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Designing Instruments for Observing Classroom Nonverbal Behaviors of English Teachers

Hui Li

Abstract


Nonverbal behaviors have been extensively studied and have been shown to have great influence in teaching English as a foreign language. The purpose of this paper is to identify what nonverbal behaviors are widely used and effective in the classroom, and the focus is on designing observations of Chinese college English teachers’ classroom nonverbal behaviors. Based on the literature review, an observation form, a classroom record sheet for special nonverbal behavior and an interview card are designed, and discussions on the implementation of these instruments are presented.

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Nonverbal behaviors; English teachers; Classroom observation; Second language teaching

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v7i19.9442

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