Is Transparency an Illusion? An Idiodynamic Assessment of Teacher and Peers’ Reading of Nonverbal Communication Cues of Foreign Language Enjoyment

• Published in: Journal of intercultural communication research Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 188 - 206
• Main Authors: Elahi Shirvan, Majid, Talezadeh, Nahid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Russellville Taylor & Francis Ltd 04.05.2018
• Subjects: Classroom communication; College students; Communication; English as a second language instruction; English as a second language learning; Motivation; Nonverbal communication; Peers; Second language teachers

The purpose of the present study was to assess to what extent moments of experiencing enjoyment in communicating in English as a foreign language is transparent to the teacher and the peers within the ecology of the classroom using an idiodynamic approach. To do this, we explored four university stu...