Teachers’ perception of Teacher’s Physical Proximity in Improving Students’ Interaction Quantity

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of teacher’s physical proximity and classroom management in increasing students’ interaction quantity. Therefore, acase study was concerned with teachers in the English department of Mohamed Seddik Ben Yahia University. One research instrument was used in order to gather the necessary data for this study. The instrument included a questionnaire which was administered to seventeen teachers of English language at the university. The questionnaire was analyzed in a quantitative way. The main results demonstrated that the positive impact of teacher’s physical proximity is a reason behind student’s interaction quantity improvement. The findings also shown that classroom management has a major role in increasing students’ interaction. Also, the results suggested effective activities that promote classroom. At the end some suggestions and recommendations were proposed in order to overcome the study issue. Teachers are recommended to use their physical proximity during classroom interaction.