Abstract

     Body language plays a critical role in our daily communication, and it has been widely used in language teaching. Based on the description of the background and previous studies of body language, this paper conducts a preliminary investigation into the problems in primary school English instruction. Then the advantages of using body language are discussed, which shows that body language can be an effective way to cope with current teaching problems and a great assistance to teachers in achieving better teaching effects. In addition, different types of body language, principles of applying body language and specific use of it in teaching are presented in detail.

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

摘要

     肢体语言在日常生活中非常重要，在语言教学中也被广泛使用。基于肢体语言的背景以及前人的研究，本文剖析了小学英语教学中存在的一些问题，然后讨论了运用肢体语言的优势，展示了肢体语言能够有效处理教学中的问题，并且能够辅助教师教学，获得更好的教学效果。此外，关于肢体语言的种类，运用原则，以及在教学中的具体运用也做了详细陈述。

关键词：肢体语言；小学英语教学；应用