#KELTchat Preview: Building Rapport (with students)

It is with great pleasure that we announce the next topic for KELTchat:
Building rapport with students 

This is a topic that has had a long and storied career in the voting process, and was in a virtual tie with BURNOUT last round.

Some questions to consider (and perhaps discuss in the chat include: 

• What is rapport?
• Is it important? If so, why is it important?
• Any observations related to rapport in the Korean context?
• What do you usually do to build rapport with students?
• What rapport building strategies would you like to try?
• Any rapport-related success stories to share? Any failures? 
• What are some challenges to developing rapport you face or have faced?
• Any rapport-related resources to share?
• What rapport-related advice would you give to new teachers or younger versions of yourself?

Some possible pre-reading:  

1. Scott Thornbush Thornbury with R is for Rapport. 
2. Mario Rinvolucri’s Six ways of improving relationships on the excellent (but inactive) 6 Things blog and as recommended on Twitter by the excellent Carol Goodey
3. A very short piece from our friends at Teaching English: in which they define rapport.
4. An #ELTchat summary on “Building rapport and confidence with students in ELT classes.
5. Chris Ożóg with some insights on rapport (and teachers and yoga) 

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