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1、The Use of Body Language in English TeachingContentsChapter1 Introduction Chapter2 The necessity and importance of using body language in English teaching Chapter3 The concrete application of the body language in listening speaking reading and writing 31 Body language helps to improve listening 32 B

2、ody language helps to improve speaking 33 Body language helps to improve reading 34 Body language helps to improve writing Chapter4 The use of Various kinds of Body Language in English teaching Chapter5 Conclusion Works Cited Chapter 1 IntroductionAs everyone knows the classroom teaching is one of t

3、he most important ways that the students learn English As far as the English teaching in middle school is concerned teachers have to arouse the students interest so that thay may learn better there are many ways to arouse the studentsinterest and help them to learn better body language used in Engli

4、sh teaching is one of them Body language is an important media through which people communicate with each other It refers to the patterns of facial expressions gestures that people use to express their feelings in communicationThe specialist on body language researchcomesonce saidOnce it was losta b

5、aby couldnt have grown into a normal personIt is also ture to the juvenilesIn school educationbody language plays a positive role in cultivating the students charactersForteachersare usually respectedand factuallywhat or how the teachers say and do will be possibly imitated by the students sometimes

6、 subconsciously In a wordteachersgraceful body language helps to improve the students artistic-appreciation and moral characterIf the students develop a wonderful body languagewhich will possibly leads them to form an optimistic and active feelingsthey will surely have a more smooth interpersonal re

7、lationThe affection of teachersbody language on the students is reflected not only by establishing a good examplebut also shortening the teacher-student estrangement by which a more harmonious studying atmosphere is createdAs a matter of factteachers friendly appearance can greatly encourage the stu

8、dents studying enthusiasmFurthermorethe characteristics of theoretic and abstraction of knowledge also requires the vividdramatic and an accessible gestures to make it specific and figurrativeAs a resultthe students interest is motivated and the effect of teaching is greatly improvedChapter2The nece

9、ssity and importance of using body language in English teachingEnglish teaching is a key part of the school education With the English teaching methods reform more and more English teachers organize the teaching process in English so that they may realize the Communicated English The communicated En

10、glish means that teachers instruct the students and explain questions basically in English and the students are also required to use English in classContemporarilyhowever the students in yhe middle school cant speak very well neither can they understand why they should use different tones in differe

11、nt times or situations their vocabulary and expressive ability are limited too These limitations made it difficult to realize the Communicated English in the classes According to the studentspresent level and practical situation body language is required For example when a teacher gives an instructi

12、on You twoplease come to the blackboardThe students can easily undersdand it if the teacher looks at or points to some two students Then the teacher points to the blackboard The students will carry out the order without obstacle even if they dont hear the key words blackboard clearly Furthermore tea

13、chers usually have to explain some language poimtsand at this timethey have to differentiate the classroom expressions and the examples Take it for example we ought to use the form have done such as Have you finished that job yet To make the students understand clearly a teacher has a lot of ways To

14、 do it by speed he uses a common speed when reading we ought to use the form have done and reads slowly when giving exampleshe can also get the effect by repeating the example Have you finished that job yeta a more frequent way is to use gestures to lay emphasis on the key points when he said have d

15、one emphasizing it in voice at the same time he reaches out his index fingerpauses in the air and then gives out the examples This action will usually give the students a deep impression From the above we can learn the use of body language in English teaching is necessary and pratical In the English

16、 teaching in middle schools body language is frequently used to improve the teaching effect and the students abilityChapter3 The concrete application of the body language in listening speaking reading and writingcom language helps to improve listeningThe Greek philosopher Epictetus ever wittily said

17、 Nature has given man one tongue and two ears that he may hear twice as much he speaksFrom the saying we can learn how important the listening is in our daily lifeTo understand others is a basic purpose in English teaching and teachers often train the students listening accordingly In this process i

18、f the body language is used the effect will be betterWhen beginning a new lesson the teacher narrates the story outline in EnglishThe body language may helpFor example a teacher can stretch his arms slowly when he says She is in a very big room he can open his eyes widely with mouth opened when he s

19、ays She is so beautiful a ladyAs a result the students will have such an impressionShe is very beautiful indeed a teacher who imitates the crying or the movement of the animals under the premise of teaching order willsurely achieve a better effectcom language helps to improve speakingThe spoken lang

20、uage is one of the important ways to communicate so we should try to develop the students ability of speakingFactually they are helped to reach the aim in a certain degree by their teachers body languageThe contemporary emphasis is gradually laid on speaken English teaching The first lesson of every

21、 unit in Senior English begins with a dialogue The teaching programes require the teachers to organize the class to practise English according to the characteristics of the dialogue Generally speaking the body language can arouse and sustain the students interest of learning and using English In the

22、 English classthe teachers should not only use body languages themselves but also ask the students to use them according to the different situations Take it for example the first lesson in Unit One Book One is about the time when the new students first meet and they dont know each other So a teacher

23、can introduce himself first such as Helloeveryone nice to meet you here Now Ill introduce myself to you My name is Arthur I like playing basketballforit makes me much stronger I like playing chess for it makes me more clever and I like reading books for reading makes one perfect During the introduct

24、ion the teacher should use the new vocabularies and sentence structures together with a vivid expression and mating gestures as possibly as he can He smiles when he says hello to the class he shakes hands with some students saying Nice to meet you he writes his name down on the blackboardhe imitates

