Instructional feedback I: The interaction of face work and immediacy on students' perceptions of instructor credibility

Communication Education

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-94

  Witt, Paul L ^a   Kerssen Griep, Jeff ^b  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect for instructor; Face; Face threat mitigation; Instructor credibility; Instructor evaluation; Nonverbal immediacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650163490     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: 14795795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634523.2010.507820     Document Type: Article

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