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From: https://www.oxfordtefl.com/blog/7-tips-for-helping-students-develop-their-body-language-in-the-elt-classroom

Fran Austin writes, "Body language has long been seen by communications specialists as a key component of the way we interact with others, with researchers claiming that anything between 50% and 80% of all communication happens through non-verbal communication.

"...So why is it that body language has such a low profile in the ELT world? It could be that we take fore-granted that body language is a transferable skill from the learners L1, but it certainly is not, though their are some shared similarities across cultures."

Read the full article, which has tips for teachers to gain awareness of their own body language and for students to begin studying body language, here: https://www.oxfordtefl.com/blog/7-tips-for-helping-students-develop-their-body-language-in-the-elt-classroom

These tips are applicable to teachers of any language.

See the full post at: https://www.oxfordtefl.com/blog/7-tips-for-helping-students-develop-their-body-language-in-the-elt-classroom