Abstract: Body language is any part of people’s auxiliary behavior, expressions and mannerisms in the process of communication. It is a kind of language, belonging to the non-verbal language. This paper discusses the application of body language in primary school English teaching, analyzes how body language improves the ability of students’ listening, talking, reading and writing in detail and some functions of body language in English teaching, designed to guide the use of body language in primary school English teaching correctly, to arouse primary school teachers to put stress on the importance of body language.

Key words: body language; primary school English teaching; application

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Abstract

中文摘要

1. Introduction1

2. The definition of body language 1

3. The significance of body language2

  3.1 The importance of body language

  3.2 The necessity of body language

4. Applications of body language3

  4.1 Improving the ability of “Listening”

  4.2 Improving the ability of “Talking”

  4.3 Improving the ability of “Reading”

  4.4 Improving the ability of “Writing”

5. The function of the body language in the classroom teaching5

  5.1 Auxiliary function

  5.2 Feedback function

  5.3 Alternative function

  5.4 Regulatory function

6. Conclusion7

Bibliography.9

Acknowledgements10