Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2013
Abstract
Research suggests that second/foreign language teachers' sense of humor is directly related to many outcomes for teachers and their students. This research investigates the relationship between the perceived sense of humor of in-service Spanish teachers' (n = 102) and their students' (n = 5,419) score on the National Spanish Exams using the affective filter hypothesis as a conceptual framework. Statistical analyses indicate that Spanish teacher sense of humor is related to student achievement on the exams. This research has implications for language teachers and teacher educators.
Recommended Citation
Swanson, Peter B., "Spanish Teachers' Sense of Humor and Student Performance on the National Spanish Exams" (2013). World Languages and Cultures Faculty Publications. 20.
https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/mcl_facpub/20
Comments
Author Accepted manuscript version of article published in:
Swanson, P. B. (2013), Spanish Teachers' Sense of Humor and Student Performance on the National Spanish Exams. Foreign Language Annals, 46: 146–156.
Final version available at doi: 10.1111/flan.12031