Eye Contact as an Efficient Non-Verbal Teaching Technique: a Survey of Teachers’ Opinion
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European Journal of Social Sciences – Volume 19, Number 1 (2011)
Eye Contact as an Efficient Non-Verbal Teaching Technique: A Survey of Teachers’ Opinion
Muhammad Naeem Butt Institute of Education & Research, Kohat University of Science & Technology-Pakistan E-mail: nb840@yahoo.com Mohammad Muazzam Sharif Department of English, Kohat University of Science & Technology-Pakistan Niaz Muhammad Center of Religious Studies, Kohat University of Science & Technology-Pakistan Azra Fanoos M.Phil Scholar, Institute of Education & Research Kohat University of Science & Technology-Pakistan Umtul Ayesha Lecturer, Government District Degree College for Women, Peshawar- Pakistan Abstract The major objective of the study was to explore teachers’ opinion about the efficient use of eye contact in the classroom. It was a survey type study, which largely focused on the importance of eye contact as a non-verbal teaching technique. The population of the study comprised all the teachers of government secondary schools (Both genders) of district Peshawar, Pakistan. Sample of the study comprised 20 schools (Both genders) and 2 teachers from each school in the subject of English, selected through simple random sampling technique. The total number of those teachers was 40. The data were collected through a close-ended questionnaire. The data revealed that all the teachers were of the opinion that eye contact is a very important non-verbal teaching technique, which not only enhanced students’ attention in the classroom but also helped the teachers in the attainment of desired student results.
Keywords: Eye contact, Non-verbal, Cues, Teaching, Learning, Communication, Classroom
Introduction
Human society largely depends on communication to share its feelings, needs, demands and interaction; hence communication operates an essential role in our daily life. Communication does not solely rely on sounds and speech but also on non-verbal transmission of information. The use of nonverbal...
Eye Contact as an Efficient Non-Verbal Teaching Technique: A Survey of Teachers’ Opinion
Muhammad Naeem Butt Institute of Education & Research, Kohat University of Science & Technology-Pakistan E-mail: nb840@yahoo.com Mohammad Muazzam Sharif Department of English, Kohat University of Science & Technology-Pakistan Niaz Muhammad Center of Religious Studies, Kohat University of Science & Technology-Pakistan Azra Fanoos M.Phil Scholar, Institute of Education & Research Kohat University of Science & Technology-Pakistan Umtul Ayesha Lecturer, Government District Degree College for Women, Peshawar- Pakistan Abstract The major objective of the study was to explore teachers’ opinion about the efficient use of eye contact in the classroom. It was a survey type study, which largely focused on the importance of eye contact as a non-verbal teaching technique. The population of the study comprised all the teachers of government secondary schools (Both genders) of district Peshawar, Pakistan. Sample of the study comprised 20 schools (Both genders) and 2 teachers from each school in the subject of English, selected through simple random sampling technique. The total number of those teachers was 40. The data were collected through a close-ended questionnaire. The data revealed that all the teachers were of the opinion that eye contact is a very important non-verbal teaching technique, which not only enhanced students’ attention in the classroom but also helped the teachers in the attainment of desired student results.
Keywords: Eye contact, Non-verbal, Cues, Teaching, Learning, Communication, Classroom
Introduction
Human society largely depends on communication to share its feelings, needs, demands and interaction; hence communication operates an essential role in our daily life. Communication does not solely rely on sounds and speech but also on non-verbal transmission of information. The use of nonverbal...