effectively regulate the classroom atmosphere, enhance the effectiveness of teaching.Teachers should use their facial expression properly in class. As a teacher, you can make full

34、 use of body language to respond students different answers, when students answer correctly, the teacher is extremely happy, that is a great prize; when students answer is wrong, the teachers should smile so that students do not feel discouraged, and then motivate himself to work harder. On the cont

35、rary, the rigid facial expression will make students feel confused. The use of a smile is indeed important. For most students, learning English is difficult, boring and hard to understand. It requires teachers make students optimistic, confident and positive, the smile exactly can do it. 2.2.2 Eye C

36、ontactBody language is more than facial expression. Eyes play a large part, too. Eyes are the window to the soul. You can see his inner doubts, likes and dislikes and attitudes in favor or not from a persons eyes. In drama , movies, fiction, poetry, or in really life, eyes have always been accepted

37、as a major source of communication. Eyes have held a strange fascination for us. So in the facial expressions, eyes can be expressive, and delicate. For example, if students in the classroom from time to time aimlessly stare at the ceiling or the window, eyes dull, it shows that they are distracted.

38、 All those show that students eyes are full of great secrets. In class, teachers should look around the classroom from time to time so that it can arouse their sense of participation. Of course, you can use this way to remind some individual students who are absent minded in class. In addition, eye

39、contact is useful for students in psychological investigation, and their own teaching effectiveness; it can also inspire and encourage students to speak out. For example, when students are not concentrating their minds in a class, the teacher staring at him with severe eye, would make him pay more a

40、ttention to the class and classroom effect will be different. Eyes will be applied arts, teaching is indeed of great help.Also there are other examples can explain the effect of eye. Not having eye contact means shyness, lacking confidence, not satisfied with the answer or intending to end the conve

41、rsation; Raising the eyebrows means surprised; Eye contact means encouragement, conversing, or “stop doing that”!2.2.3 GestureUsing gestures in class not only can transmit thoughts and express feelings, but also can increase persuasion and appeal of the audio language. Another example: Palm down and

42、 pressing downward means sit down; Palm up and raising the hand up means stand up; Putting tips of fingers of one hand against the palm of the other hand which is flat and parallel to the ground means stop; Placing the index finger to the lips means silence, be quiet. In classroom teaching, teacher

43、can use gestures to show that he wants students to participate in activities. For instance: when teaching the English sentences, the teacher can point to his clothing or may carry a teaching aid to teach “this is a jacket / coat / map / bag /.” “He is tall” when lifting hands high. “She is five year

44、s old” when showing five fingers. In addition, the simple gestures can also express as “Come here”; “Its OK” and so on. When teaching “watermelon”, teachers can make the action like holding the watermelon; when teaching “doll” he can do the actions like holding the baby sleep. It is easy for student

45、s to understand and firmly master the knowledge, at the same time; it is more interesting in learning English.In short, gesture is not only a body movement but it also is very rich in expression . Therefore, in the classroom teaching, the body language should be used as many as possible.2.2.4 Body D

46、istanceBody distance is significant. It is also a kind of silent body language. In classroom teaching, teachers different distance from the student will give students a different psychological feeling and make different effects. Some studies show that when the teacher stood 2-3.5 meters away from th

47、e students, it will produce a control effect; if a student does not pay attention to the class, for this case, as long as the teacher implies the intention to walk to the student, it will make the students misconduct quickly changed.In English class, when doing dictation exercises, it is appropriate

48、 for teachers to move around in order to make students pay attention to the class and arouse their positive emotions. If the teachers keep a long distance from students, perhaps it is difficult to produce this effect. Some teachers have repeatedly mentioned that a big classroom is less effective tha

49、n a small class teaching in a school. Therefore, paying attention to the application of body distance in classroom can improve teaching effectiveness. 3. The Application of Body Language in English Teaching3.1 The Application of Body Language in ListeningAs technology advances and trade and exchange between countries increase, it is becoming more and more