The Importance Of Nonverbal Communication In Teaching

Abstract

Non-verbal communication has been recognized as an important technique, which has a positive influence on the comprehension of the students. As a result, it helps in better learning and understanding of the concepts. The core objectives of this study are to examine
the importance of non-verbal communication in the process of teaching. Also, this paper will discuss the functions and principles of using nonverbal communication in the classroom and it will show some fundamental ways of using nonverbal behaviors to improve the process of useful teaching, as well as the importance of nonverbal communication that could be fully acknowledged by both students and lecturers. Nonverbal communication is an important form of teaching. The profit for a teacher is to progress a strong sensitivity and capability to interpret student nonverbal communication. Lecturers and instructors should be good listeners, not only to words being spoken, but also nonverbal cues which are used in the classroom, such as teacher’s facial expressions, postures, gestures, touch, and eye contact are very important in all cultures. However, some of the cultures across the world have their perception about nonverbal cues in classrooms, like some of the students dislike eye contact and gaze, touch, and postures. Hence teachers should be aware that different learning methods in different cultural behaviors and their perspectives, due to cultural differences, all or some students may not be interested to make eye contact with their lecturers.