The Influence of lecturers’ verbal and non-verbal immediacy behaviour on perceived affective and cognitive learning in a multicultural context.

The intention of the present study was to determine whether (1) the immediacy behaviour of lecturers whose home language is Afrikaans or English contributes positively to the affective and cognitive learning of learners whose home language is Afrikaans, English or one of the African languages; and...

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Main Authors: Lydie Terblanche, Terry Terblanche
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Language:English
Published: University of Johannesburg 2022-10-01
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Online Access:https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jcsa/article/view/1758
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description The intention of the present study was to determine whether (1) the immediacy behaviour of lecturers whose home language is Afrikaans or English contributes positively to the affective and cognitive learning of learners whose home language is Afrikaans, English or one of the African languages; and (2) whether the form of immediacy behaviour displayed by English or Afrikaans lecturers functions differently for learners whose home language is one of the African languages in relation to those whose home language is Afrikaans or English. Data was collected by means of a questionnaire that had separate sections on immediacy behaviour and learning. Positive correlations between the immediacy behaviour of the lecturers and the affective and cognitive learning of the learners were observed for the whole test group. The immediacy behaviour displayed by the lecturers functions differently for learners whose home language is one of the African languages than for those whose home language is Afrikaans or English. Considering these findings, it is imperative that instructional communication in today’s South Africa be increasingly characterized by a culture-centred approach.
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spelling doaj-art-26efa0e2091f4ce38f72f39cc8549bb22025-01-20T08:52:06ZengUniversity of JohannesburgCommunicare0259-00692957-79502022-10-0123210.36615/jcsa.v23i2.1758The Influence of lecturers’ verbal and non-verbal immediacy behaviour on perceived affective and cognitive learning in a multicultural context.Lydie Terblanche0Terry Terblanche1University of the Free StateUniversity of the Free State The intention of the present study was to determine whether (1) the immediacy behaviour of lecturers whose home language is Afrikaans or English contributes positively to the affective and cognitive learning of learners whose home language is Afrikaans, English or one of the African languages; and (2) whether the form of immediacy behaviour displayed by English or Afrikaans lecturers functions differently for learners whose home language is one of the African languages in relation to those whose home language is Afrikaans or English. Data was collected by means of a questionnaire that had separate sections on immediacy behaviour and learning. Positive correlations between the immediacy behaviour of the lecturers and the affective and cognitive learning of the learners were observed for the whole test group. The immediacy behaviour displayed by the lecturers functions differently for learners whose home language is one of the African languages than for those whose home language is Afrikaans or English. Considering these findings, it is imperative that instructional communication in today’s South Africa be increasingly characterized by a culture-centred approach. https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jcsa/article/view/1758AfrikaansEnglishAfrican languageslecturersSouth Africaimmediacy behaviour
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The Influence of lecturers’ verbal and non-verbal immediacy behaviour on perceived affective and cognitive learning in a multicultural context.
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English
African languages
lecturers
South Africa
immediacy behaviour
title The Influence of lecturers’ verbal and non-verbal immediacy behaviour on perceived affective and cognitive learning in a multicultural context.
title_full The Influence of lecturers’ verbal and non-verbal immediacy behaviour on perceived affective and cognitive learning in a multicultural context.
title_fullStr The Influence of lecturers’ verbal and non-verbal immediacy behaviour on perceived affective and cognitive learning in a multicultural context.
title_full_unstemmed The Influence of lecturers’ verbal and non-verbal immediacy behaviour on perceived affective and cognitive learning in a multicultural context.
title_short The Influence of lecturers’ verbal and non-verbal immediacy behaviour on perceived affective and cognitive learning in a multicultural context.
title_sort influence of lecturers verbal and non verbal immediacy behaviour on perceived affective and cognitive learning in a multicultural context
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English
African languages
lecturers
South Africa
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