TEACHERS' AND COMMUNICATION: EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF TEACHERS' EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN PRESENT-DAY CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS – A SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS FROM LITERATURE

Human beings are communal, involved in social interactions and drawn to each other and perform their different functions on daily basis based on certain competences. They are usually involved in one form of communication or the other, and the purpose of such interactions is for clear and effective communication. For effective interactions to take place, they must understand or recognize the body language cues and develop effective listening skills, which may be essential tools for job and also builds good social relationships. In today’s classroom therefore, teachers’ effective communication is pivotal, especially in modern digitalization of education, which impacts students learning and motivation. They need robust communication skills to navigate digital tools, foster student engagement, and create inclusive learning spaces, both in-person and online engagements. This paper concisely discussed the effective and skillful ways teachers/educators communicate with students/learners to enable them comprehend effectively within and outside the classroom settings without ambiguity. It examined the impact of teachers’ effective and poor communication skills in teaching-learning classroom environments. Additionally, the paper likewise probed the obstacles inherent in teachers’ effective communication skills, especially in the modern digitalized education system, and expressly in Nigerian context. The authors proffer solutions to the identified challenges.