فصل الخطاب
Volume 15, Numéro 3, Pages 371-391
2026-09-30
Students’ Perceptions Of Teacher Proxemics And Haptics In University Classrooms
Authors : Moulai Hacene Yacine . Benyoucef Radia .
Abstract
This study examines university students’ perceptions of teachers’ proxemic and haptic behaviours in English classrooms. An online quantitative survey was completed by 79 students from three academic levels at Ibn Khaldoun University of Tiaret. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Students responded positively to teacher movement but expressed less consistent attitudes toward physical proximity. Their overall evaluation of haptic behaviours was neutral, whereas their general perception of nonverbal classroom communication was positive. No significant gender differences were identified. First-Year Master students reported greater acceptance of haptic behaviours than Third-Year Licence students, although this difference was not consistently supported across the statistical tests. A weak positive correlation was found between haptic acceptance and general perceptions of nonverbal communication. The findings suggest that students do not perceive all forms of nonverbal immediacy in the same way and that teacher accessibility should be balanced with students’ personal boundaries and contextual expectations.
Keywords
proxemics ; haptics ; teacher immediacy ; nonverbal communication ; student perceptions
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