解:因为$E$是$BC$的中点,
所以$BE=\frac {1}{2}BC=2。$
由旋转的性质,可得$BE_{1}=BE=2,$$A_{1}B=AB=6,$$∠ A_{1}BE_{1}=∠ ABE=90°。$
$ ①$当点$A_{1}$在射线$BC$上时,$AE_{1}=AB+BE_{1}=8,$
$ $所以$S_{△ AA_{1}E_{1}}=\frac {1}{2}AE_{1}· A_{1}B=\frac {1}{2}×8×6=24;$
$ ②$当点$A_{1}$在射线$CB$上时,$AE_{1}=AB-BE_{1}=4,$
$ $所以$S_{△ AA_{1}E_{1}}=\frac {1}{2}AE_{1}· A_{1}B=\frac {1}{2}×4×6=12。$
综上所述,$△ AA_{1}E_{1}$的面积为$24$或$12。$