Abstract

Human communication is the combination of verbal communication and nonverbal communication. As an important part of nonverbal communication, body language can perfectly achieve interpersonal communication as well as verbal communication. What’s more, body language is an important English teaching skill, which it is considered as a media of teacher-student communication. However, because of the effect of traditional teaching, the teachers always pay too much attention to the language points, which leads to the fact that they neglect the application of nonverbal communication .Therefore, this thesis aims to arouse both the teachers’ and students’ attention to the body language by introducing the application of body language in primary school English teaching.

Keywords: nonverbal communication; body language; primary school English teaching

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction-1

2. Literature Review-2

2.1 Definition of body language-2

2.2 Classification of body language-2

2.3 Studies on body language in English teaching-5

3.Advantages of Body Language in English Teaching-6

3.1 Regulating class-6

3.2 Promoting teacher-student relationship-7

3.3 Improving students’ learning-8

4.Application of Body Language in Primary School English Teaching-8

4.1 Application of body language in vocabulary-8

4.2 Application of body language in listening-9

4.3 Application of body language in speaking-9

5. Suggestion-10

6. Conclusion-11

Works cited-12