JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN LINGUISTICS

The Use of Body Language and Non-verbal Communication in Teaching Grammar

2025-05-29T09:07:53+00:00

This is an extract from a Ph.D. thesis entitled “The Impact of Non-verbal Communication in Conveying Meaning in English for EFL Classrooms”. It aims solely at investigating the use of non-verbal communication and body language and their fundamental roles in facilitating English grammar to ESL students. It sheds light on the very significant points that non-verbal communication acts in making English grammar lessons easy and smooth for both teachers and students. The study follows the quantitative and the descriptive methods and the data have been analyzed statistically using the SPSS program. It hypothesizes that (Non-verbal communication helps EFL teachers to convey the grammar meaning).Five statements have been emerged out of the hypothesis to form the questionnaire (see table 2). After analyzing the data, the results reveal that the average of most agreeable statements are 61% and 27.6 strongly agree and agree consecutively. While the least percentages are 8% and 1.8% which are undecided and disagree with 0% of strongly disagree. Based on the obtained results, a conclusion can be drawn that the study is consistent and valid.

The Practical Approach of Cultural Communication between China-ASEAN in the Era of Digital Intelligence

2025-03-10T13:12:16+00:00

In the era of digital intelligence, China-ASEAN cultural exchanges demonstrate significant potential in fostering intercultural exchange, shaping a positive national image, and preserving global cultural diversity. Facing this opportunity, it is crucial to leverage the technological advantages of digitization to empower users, platforms, and algorithms, while deeply integrating into the entire process of cultural interaction, dialogue environments, and the functionality of cultural communication entities. To achieve effective cultural transmission, it is not only essential to rely on technological advancements but, more importantly, to foster discursive synergy and mutual benefit. Therefore, enhancing the interactivity of cultural communication, improving the dialogue environment, and strengthening the functional role of communication entities are fundamental strategies for advancing China-ASEAN cultural dissemination in the digital intelligence era. These efforts also serve as vivid examples of China-ASEAN cooperation in building a community with a shared future for mankind.