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Reflections on New Historicism—The Study on Shakespeare’s Plays in the Perspective of New Historicism 青岛科技大学本科毕业论文 PAGE 20 PAGE 19 On the use of Body Language in English Teaching 1．Introduction A survey made by Albert Mehrabian, a well-known American psychologist, had revealed a formula: total impact of a message =7 percent verbal + 38 percent vocal + 55 percent facial. It’s Obvious that body language plays an important role in daily communication. What’s more, body language is also one of the most effective means in English teaching. Teachers can attract students attentions and convey the information throughout the process of language teaching by changes of postures, facial expression We often talk of TPR (total physical response) in English teaching. These teaching methods largely depend on the appropriate use of body language. A well-known American educators, Dewey also advocated a teaching mode——learning by doing. The linguist Franklin once said, Tell me, I will forget; teach me, I will remember; involve me and I will learn. Therefore, the body language plays a very important role in the teaching process. It is efficient for teachers and students to exchange their feelings. At the same time, it’s good for students to remember and master what they have learned. 2 Background and Current Situation of the Body Language in English Teaching． 2.1 Background of the Body Language in English Teaching Body language has been applied in education field with a long history, but it was applied in education formally more than 400 years ago. It’s investigated that De Pere priest, the first great French deaf and dumb educator, invented sign language to meet the needs of expression. His sign language was the most basic body language. In 1960, his asylum was rebuilt to a school, and he was appointed as the first president. Since then, he was dedicated to the study of body language in teaching. Foreign language learning plays an important role in pushing body langu