the impact of emotional intelligence on teachers'performance : the case of efl secondary school teachers in ain temouchent

Abstract

The challenge all teachers meet is how to be an effective teacher. Although teachers have knowledge about the content they deliver and they are aware of the pedagogical learning- teaching methods, most of them usually encounter some struggles while teaching among with their inability to build a motivating learning environment which can reduce learners’ negative feelings toward learning. The major aim of this study is investigating the role of emotional intelligence in enhancing job’s performance of English language teachers at secondary school and to examine any possible links between teachers’ emotional intelligence with their classroom practices. It also seeks to investigate the role of teaching experience in their emotional intelligence. The required data are calculated through survey technique. The assessing emotions scale questionnaire is used to determine some dimensions of the emotional intelligence. Teaching performance is assessed through a questionnaire too. The emotional intelligence and teaching performance relationship is assessed regarding to the English teaching experience. The results indicate a positive significant correlation among teachers’ performance and their emotional intelligence competencies. The results show also that the emotional intelligence of teachers doesn’t have strong relationship with their years of teaching experience. This study will help the educationists to recognize the role of emotional intelligence in strengthening the performance of teachers.