KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Ali Roohani, Assistant Professor, English Department, Faculty of Letters & Humanities,Shahrekord University
Khadijeh Dayeri, MA Student, English Department, Faculty of Letters & Humanities, Shahrekord University
On the Relationship Between Iranian EFL Teacher Burnout and Motivation to Teach
Abstract
The sources of teacher burnout and its relation to other educational and psychological variables have been less examined in English as a foreign language (EFL) contexts. Thus, this study adopted a mixed method sequential design to explore the sources of burnout among 115 EFL teachers in Iran, the relationship between teacher burnout and their motivation to teach, and motivational factors predicting teacher burnout. To these ends, Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey and Motivation to Teach Questionnaire, and a semi-structure interview were used. Qualitative and quantitative data analysis revealed that emotional exhaustion was the major source of burnout, and the identification component of motivation was the best predictor of teacher burnout. Moreover, there were negative relationships between motivation to teach and teacher burnout.
Biographicals
Ali Roohani is currently a member of academic staff at Shahrekord University, Iran. He has 10 years of teaching experience. His area of interest includes affective variables in foreign language learning, critical pedagogy, and materials evaluation. He has written 5 books. He has published 40 papers and presented several papers in the national and international conferences.
Khadijeh Dayeri is an MA graduate student in Teaching English as a foreign language. She received her BA in English. She is currently teaching English in language institutes in Iran.
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