My views on gestures.

Using gestures is an extremely effective way to teach and learn a target language because it requires one to see, feel, hear and BE the language. It reaches each student regardless of his or her learning style. If the student is a visual learner, gestures will appeal to that student because gesturing is very visual. If the student is a kinaesthetic learner, like many of our male students, the gestures will appeal to that student because of the great amounts of movement involved. The gestures require a student to be fully involved in the learning process. One is more likely to remember essential vocabulary when it is being experienced with multiple senses simultaneously as opposed to simply reading and trying to memorize the vocabulary. Like Shannon said in her video, "I don't know what I would do without gestures." I feel exactly the same way!