<![CDATA[The objective of this study is to describe various students' responses to teachers’ nonverbal communication in the EFL classroom. The study employs descriptive case study as the research method. Conducted in a Vocational High School in Karawang, this research involves three in-service EFL teachers and 75 students of three different classrooms. These three classroom interactions were observed, questionnaires were administered to students, and participants were interviewed. The data is then generalized and analyzed with thematic analysis. This study concluded that five nonverbal types were used by teachers; these five nonverbal types were kinesics, vocalics, oculesics, haptics, and proxemics. And students are responding to each in positive but different ways; kinesics and vocalics are used to prompt participation; oculesics and haptics are used to eliminate distractions; and proxemics were used to promote interaction.]]>
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