The Role of Teachers’ Non-Verbal Communication in ELT Classroom

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  • Janak Singh Negi Department of English

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/nelta.v14i1.3096

Keywords:

Non-verbal communication, Paralanguage, Information processing

Abstract

The role of non-verbal behavour in English classroom plays an important role for teaching content and skills. Based on this assumption, this article attempts to shed light on this hitherto unexplored area of research in the Nepalese context based on the observation by the author at various higher secondary schools in Nepal. The findings show that teachers' non-verbal behaviors play a highly important and essential role on learners' motivation in language classroom.

Key words: non-verbal communication, paralanguage, information processing

DOI: 10.3126/nelta.v14i1.3096

Journal of NELTA Vol.14, No 1&2, 2009 December Page: 101-110

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Author Biography

Janak Singh Negi, Department of English

Vice- Campus Chief and Lecturer of linguistics and ELT at Manilek Campus affiliated to Tribhuvan University Nepal. He has been involved in Teaching English, Teacher Training; and monitoring at various parts of Nepal. Mr. Negi is also a life member of NELTA and has served on teacher Training and monitoring for it; associated with British Council. He is particularly interested in innovative action research for teacher development and young learners in finding methods and techniques to make language teaching and learning more motivating and engaging for them He holds an M.Ed. degree in English Language Teaching from Tribhuvan University Nepal and Teacher training course from the British Council.

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Negi, J. S. (2010). The Role of Teachers’ Non-Verbal Communication in ELT Classroom. Journal of NELTA, 14(1), 101–110. https://doi.org/10.3126/nelta.v14i1.3096

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Vol 14, No 1&2 2009

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