25、 the action of dribbling and shooting at the basketballplaying chess and turning pages to explain his hobby After his introduction the teacher can create a circumstance for the students to practice Mary and Jack are new classmates They are walking together in the street and they meet one pf Jacks ol

26、d friends Yang Pei Then Yang Pei and Mary are introduced to each other by Jack After the studentspractice the dialogue is introduced naturally from itUsually the application of body language in different situations will result in an attracting and successful lesson33 Body language helps to improve r

27、eadingThe purpose of Senior English teaching is to train the studentspreliminary ability of using spoken and written English In the senior school we lay emphasis on the reading ability that serves the sdudentsfurther study Here we mainly mention the helpfulness for reading aloud Reading aloud helps

28、the students to get a correct pronunciation and intonation and to develop the combination of vocabularies pronunciation spelling and meaning Furthermore it also helps the sdudents to find out the articles internal feelings and appreciate the beauty of the language A linguist ever said A person is no

29、t a poem until it is read Reading aloud is basic in the middle school and the teachers should make full use of body language to develop the sdudentsability of reading aloudWhen reading the sentences attention should be paid to where to speak softlyemphasize and raise or lower our tone To make it cle

30、ar we can imitate the strong or soft pats that are used in music teachingwhich means to use the arcs to represent different tones Generally speaking we use falling tones in declarative and special interrogative sentences first rising tones and then falling tones in the choosing interrogative sentenc

31、e The students in the middle school are not often accustomed to and always confuse them however with the help of body languagethey can solve the problem much more easily For examplethey use gestures As they read the choosing interrogative sentence they raise their hands in rising tones amd lower in

32、falling tones After training for some times as soon as they read the sentencesthey will remind themselves of the gestures As a result there will be no problems in rightly reading the sentences at allIn a wordthe vivid gestures together with the fluent English can create a good circumstance of learni

33、ng which will surely play am active part in improving the students reading abilitycom language helps to improve writingWriting is one of the basic skills of learning languageand it is so important a skill that we can even say without it people cant communicate with others Not only should the student

34、s get some English knowledge and vocabularies but also the ability to communicate in spoken and written English as what is mentioned in the teaching programs To some extent writing is more important than speaking for it can spread without the limitation of space and time Since the students learn Eng

35、lish as a media for communication they should have the ability of writingTo get rid of the studentsfeelings of being dull and tiring an English teacher has to use every possible method This is the same to the writing Teachers use different methods in order to improve the students abilityof writing a

36、mong which the application of body language can deepen the object impression such is magnificent in developing the students writing abilityThe linguist Franklin ever said Tell me Ill forget teach me Ill remember involve me and Ill learn If we asked the students to write an unfamiliar composition the

37、y would probably be able to and feel discouraged However the students can write excellent articles if they have the experience In and out of class we should ask the students to participate some English-related activities and then ask they to write it down Take The First Snow in Winter for example ha

38、ving enjoyed themselves in the beautiful snowing and been given some hints the students can write much better a composition For contrast to their complete imagination the students are deeply impressed by the body movement of the teachers and themselves which surely leads to a better articleChapter4

39、The use of Various kinds of Body Language in English teachingAt present time with the English teaching methods reform more and more English teachers organize the teaching activities in English so that they may realize the Communicative English The Communicated English means that teachers instruct th

40、e students and explain questions basically in English and the students are also required to use English in class To get rid of the students feelings of being dull and tiring an English teacher has to use every possible method For example when a teacher says stand up please he can say as open up the

41、palm lightly while speaking sit down please he can use the opposite way speaking out the hand and pressing downward to show them the contrary meaning The students will carry out the order without obstacle even if they do not hear the key words clearly If the students voice is too small to hear clear

42、ly teacher may say speak it loudly please and hold his hand behind the ear at the same time as to listen to him And if the teacher wants two students to make a practice together he can just spread out two fingers and say in pairs Of course the teacher should nod his head when saying yes and shake wh

43、en saying no to let the students feel his teacher just like the conductor of a philharmonic and guide them to study by using body language Time by time the studentsinterest in learning English has been raised a lot Learning English becomes an enjoyment to them Furthermore teachers usually have to ex

44、plain some language points and at this time they have to differentiate the classroom expressions and the examples Take it for example we ought to use the form have done such as Have you finished that job yet T o make the students undersdand clearly a teacher has lots of ways A more frequent way is t

45、o use gestures to lay emphasis on the key points when he said have doneemphasizing it in voice at the same time he reaches out his index finger pauses in the air and then gives out the example This action will usually give the students a deep impressionBody language communicates more about you than

46、any words you say Without body language the classroom would be static and colorless Body language communicates as effectively as words maybe even more effectively John W ileySons1991 Body language transfer ideas or thoughts by certain action either intentionally or unintentionally A nod means approv

47、al while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction Thumb and forefinger making a circle means OK direct eye contact means shows attentiveness and listening cup the ear means I cannot hear youIn a word body language is an effective way to lead to the intentional attention The affection of teache

48、rs body language on the students is reflected not only by establishing a good example but also shortening the teacher-student estangement by which a more harmonious sdudying atmosphere is created As a mater of fact teachers friendly appearance can greatly encourage the students studying enthusiasm Furthermore the characteristics of theoretic and abstraction of knowledge also requires the vivid dramatic and an accessibl