Journal of English Language Teaching and Linguistics
Journal of English Language Teaching and Linguistics, 3(3), December 2018

University Students’ Perceptions of the Effects of Teacher Self-Disclosure in the English Language Classroom

Mohsine Jebbour (Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University)



Article Info

Publish Date
13 Nov 2018

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to elicit university students’ views about the potential effects that teacher self-disclosure may have in the English language classroom. Teacher self-disclosure—defined as the use of personal information to explain the course content to students in the classroom—was implemented in the ‘spoken English’ course in three sessions. The research method for data collection was interviewing 15 first year students attending the course. Thematic analysis was employed to develop common themes from the respondents’ answers. Results suggest that teacher self-disclosure might be used as an effective instructional practice to increase student motivation, develop a positive teacher-student relationship, enhance cognitive learning, and seek students’ attention in the learning process.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jeltl

Publisher

Subject

Education

Description

JELTL (Journal of English Language Teaching and Linguistics), (eISSN: 2502-6062, pISSN:2503-1848), is an International Journal of language learning. It is a peer-reviewed journal of English Language Teaching, Languge & Linguistics, and Literature. The journal is published three times in a year; ...