Is teacher happiness contagious? A study of the link between perceptions of language teacher happiness and student attitudes
By Sharona Moskowitz, Jean–Marc Dewaele. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2019
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ABSTRACT There remains a dearth of research on the effects of student perception of teacher happiness and the ramifications of those perceptions on student feelings and attitudes. Using an online questionnaire, data were collected from 129 adult students of ESL/EFL across the world who were enrolled in formal English classes of intermediate to advanced level proficiency. Participants were asked about their perception of various aspects of their teachers’ happiness, and about their own attitudes and motivation to learn English. Statistical analyses revealed that student perception of teacher happiness was significantly (and positively) linked with students’ Overall attitude and motivation, as well as students’ Attitude towards the teacher. This is interpreted as an illustration of the process of positive emotional contagion between teachers and students. Pedagogical implications of the results are discussed.
Subfields: Education, Social Psychology, Philosophy
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- Teacher enthusiasm and students’ social-behavioral learning engagement: The mediating role of student enjoyment and boredom in Chinese EFL classes (2021, background): “Thus, the findings confirmed the crucial role of teacher enthusiasm in teaching and learning, and ultimately in student well-being and achievement (Moskowitz & Dewaele, 2021).”