Research On Application Of Paralanguage In Teaching Chinese As A Foreign Language

In recent years,China has got a Rapid economic growth. Chinese international status is higher, and more and more foreigners are aware of the importance of studying Chinese, which is a great opportunity of developing Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language. At the same time, the opportunity is also a big challenge to the development of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language. Paralanguage is one of languages that have sound without regular meaning. In verbal communication, people express regular meaning to communicate with each other by using sound language companied with paralanguage. Paralanguage is an essential means of expressing meaning in verbal communication companied with the arising of verbal language, and it plays a very important role. That understanding the meaning and communication function of the paralanguage makes human communication more appropriate, and paralanguage will make class teaching easier when it is applied in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language. Teachers could create good language environment by teaching with appropriate and accurate paralanguage to improve the motivation to study and cultivate the ability of Chinese. This paper subject on application of paralanguage in teaching Chinese as a foreign language, and analyzes and conclude it deeply and systematically, in order to understand the application of paralanguage in teaching Chinese as a foreign language in the round.Firstly, this paper analyzes and summarizes the concept, area and function of paralanguage in detail. Paralanguage is one of languages that have sound without regular meaning. In a narrow sense of the word, paralanguage is one of languages that have sound without regular meaning. In different language environment, people express regular meaning by using verbal language companied with paralanguage. In a broad sense, paralanguage is means of expressing of nonverbal communication far from verbal language, which considers the narrow paralanguage and body language. What we are discussing is the application of paralanguage in teaching Chinese as a foreign language in a broad sense.Secondly, this paper discusses a variety of positive influence of paralanguage in teaching Chinese as a foreign language to the students. In teaching Chinese as a foreign language, application of paralanguage could strengthen the expression effect of verbal language, deliver abundant language information, enrich the teaching contents, attract the attention of students, increase the effects of teaching, strengthen the emotional exchanges, keep the students'enthusiasm of studying Chinese, hint and encourage students to take part in class activity, and Optimize class teaching content.Finally, this paper introduces specific application of paralanguage in teaching Chinese as a foreign language through lots of theory and practice from the attitude of Phonetics, grammar and vocabulary. That could increase the effects of teaching Chinese as a foreign language,improve the quality of the class in teaching Chinese as a foreign language.During the teaching Chinese as a foreign language, teachers use paralanguage properly, talking with the help of pose, deliver true feeling with expression and eyesight, the students could be brought to the right atmosphere according to the teaching contents. So the students could have the feeling sympathetic, and then use their strong imagination to study Chinese.