Building rapport through pronouns: The nursery "we" in teacher-student interactions
Channel: 2022 Pragmatics & Language Learning Conference
Date: 2022-10-13

Presenter: Elizabeth Hanks

Summary: Some claim the nursery "we" (the pronoun "we" replacing "you") seems condescending or sarcastic, while others state it is encouraging and polite. Frequency and student perceptions of the nursery "we" is examined through corpus analysis, surveys, and interviews. Findings can guide instructors about strengthening rapport through the use of pronouns.