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[ABC KID]

With this poll I am trying to make people reflect about teaching a little bit. Hopefully I will succeed...

Which is the most important external body part for teaching and more importantly, why?

Please explain your answers...

[Kaypea]

All these parts are important, but what you say really makes or breaks you as a language teacher. To a teacher of the deaf, I guess it would be hands.

[Kurtz]

For young learners, it's got to be hands hands down no?

[Goon-Yang]

I said hands...cause that's what holds da big stick!

[daskalos]

Other. Eyes, check. Mouth, check. Okay ears, check. For me, though, that's all missing the forest for the trees.

Aside from my brain and what I know about English grammar and usage, my number-one tool is my face. I can mimic damn-near any sliver of a shade of any emotion, but I need my eyes, mouth, jaw, brow, cheeks, eyes brows, and yes, even ears to do it.

Even the other choice - hands - can't work for me. They are but one part - no, two parts, no ten parts, twelve parts, fourte - eff it, sixteen parts (not counting individual digits and ligaments, etc.) of one tool: My Arms.

I do not understand how anyone can teach EF/SL without mastery of gesture. I'll accept it can be done, but I can't do it.

[Juregen]

BRAIN

[VanIslander]

Neck.

Nodding or shaking one's head is most effective. So is using one's:

Thumb.

[MarketFresh]

hands? what? r u teaching sign language?
hell no!
mouth! what comes out of it will eventually go into their ears...when i used to learn a second language i would just look at the person's mouth, and try to follow their lips, and immitate the sounds...i still find myself looking at korean peeps lips when they talk and try to immitate...u can learn a lot from a persons mouth lol

[TheUrbanMyth]

[air76]

Whatever body part is needed for sighing and shaking your head.

[Son Deureo!]

Most hogwon owners and recruiters seem to think it's a vagina.

[Khenan]

[ajuma]

HIPS!!!! I'm sorry, but you DON'T sit on your hips!!!!! I know that the Korean word for hips includes all, but really, the place where you sit is called "butt, bottom, fanny, heiney, rear, a@@," and many other words....but NOT HIPS!!!!!!

[carleverson]

Vag