The Role of Chinese EFL Teachers' Immediacy and Rapport in Students' Engagement in the Context of AI ‐Mediated Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21445535 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chun Li (0000-0001-7981-7184, School of Foreign Languages and Cultures Nanjing Normal University Nanjing China), Chun Lin Li (0009-0008-7972-7355, School of Foreign Languages and Cultures Nanjing Normal University Nanjing China), Mehdi Solhi (0000-0002-0355-9171, Department of English Language Teaching Istanbul Medipol University Istanbul Turkey), Yongxiang Wang (0000-0002-0463-1104, School of Foreign Languages and Cultures Nanjing Normal University Nanjing China, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2025-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-8211 • E-ISSN: 1465-3435 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ejed.70289 |
| OpenAlex | W4415238382 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 80 |
The crucial role of teachers' interpersonal communication skills in diverse aspects of second language (L2) education has been endorsed by prior scholarship. Such significance multiplies in artificial intelligence (AI)–mediated education in which interaction fosters understanding and using content and feedback. Nevertheless, the literature has neglected the direct impact of teachers' interpersonal behaviours on learners' emotions and behaviours in AI‐mediated L2 classes. To fill this gap, the current quantitative study examined the relationship and predictive power of teachers' immediacy and rapport with students' engagement in classes powered by artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. A sample including 513 Chinese English as a foreign language (EFL) learners electronically completed three questionnaires. The results of Pearson correlation analysis indicated that teacher immediacy and rapport had respectively formed a significant and positive correlation with EFL students' engagement ( r = 0.57, 0.65, p β = 0.30, p β = 0.35, p
Context (archaeology) · Immediacy · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Sample (material) · Variance (accounting) · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Innovations in Education and Learning Technologies
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| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |