Document Type
Thesis - University Access Only
Award Date
2008
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department / School
Communication and Journalism
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to research immediacy and affective learning in a foreign language classroom. This study examined perceptions of mid-sized mid-western university Spanish 101 students (n = 105). The researcher used SAS statistical software to analyze survey research, and conducted a thematic analysis of open-ended questions. The questionnaire included the Nonverbal Immediacy Scale Observer report, NIS-O (Richmond, Mccroskey, & Johnson, 2003) and the Instructional Affect Assessment Instrument, IAAI (McCroskey, 1994) as a combined survey. The researcher found a positive relationship between immediacy and affective learning in the foreign language classroom. Teacher verbal behaviors and learning environment emerged as themes that enhance student learning in a foreign language classroom.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Language and languages -- Study and teaching
Affective education
Teacher-student relationships
Communication in education
Format
application/pdf
Number of Pages
100
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Sydow, Brooke Charity, "Student Perceptions: Immediacy and Affective Learning in a Foreign Language Classroom" (2008). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1477.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd2/1477