Tikrit University

The Role of Teacher-Student Rapport in EFL Preparatory School Students' Learning

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The current study aims to explore the role of teacher-student rapport in EFL preparatory school students' learning in English language. The sample of this study includes fifteen EFL Preparatory school students , for boys and for girls , in which they are 1720 students in the selected schools during the academic year 2024-2025 in the city of Kirkuk. A questionnaire has been conducted and applied to the selected sample. The required data are collected and analyzed statistically. This study is a descriptive one that reach's to results such as that the most crucial factors that affect students' learning with teacher- student rapport are teacher non-verbal immediacy, sharing concern or interest in students, communication, and having a warm classroom with structure.