Adapted from http://iteslj.org/questions/
- Define “body language” (posture, hand gestures, facial expressions, body movements, etc.), and “non-verbal communication.”
- Why do you think body language is important?
- How do you use body language in your daily life?
- How does body language help you to communicate?
- How does your native culture use body language? What kind of body language do you use at school?
- Think about all the gestures that are common in your country. What are some examples of body language that boys use? Women? Boys? Girls? Children?
- What actions are threatening?
- What actions are friendly?
- What actions are not allowed, or considered to be rude and offensive?
- What “new” body language have you seen since coming to your new country? did those actions confuse you?
- How does eye contact differ from your native country to your new one?
- How can you misinterpret someone’s body language?
- Do you try to use body language when you communicate in English?