Abstract:
Nonverbal communication (NVC) plays a highly important role in different aspects of human life. Regarding teachers, however, it is more important, and they should be very cautious about what type of NVC they use and how they perform it in their teaching process. While practical tangible teaching techniques driven from nonverbal behaviors can help English language teachers incorporate this essential element into their classrooms, little attention has been given to this area. This article tries to shed light on the often neglected, unexplored area of research concerning nonverbal communication. It begins by mentioning the indispensable role of NVC in the communicative process and then explaining different forms and functions of these NVBs, attempt has been made to incorporate those NVCs into language classes and give some practical techniques to be considered in the classrooms, in order for the learners to be as Pennycook (1985) puts it "not only bilingual but also bi- kinesics".
Machine summary:
"While practical tangible teaching techniques driven from nonverbal behaviors can help English language teachers incorporate this essential element into their classrooms, little attention has been given to this area.
It begins by mentioning the indispensable role of NVC in the communicative process and then explaining different forms and functions of these NVBs, attempt has been made to incorporate those NVCs into language classes and give some practical techniques to be considered in the classrooms, in order for the learners to be as Pennycook (1985) puts it "not only bilingual but also bi- kinesics".
2. Background Nonverbal communication, according to Devito & Hecht (1990), is "all of the messages other than words that people * Corresponding Author Submission date: Mar 1, 2014 Acceptance date: Jul 28, 2014 exchange" (p.
Finally, nonverbal cues may contradict verbal messages when a speaker uses irony; like when a teacher raising his eyebrow and nodding, calls his students "gifted, talented, and studious" as he finds them unprepared for the lesson.
As mentioned, kinesics looks at facial expressions, bodily posture, etc; oculesics signals the behavior of the eyes or the uses and variation of eye contact and gazing; proxemics is the physical distance we place between ourselves and others; haptics is the use of touch as a form of communication indicating degrees and patterns of intimacy; vocalics or paralanguage is the study of nonverbal attributes or vocal cues.
Maintain eye contact to open the flow of communication and convey interest, concern, warmth and credibility, but do not usually look at some specific language learners just because they are active or gifted."