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1、The Use of Body Language in Middle Schools1.BodylanguagehelpstoimprovelisteningTheGreekphilosopherEpictetuseverwittilysaid:"Naturehasgivenmanonetongueandtwoearsthathemayheartwiceasmuchashespeaks."Fromthesayingwecanlearnhowimportantthelisteningisinourdailylife.TounderstandothersisabasicpurposeinEn
2、glishteaching,andteachersoftentrainthestudents'listeningaccordingly.Inthisprocess,ifthebodylanguageisused,theeffectwillbebetter.Whenbeginninganewlesson,theteachernarratesthestoryoutlineinEnglish.Thebodylanguagemayhelp.Forexample,ateachercanstretchhisarmsslowlywhenhesays"Sheisinaverybigroom";hecan
3、openhiseyeswidelywithmouthopenedwhenhesays"Sheissobeautifulalady".Asaresult,thestudentswillhavesuchanimpression:Sheisverybeautifulindeed;ateacherwhoimitatesthecryingorthemovementoftheanimalsunderthepremiseofteachingorderwillsurelyachieveabettereffect.2.BodylanguagehelpstoimprovespeakingThespokenl
4、anguageisoneoftheimportantwaystocommunicate,soweshouldtrytodevelopthestudents'abilityofspeaking.Factuallytheyarehelpedtoreachtheaiminacertaindegreebytheirteacher'sbodylanguage.ThecontemporaryemphasisisgraduallylaidonspokenEnglishteaching.ThefirstlessonofeveryunitinSeniorEnglishbeginswithdialogue.
5、TheteachingprogramsrequiretheteacherstoorganizetheclasstopracticeEnglishaccordingtothecharacteristicsofdialogue.Generallyspeaking,thebodylanguagecanarouseandsustainthestudents'interestoflearningandusingEnglish.IntheEnglishclass,theteachersshouldnotonlyusebodylanguagesthemselves,butalsoaskthestude
6、ntstousethemaccordingtothedifferentsituation.Takeitforexample,thefirstlessoninUnitone,Bookoneisaboutthetimewhenthenewstudentsfirstmeet,andtheydon'tknoweachother.Soateachercanintroducehimselffirst,suchas:"Hello,everyone,nicetomeetyouhere.NowI'llintroducemyselftoyou.MynameisArthur.Ilikeplayingbaske
7、tball,for,itmakesmemuchstronger;Ilikeplayingchess,for,itmakesmemoreclever;andIlikereadingbooks,for,'readingmakesoneperfect'".Duringtheintroduction,theteachershouldusethenewvocabulariesandsentencestructurestogetherwitha
