Teachers’ Perceptions on and Practices of Non-Verbal Communication in Teaching Speaking Skill

Abstract

The present research study entitled“Teachers’ Perceptions on and Practices of Non-Verbal Communication in Teaching Speaking Skill”aimed to explore the English teachers’ perceptions on and practices of non-verbal communication in teaching of speaking skill.It also aimed to explore the importance of non-verbal communication in teaching of speaking skill. To meet the objectives of this research study, I purposively selected 10 secondary level English teachers from 10 secondary level schools of Sindhupalchowk district. From each school,one teacher was selected as sample. Teachers’ perceptions and practices on non-verbal communication in teaching of speaking skill were observed from 40 classes of 10 sample teachers. Four classes of each teacher were observed. And then,data were critically analyzed and interpreted using simple statistical tools like tabulation and description.Classroom observation checklist and questionnaire were used to collect the data for this study. The findings of this study showed that eighty percent teachers perceived non-verbal communication as the best communication to keep the students more active, interested and ready for participating in classroom communication. Similarly, the present study showed smiling teachers could teach speaking skill better than other teachers who always remain silent and serious in their classroom. This thesis is organized into five chapters. The first chapter deals with the background of the topic, statement of the problem, objectives of the study,research questions, significance of the study, de-limitations of the study and operational definition of the key terms. The second chapter includes review of related theoretical literature, review of related empirical literature, implication of the review for the study and conceptual framework. Similarly, the third chapter includes all the areas of methodology. Likewise, the fourth chapter presents the analysis and interpretation of results and the fifth chapter included conclusions and recommendations at three different areas (policy related,practice related and further related) followed by references and appendices.