中文摘要：人类的交流分为言语交流和非言语交流两种类型。非语言交流是指一种除去了语言文字的交流行为。历来，我们所知道的关于非语言交流的研究通常是关于医护应用和跨文化交流方面的，而在有关小学英语课堂教学方面的研究却少之又少。非语言交流在英语教学里非语言交流能够促进学生理解教材，适应教师教学手段，使英语老师的日常教学产生事半功倍的效果。

本文针对小学英语课堂教学里非语言交流的需要，介绍了非语言交际的四大类别，肢体语言，副语言，环境语言 及客体语言,阐述了它们在英语课堂教学里面应用方法并给出了可能产生的效果,希望能为中小学教师在英语教学方面提供些微的帮助。本文共分为五章。第一章介绍非语言交际的研究背景，研究意义和研究目的。第二章给出了非语言的定义、功能与国内外研究现状。第三章叙述了非语言四种类别及其各在英语课堂教学里的应用。第四章提出非语言交际运用的的不足。最后一章是文章结论部分，除介绍了本文研究成果之外，还给出了一些关于中小学老师如何克服非语言运用缺点的的建议。以期为中小学英语教师在教学里运用非语言提供一些借鉴。

关键词: 非语言交流     英语课堂教学     肢体语言

Abstract： In our society, human communication has two types: verbal communication and nonverbal communication. The meaning of nonverbal communication is all the communicative behaviors beyond language, and it is an integrated part of human communication. People usually emphasize the verbal communication, and overlooking the fact that the majority of the information is conveyed by nonverbal ways. Researches on nonverbal communication are usually in connection with nursing and intercultural communication. There is little study on nonverbal communication of primary English teaching. Nowadays, researches on nonverbal communication have been more advanced and complicated than before. By using nonverbal communication will be more convenient and vivid than verbal communication.

    This thesis has five parts. In the first part, the background, significance and purpose of nonverbal communication are given. Next, the definition, functions and earlier studies are presented. Then, Chapter Three and Chapter Four discuss the application of nonverbal communication in English teaching. At last, the author gives some suggestions to English teachers.

Key Words : nonverbal communication   English classroom teaching   body language

Contents

中文摘要

Abstract

Chapter One Introduction.1

    1.1 The background1

    1.2 The significance and purpose.2

Chapter Two Literature review.4

2.1 Definition of teachers’ nonverbal communication.4

2.2 Functions of teachers’ nonverbal communication4

2.3 The earlier studies at home and abroad  6

Chapter Three The classification of nonverbal communication and their application in English teaching7

3.1 Classification teachers’ of nonverbal communication7

3.2 Body language and its application in English teaching7

3.3 Paralanguage and its application in English teaching9

    3.4 Environmental language and its application in English teaching11

3.5 Object language and its application in English teaching12

Chapter Four The status quo of the application of nonverbal communication in English teaching.14

    4.1 Difficulty of interpreting nonverbal communication exactly .14

    4.2 Lacking intercultural communication awareness.14

Chapter Five Conclusion .16

    5.1 Major findings16

    5.2 Suggestions for English teachers16

References18