Nonverbal Communication and the Teaching Process

Abstract

In the teaching context, communication takes place basically verbally. When a teacher comes in the classroom, stands face to face with students and tries to teach the material verbally. The students sit in their desks and listen to their teacher. Here, I am speaking about one teacher and several students gathered in a group, however, each member of the group is an individual with his or her own personality. These different personalities contribute significantly to the atmosphere of each lesson. When a student is present in a class, he or she is present not only with his words but also with his whole body. Due to nonverbal messages carried by our body, teachers and students exchange information continuously even if there is silence and nobody utters any words. Let us see how this can be done.