中文摘要：肢体语言与用来表达或传达信息的言语相反，是一种非语言交际行为，通常包括面部表情、身体姿势、手势、眼神交流、触觉和人际空间距离等。肢体语言存在于人际交往的信息交流中，对信息交流起着辅助作用。从本质上讲，小学英语教学也是包含了肢体语言的信息交流过程。肢体语言对老师和学生的交流起着非常重要的辅助作用，老师的肢体语言不仅会影响学生对英语的学习态度，还会影响师生间的亲疏关系。教师积极的肢体语言可以传递积极的信息，营造良好的课堂分氛围，帮助学生轻松获得知识，反之，学生可能会对英语学习失去兴趣。在英语教学中，许多教师更注重于语言交际，而忽略了肢体语言的正确使用。本文意在引起小学英语教师对肢体语言的高度重视，鼓励教师尽可能使用更多适当的、生动的肢体语言激活小学生以提高教学质量。文中主要运用访问、现场观察等研究方法，研究肢体语言在小学英语教学中的运用，通过对积极与消极肢体语言进行比较分析，结合小学生的心理特征，笔者提出教师可以对消极的肢体语言进行调整，从而利用积极肢体语言激活小学的英语教学，达到提高教学效果的目的。

关键词：积极的肢体语言；激活；小学英语课堂

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abstract

中文摘要

1. Introduction  .1

1.1 Background1

1.2 Significance and Purpose of the Study1

1.2.1 Significance of the Study1

1.2.2 Purpose of the study2

1.3 Layout of the Paper3

2. Literature Review4

 2.1 The Definition of Body Language.4

 2.2 Relevant Researches and Studies on Body Language4

  2.2.1 Overseas Researches.4

    2.2.2 Domestic Researches5

3. The Necessity of Using Body Language7

3.1 Body Language and the Characteristics of Pupils.7

 　  3.1.1 The Characteristics of Pupils' Attention7

     3.1.2 The Characteristics of Pupils’ Emotion.7

     3.1.3 The Characteristics of Pupils’ Will.7

     3.1.4 The Characteristics of Pupils’ Thinking and Memory7

     3.1.5 The Connection of Body language and Characteristics of Pupils.8

  3.2 The Functions of Using Body Language in Teaching8

     3.2.1 Substituting Function9

3.2.2 Auxiliary Function9

3.2.3 Regulatory Function.9

3.3 The Relation between Body Language and Primary English10

     3.3.1 Body Language and Essential Ideas of Curriculum Standards 10

     3.3.2 Body Language and Teaching Objectives.10

4. Research and Findings.12

4.1 Research Questions12

4.2 Participants.12

4.3 Methodology12

4.4 Findings of the Classroom Observation.13

    4.4.4 Facial Expression14

    4.4.2 Posture.14 

    4.4.3 Gesture14

     4.4.4 Eye Contact.15

    4.4.5 Distance.15

    4.4.6 Negative Body Language15

4.5 Findings of the Interview.16

    4.5.1 Interview 116

    4.5.2 Interview 216

    4.5.3 Interview 317

5. Discussions.19

  5. 1 Negative Effect of Negative Body Language19

5.2 Positive Body Language for Activating Pupils19

5.3 Suggestions for Using Body Language Actively.20

　   5.3.1 The Use of Body Language Should Be in Right Quantity21

　5.3.2 The Use of Body Language Should Be Natural21

　   5.3.3 The Use of Body Language Should Be Clear.21

　   5.3.4 Modify Negative Body Language22

6. Conclusion23 

References24