非言语交际是交际过程中的一个重要组成部分。非言语交际行为既有其广义定义,又有在英语课堂教学中的狭义定义。在外语课堂教学中,教师要恰当地运用体态语、目光语、身体距离等非言语交际行为来创造逼真的语言环境,激活学生思维,融洽师生关系,增强学生的学习动机,特别是教师要注意学生的非言语行为,及时做出教学反馈,进而提高教学质量。教师还要采取一些策略来真正地实施非言语交际行为的教学,充分表明了非言语交际在英语教学中的重要性和不容忽视性。 Nonverbal communication is an important part of the communication process. Nonverbal communication has both its broad definition and its narrow definition in English classroom teaching. In foreign language classroom teaching, teachers should properly use non-verbal communication behaviors such as body language, eye language and physical distance to create a realistic language environment, activate students ’thinking, harmonize the relationship between teachers and students, and enhance students’ motivation to learn, especially teachers Pay attention to the non-verbal behavior of students and make timely teaching feedback so as to improve teaching quality. Teachers also need to adopt some strategies to truly implement the teaching of non-verbal communication behavior, which fully demonstrates the importance and non-neglectability of nonverbal communication in English teaching.