Classroom Nonverbal Communication - 9781138504547

Taylor & Francis

Classroom Nonverbal CommunicationAuthor(s): Sean Neill\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138504547, 978-1138504547\nSynopsis\nNonverbal signals are less easily controlled that words and thus, potentially, offer reliable information to both teachers and children on each others true intentions. But such signals are also more ambiguous than words, and this makes them valuable when teachers or children wish to send a message they do not want to be challenged. Even so, misunderstandings can occur, for example, between different ethnic groups. Originally published in 1991, Sean Neill explores how childrens skill in using and understanding nonverbal signals increases with age. \n\nThe appropriate nonverbal signals for teachers differ from those used in informal conversation because of the teachers controlling, instructing and encouraging role, and this creates problems for new teachers, who also find it difficult to int.