The role of EFL teachers

The role of EFL teachers' emotional intelligence in their success 1.Abstract

This study examines the relationship between EFL teachers' emotional quotient(EQ) and their pedagogical success in language institutes. In addition, the role played by their years of teaching experience in their EQ and the relationship between their age and EQ were also studied. In the first part, the author gives us a brief introduction on the relationship between the EQ and the success. In the second part, the author introduced the method of testing the EQ. Then he talked about the purpose and the method of the study. At last, the author discussed and concluded the results of the experiment, and give implications and the suggestions for the further research.

2.Theoretical framework

The history of emotional intelligence originated from the concept of social intelligence. Thorndike, in 1920, viewed EI through the lens of social intelligence which he suggested was the ability to empathize with others and succeed in human relationships, but his views were not taken seriously until years later. Later, Bar-on suggested that, as EI was such an important element of one's life, there was an urgent need to measure, operationalize, and quantify this construct. To meet this need, Bar-on, using his psychological experience, created his emotional quotient questionnaire, which is designed as a test for measuring EI. Bar-on coined the term ' emotional quotient ' for his measure and defined EI as ' an array of non-cognitive capabilities, competencies, and skills that influence one's ability to succeed in coping with environmental demands and pressures.

3.Research questions

1) Is there any relationship between EFL teachers' EQ and their success in language teaching?

2) Is there any relationship between EFL teachers' EQ and years of teaching experience?

3) Is there any relationship between teachers' EQ and their age?

ments on the design

1) Subject: The study was undertaken in several private language institutes in Mashhad, a city in north-eastern Iran, between May and September 2008.

The first group of participants consisted of 89 EFL teachers aged between 20 and 45 years old with a range of between 1 and 20 years of teaching experience. They were 73 females and 16 males from different socioeconomic backgrounds.

The second group of participants comprised 826 EFL learners. They were 604 females and 222males whose age varied from 14 to 66 and came from different socioeconomic backgrounds.

2)Qualitative or Quantitative

I think the study in this essay is the quantitative study. At first, he used the EQ test to test the teachers' EQ. Each item has a value in the range of 5 to 1. In order to test whether the teachers are successful, he employed the questionnaire ' Characteristics of successful EFL teachers' questionnaire. The results also transformed into data. There are many tables in the essay to illustrate the data. For example, table