Exploring the Factors Triggering Iranian EFL Teachers' Immunity: A Mixed-Method Inquiry

Atefi Boroujeni, Samira; Tahririan, Mohammad Hassan; Afzali, Katayoon

doi:10.22049/jalda.2021.27130.1265

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

¹ Ph.D. Candidate in TEFL, English Language Department, Sheikhbahaee University, Baharestan, Iran

² Professor of Applied Linguistics, English Language Department, Sheikhbahaee University, Baharestan, Iran

³ Associate Professor, English Language Department, Sheikhbahaee University, Baharestan, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2021.27130.1265

Abstract

It is frequently affirmed that EFL teachers face many stressors at work. While they keep experiencing perturbations that may cause fluctuations in their efficacy, immunity acts as a buffer and allows teachers to carry on performing academically in the classroom and emotionally and psychologically over the course of their careers (Thelen, 2005). The present study adapted a mixed-method design to investigate the distribution of the participants across different immunity types and also the destabilizing events which triggers Iranian EFL teachers' immunity. To fulfill this aim, 204 English teachers from two provinces of Iran (Isfahan and Charmahal Bakhtiari) took part in the study. To collect the data, Language Teacher Immunity Questionnaire (Hiver, 2016), reflective journal, and interview were utilized. The data gathered via questionnaire were subjected to descriptive analysis and cluster analysis while the qualitative data were analyzed through the three-stage coding process of grounded theory. The results of the qualitative analysis led to the identification of three immunity types, namely, productively immunized, maladaptively immunized, and immunocompromised with maladaptively immunized teachers having the highest rate of distribution among the participants. The results of the study further identified 3 categories of educational, organizational, and personal triggers along with 14 subcategories among Iranian EFL teachers. The findings of the study can have implications for teachers, stakeholders, and policy-makers to help teachers foster their immunity against stressors and avoid fatigue and burnout.

Keywords

20.1001.1.2383591.2021.9.2.4.7

Main Subjects

Language teacher education

Article Title [Persian]

بررسی عوامل آغازگر امنیت معلمان زبان انگلیسی ایرانی با استفاده از یک روش تحقیق آمیخته

Authors [Persian]

سمیرا عاطفی بروجنی ¹
دکتر محمد حسن تحریریان ²
دکتر کتایون افضلی ³

¹ دانشجوی دکتری آموزش زبان انگلیسی، دانشکده زبانهای خارجی، دانشگاه شیخ بهایی، بهارستان، ایران

² استاد زبانشناسی کاربردی، گروه زبان انگلیسی، دانشگاه شیخ بهائی، بهارستان، ایران

³ دانشیار گروه زبان انگلیسی، دانشگاه شیخ بهائی، بهارستان، ایران

Abstract [Persian]

این حقیقت بارها تأیید شده است که معلمان انگلیسی به عنوان یک زبان خارجی و در این شغل با عوامل استرس زای مختلف روبرو هستند. در حالیکه آنها دائما در حال تجربه کردن اختلالات هستند٬ امنیت نقش یک سپر را بازی میکند و به معلمان اجازه میدهد که رفتاری حرفه ای در محیط کلاس داشته باشند و در طول دوران کاریشان از لحاظ احساسی یا روانشناسی درست رفتار کنند (ثلن٬ ۲۰۰۵). تحقیق کنونی از یک روش آمیخته استفاده کرده است برای بررسی توزیع انواع مختلف امنیت در میان شرکت کنندگان و همچنین بررسی وقایع بی ثبات گر که امنیت را در معلمان زبان انگلیسی ایرانی آغاز میکند. برای رسیدن به این هدف٬ ۲۰۴ معلم زبان انگلیسی ایرانی از دو استان اصفهان و چهارمحال و بختیاری در این تحقیق شرکت کرده اند. برای جمع آوری داده ها، پرسشنامه امنیت معلمان زبان (هایور٬ ۲۰۱۶)٬ واقعه نویسی تفکری و مصاحبه به کارگرفته شد. داده های بدست آمده از پرسش نامه توسط تحلیل توصیفی و تحلیل خوشه ای و داده های کیفی توسط فرایند سه مرحله ای کدگذاری تئوری زمینه ای تجزیه و تحلیل شدند. نتایج تجزیه وتحلیل کمی سه نوع گروه امنیت یافته سودمند، امنیت یافته ناهنجار و مظنون امنیتی شناسایی کرد که در این میان معلمان با امنیت ناهنجار بیشترین توزیع را دارا بودند. یافته های تحقیق ۳ مجموعه آموزشی، سازمانی و شخصی و ۱۴ زیر مجموعه برای آغازگران امنیت در بین معلمان زبان ایرانی شناسایی کرد. نتایج این تحقیق کاربردهای زیادی برای معلمان٬ مسئولان و سیاست گذاران دارد و به معلمان کمک میکند امنیتشان را تقویت کنند و از خستگی و فرسودگی روانی آنها جلوگیری میکند.

Keywords [Persian]

امنیت معلمان زبان انگلیسی
توزیع امنیت
آغازگران امنیت٬ معلمان ایرانی زبان انگلیسی به عنوان یک زبان خارجی٬ انواع امنیتی معلمان

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Volume 9, Issue 2 - Serial Number 9
October 2021
Pages 9-33

Exploring the Factors Triggering Iranian EFL Teachers' Immunity: A Mixed-Method Inquiry

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Volume 9, Issue 2 - Serial Number 9October 2021Pages 9-33

Volume 9, Issue 2 - Serial Number 9
October 2021
Pages 9-33