The Analysis of Non-Verbal Communication Strategies applied by Teachers and Students in An Online EFL Classroom at Universitas Sulawesi Barat

The study explores the types of N-VC strategies in online EFL classroom with a focus on identifying the types of N-VC strategies applied by teachers and students, the types of N-VC strategies which are most dominantly applied by both teachers and students, the way N-VC affected the process of online EFL classroom at Sulawesi Barat University. The study adopts a mix method design, employing interviews, documentation, and online questionnaires as data collection instruments. There were 5 N-VC strategies that were applied by the teachers in online EFL classroom namely: facial expression (happiness and surprise), tone of voice (natural voice), appearance (work attire), eye contact (looking while talking and looking while listening), and last is gestures (speech independent gestures and speech-related gestures). Meanwhile, the students applied 4 N-VC starategies in online EFL classroom namely: facial expression (happiness), tone of voice (natural voice), appearance (work attire, casual attire, and evening attire), and eye contact (looking while talking and looking while listening). Futhermore, eye contact is dominantly applied by both teachers and students in online EFL classroom and based on the pie chart indicates that most of the data or elements are rated as fair overall, with a small percentage being rated poorly and the bulk being rated well. On the other hand, there are no extremely negative ratings for any of the data or pieces, which is a good sign. The presence of technology allows individuals to interact with each other indirectly, or what is known as interaction in virtual space. however, teachers and students must be mastered in online EFL classroom. It is including the types of N-VC strategies in online classroom. in a reason the N-VC strategies should be applied as long as the platform supported.