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Mehdi Haseli Songhori; Salehe Omrani Mehr – Psychology in the Schools, 2025
Self-efficacy, effectiveness, and work engagement are crucial factors influencing the quality of education and learning outcomes for English language learners. Despite their importance, research on the interplay among these factors in the context of English language teaching remains limited. This study aimed to explore the relationship between…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Self Efficacy, English Learners, Second Language Instruction
Abdollah Bapiri; Javad Gholami; Zhila Mohammadnia – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2025
Language teacher immunity is conceptualized as a buffering mechanism protecting teachers amid the shifting sands of their teaching careers. Despite a noticeable interest drawn to this novel aspect of language teachers' professional identity, scant attention has been paid to examining its potential roles in classroom management. Therefore, this…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Teacher Attitudes
Xiaoming Chen; Shufa Guo; Xiaomei Zhao; Neda Fekri; Mostafa Azari Noughabi – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2024
Teacher enthusiasm is receiving remarkable scholarly attention in L2 education, and its effect on students' language learning outcomes has been extensively investigated. Nevertheless, exploring the antecedents of language teacher enthusiasm has received scant attention in foreign language education, particularly within the Chinese context. Thus,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Attitudes
Parhamnia, Farshad; Farahian, Majid – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2023
Despite the accumulated body of research on teachers' professional development few have offered a relationship between professional development and knowledge sharing or reflective practice. We investigated whether Iranian Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) teachers' reflective teaching and their knowledge sharing can predict their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Rabia Dinçer; Mustafa Polat; Nazmi Dinçer – Asian Journal of Distance Education, 2024
This study explores the intersection of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) and Technology Integration Self-Efficacy (TISE) among EFL instructors in Turkey. Utilizing a quantitative approach, 101 EFL instructors were across various Turkish universities, employing the TPACK-EFL assessment and the TISE questionnaire. Our findings…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Technological Literacy, Self Efficacy, Language Teachers
A Correlational Study on Preservice English Teachers' Special Field Competencies and Possible Selves
Aktas, Kerem; Aslan, Mecit – Research in Pedagogy, 2022
This study aimed to determine the relationship between preservice English teachers' special field competencies and their possible selves regarding their first year in the profession. The study, adopted by the quantitative research approach, is an example of a relational screening model. The sample of the study consists of a total of 357 preservice…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Language Teachers, English (Second Language)
Masoomeh Adavi; Mansooreh Amiri; Nargess Nourizadeh – MEXTESOL Journal, 2025
This quantitative study aims to examine the relationship between EFL teachers' professional development (PD) and their self-efficacy in online education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants of this study were 80 English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers selected via convenience sampling who were teaching online in different schools in…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teacher Effectiveness, Self Efficacy, Online Courses
Mohammad Nabi Karimi; Parastoo Alizadeh; Fatemeh Asadnia – TESL-EJ, 2025
In the contemporary age of ever-changing adaptations, transformations, and innovations in educational contexts, L2 teachers' affective responses to pedagogical complexities are likely to impact their performance. This study investigated whether L2 teachers' occupational stress predicts their turnover intentions via the mediation of grit,…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Stress Variables, Teaching Conditions
Farzaneh Soudkhah Mohammadi; Shaghayegh Shayesteh; Taqi Al Abdwani; Reza Pishghadam – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2025
Delving into the existing research on EFL teacher success (TS), the role of EFL teacher concern (TC) in relation to their success, EFL learners' general self-efficacy (GSE), and English self-efficacy (ESE) seems to be overlooked. Thus, the present endeavor attempts to shed light on the potential interrelationships between TC, TS, EFL learners'…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Language Teachers
Honggang Liu; Bin Chen; Xiaoxue Li; Xueheng Zhou – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2024
Recent research has unveiled the critical roles of self-efficacy and buoyancy in teachers' work engagement. However, there has been limited research on the intricate links between teacher self-efficacy, buoyancy and engagement in the online English as a foreign language (EFL) teaching context. To address the underexplored relationships among these…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Foreign Countries
Yongbi Zhi; Ali Derakhshan – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2025
Considering the key role of organizational commitment in teachers' professional performance, many researchers have studied the predictors of this variable in different educational institutions. However, a short glance at the pertinent literature displays that most of the previous studies on this variable have been conducted in general education…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Self Control, Factor Analysis, Measurement Techniques
Seçgin, Pelin Çelik; Ince, Murat; Eker, Cevat – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2023
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of English language teachers' perfectionism and self-efficacy perceptions on their professional motivation levels. The research was a relational survey model and causal comparison research. The study consisted of 450 English teachers working in official primary and secondary schools affiliated to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Self Efficacy, Personality Traits
Li Zhou; Katja Lochtman; Yiheng Xi – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2024
Recent evidence suggests that Chinese foreign language (FL) learners' positive emotional experiences are conveyed not only by the prevalent emotion of foreign language enjoyment (FLE), but also by the culture-specific emotion of foreign language peace of mind (FLPOM) which describes an inner state of peace and harmony. This study seeks to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Tohidifar, Fatemeh; Faravani, Akram – Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture, 2023
Recent advancement in educational systems have fostered the significance of language teachers' responsibilities to improve their qualities and competences since students' development is directly related to teachers' qualities and profession. The current study aims at finding the interrelationships between TEFL graduates vs. Non TEFL graduates EFL…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teaching Experience, Creativity
Ayalew, Teshale; Woldemariam, Getachew Seyoum; Alemu, Adege – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2022
EFL teachers usually experience stress as a result of environmental and personal factors.However, the problem and its triggering factors appear to be overlooked in the study context.Thus, the goal of this study is to look into EFL teachers' stress, the factors that contribute to it, andthe coping strategies used in public primary schools in Jimma…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Stress Variables, Stress Management