1st Edition

Body Language for Competent Teachers

By Chris Caswell, Sean Neill Copyright 1993
228 Pages
by Routledge

228 Pages
by Routledge

228 Pages
by Routledge

Non-verbal skills are invaluable for teachers in getting their own messages across to classes and understanding the messages pupils are sending them. Here an educational psychologist and a classroom teacher join forces to show new teachers in particular how to use gesture, posture, facial expression and tone of voice effectively to establish a good relationship with the classes that they teach.... Read more
Acknowledgements Notes Who This Book is For 1. Introduction 2. What is Nonverbal Communication? 3. Stage Directions and Props 4. Pupil Behaviour and Deviancy 5. The Meaning of Pupils' Nonverbal Signals 6. Getting Attention 7. Conveying Enthusiasm 8. Confrontations; or the Empire Strikes Back 9. Relationships with Individual Children 10. Implications for Trainers Answers Further Reading References Author Index Subject Index

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Chris Caswell, Sean Neill