Effective Use of Kinesics in Teaching ESOL

الملخص

Kinesics is a paralinguistic feature. It is derived from the Greek word ‘Kines,’ which means movements. It has been an important mode of communication and helps to convey the message in an easy-to-understand manner. Especially in TESOL academia, it can be beneficial for transferring knowledge to the students. Kinesics is one of the main features under Paralinguistics, which is comprised of various fundamental elements. In this study, researchers collected the data on Kinesics' effectiveness for English language learning of Non-Native English learners using a questionnaire from a sample of 385 instructors and learners. The survey targeted the English teaching instructors of various institutes’ across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Saudi ESOL learners. The researcher designed two hypotheses, i.e., 1. Integrated Kinesics have a significant impact on instructor-oriented proximity, 2. Integrated kinesics features have a substantial effect on learner-oriented proximity. Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for the statistical analysis of the collected data. Regression analysis and descriptive statistic methods have been used in the study to check the frequency and reliability of the data and variation of the results. The findings of the study indicate a significant impact of integrated kinesics features on learners' oriented proximity and instructors' oriented proximity. It is very effective to use kinesics features in teaching English to speakers of other languages. It is concluded that Kinesics is an inseparable part of the lecture room's learning and teaching process. It is an integral part of teaching that should not be neglected by English language speakers of the other language.