Finding strategies to use nonverbal language and improve listening skills in a 2nd grade at Colegio San Alberto Hurtado

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to find strategies using non-verbal language to improve the listening skills in a second grade. This work is carried out at Colegio San Alberto Hurtado. My objective of this investigation is to prove that non-verbal language is an important and useful tool for children to understand oral English. Moreover, it is useful for teacher to use this resource especially working with children. During this investigation you will find strategies and methodology that involves body movements, gestures, and other non-verbal information. Besides, you will find the different stages to discover how this way of teaching helps students to improve their listening comprehension. Moreover, you will have the opportunity to see how the literature review and different authors support this idea of using non-verbal language. The most important feature of this research is to help my students and make them realize about the abilities and capabilities to understand the oral English without getting frustrated, and using mainly their bodies as their immediate resource of their learning process.