%0 Journal Article
%T STUDENTS¡¯ SPONTANEOUS SMILE IN EFL CLASSROOM
%A Daniela Gomes de Ara¨²jo N¨®brega
%J Sign¨®tica
%D 2012
%I Universidade Federal de Goi¨¢s
%R 10.5216/sig.v24i2.17248
%X This article discusses the importance of the students¡¯ spontaneous smile in EFL classroom interaction, and its implication to their oral production. Findings proved that the students¡¯ spontaneous smile served as a fundamental interactive nonverbal sign for it not only favors a closer relation among students, but also helps them in the co-construction of oral activities in group works. In sum, the students¡¯ spontaneous smile appeared to be a nonverbal indicative of proximity and of increasing oral interaction among them.
%K Linguistica Aplicada
%K Letras
%K L¨ªngua Estrangeira.
%U http://www.revistas.ufg.br/index.php/sig/article/view/17248