الملخص الإنجليزي
This study seeks to reveal the extent of use of Non-Verbal Communication Skills among teachers of Arabic for non-native Speakers teachers in the Sultanate of Oman. Non-verbal communication skills form an essential basis in the communication process, both in general life situations and in educational situations, whether in teaching Arabic to non-native speakers or in teaching other subjects.
This study used the descriptive analytical approach that describes the phenomenon as it exists in reality. The study was based on a sample of 30 Arabic language male and female teachers for non-native speakers, distributed at Sultan Qaboos College for Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers in W. Manah, Noor Majan Institute in Ibri and Muscat branches, Al-Dhad Institute for Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers at the University of Nizwa. To achieve the objectives of the study, a note card was designed for non-verbal communication skills, divided into four main axes (gestures, facial expressions, eye language and voice expressions). Each of the previous axes included a set of skills. Each skill has a scale of the extent it is used in educational situations to teach Arabic to non-native speakers. Their validity and reliability have been verified in appropriate ways. To analyze the data, mathematical averages, standard deviations and T-test were used. The study concluded a number of results, the most important of which are:
1. The degree of teachers' use of non-verbal communication skills in the study as a whole was high.
2. The degree of teachers' use of non-verbal communication skills in the two axes related to gestures and facial expressions was high, while in the two axes related to the eye language and voice expressions achieved a moderate result.
3. The results of the study on the extent of male and female teachers' utilization of non-verbal communication skills showed that there were no statistically significant differences at the level of 0.05 due to the gender variable (male and female teacher).
The researcher recommended taking advantage of the paragraphs of the observation card and suggested working on a study involving a larger sample.
