Interpersonal Communication
2. Theories
2.14. Pedagogical communication
Pedagogical
communication is a form of interpersonal communication that involves
both verbal and nonverbal components. A teacher's nonverbal immediacy,
clarity, and socio-communicative style has significant consequences for
students' affective and cognitive learning.
It has been argued
that "companionship" is a useful metaphor for the role of "immediacy",
the perception of physical, emotional, or psychological proximity
created by positive communicative behaviors, in pedagogy.