The Impact of Non-verbal Communication on Intercultural Education

With the fast growing economy and the expansion of world trade, intercultural education receives more attention. A good grasp of students' culturally specific non-verbal behaviours can make great contribution to successful intercultural teaching. The evidence suggests that foreign teachers appear to make more non-verbal mistakes unconsciously than verbal ones. Therefore, this paper tends to discuss some non-verbal behaviours and their corresponding implications to intercultural teaching.