Gregersen, Tammy. <br/><br/>
Optimizing language learners' nonverbal behavior :  from tenet to technique / 
Tammy Gregersen and Peter D. MacIntyre. 
 - xxi, 374 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Second language acquisition .
<br/><br/> Contents<br/><br/>Part 1 : Introduction<br/>Introduction<br/>Background on nonverbal behavior, its teachability and general training recommendations<br/><br/>Part 2 : Codes<br/>Gesture<br/>Posture<br/>Facial Expression<br/>Eye Behavior<br/>Space and Touch<br/>Prosody<br/><br/>Part 3 : Activities<br/>Communicative Techniques<br/>1. Confounding cultural contexts<br/>2. Emblematic Problems<br/>3. Enigmatic Emblems<br/>4. Allow me to Explicitly Explain<br/>5. Thinking for speaking: How my language influences my gestures<br/>Etc.<br/><br/>Affective Techniques<br/>1. Mirror, mirror, on the wall<br/>2. Imitation is the sincerest form of Blabbery<br/>3. Haiti! improvising zones of proximal development (ZPDs)<br/>4. Emotional Illustrations<br/>5. Display your Dismay<br/>Etc.<br/><br/>Cognitive Techniques<br/>1. Grounding names in action: 1 Dub Thee 'peculiar peter'<br/>2. 'Vividifying' Mental Visions<br/>3. (Part 1 of 2 techniques): Squishy, Squashy strong and sturdy<br/>4. (Part 2 of 2 techniques): Squishy Sponges and Strong Steel<br/>5. Foreigner Talk<br/>Etc.<br/><br/><br/><br/> 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references p.351-365 and indexes p. 371-374 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781783097364 (hbk : alk. paper) 9781783097357 (pbk : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nonverbal communication--Psychological aspects.<br/>Gesture--Psychological aspects.<br/>Human behavior--Psychological aspects.<br/>Communication models (General)
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>302.222  / GRE