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EFL Teachers’ Burnout Levels and Their Commitment to Iran Language Institute

Document Type : Research Article

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1 MA Student of ELT, Rudaki Higher Education Institute, Tonekabon, Iran

2 Associate Professor of TEFL, English Language and Literature Department , Faculty of Literature and Foreign Languages ,University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1837-9763

Abstract

Teachers play an important role in providing training and upbringing services for the educational community. However, burnout is rampant among teachers in professional contexts. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the factors that lead to burnout and to investigate approaches to reduce the impact of these factors on teachers’ burnout levels. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between burnout and foreign language teachers’ commitment to teaching service in Iran Language Institutes. In this study, we used observation, semi-structured interviews and Maslach burnout questionnaire (MBI), and Meyer and Allen's organizational and job commitment questionnaire (OOC) to assess the variance of teacher burnout and its relationship with teachers' commitment. English language teachers (N = 100) in Mazandaran province were invited to participate in this study. Data analysis showed that there was a negative relationship between teacher burnout and their commitment to teaching English. Descriptive statistics show that male teachers have more burnout than female teachers. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was performed for causal analysis. The concepts of organizational and job commitment and educational policy and burnout research were discussed. Accordingly, educational policymakers are suggested to provide programs to familiarize teachers with the syndrome and help them reduce burnout, which maximizes their performance in the classroom.

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Article Title [Persian]

سطوح فرسودگی شغلی معلمان زبان انگلیسی و تعهد آنها در موسسه زبان ایران: مطالعه موردی

Authors [Persian]

  • الهه اسدی 1
  • دکتر حسین یزرگیان 2

1 دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد آموزش زبان انگلیسی، مؤسسه آموزش عالی رودکی، تنکابن، ایران

2 دانشیار آموزش زبان انگلیسی، گروه زبان و ادبیات انگلیسی، دانشکده ادبیات فارسی و زبانهای خارجی، دانشگاه مازندران، بابلسر، ایران

Abstract [Persian]

معلمان نقش مهمی در ارائه خدمات آموزشی و پرورشی برای جامعه آموزشی دارند. با این حال، فرسودگی شغلی در بین معلمان در زمینه­های حرفه­ای بیداد می­کند. بنابراین، شناسایی عواملی که منجر به فرسودگی شغلی می­شوند و رویکردهای کاهش تأثیر این عوامل بر سطوح فرسودگی شغلی معلمان ضروری است. هدف این پژوهش بررسی رابطه بین فرسودگی شغلی و تعهد معلمان زبان خارجی به خدمت تدریس در مؤسسات زبان ایران بود. در این پژوهش از مشاهده، مصاحبه نیمه ساختاریافته و پرسشنامه فرسودگی شغلی ماسلاخ (MBI) و پرسشنامه تعهد سازمانی و شغلی مایر و آلن (OOC) برای ارزیابی واریانس فرسودگی شغلی معلمان و ارتباط آن با تعهد معلمان استفاده شد. در این پژوهش از معلمان زبان انگلیسی (100 نفر) در استان مازندران دعوت به عمل آمد. تجزیه و تحلیل داده ها نشان داد که بین فرسودگی شغلی معلمان و تعهد آنها به تدریس زبان انگلیسی رابطه منفی وجود دارد. آمار توصیفی نشان می دهد که معلمان مرد نسبت به معلمان زن فرسودگی شغلی بیشتری دارند. مدلسازی معادلات ساختاری (SEM) برای تحلیل علی انجام شد. مفاهیم تعهد سازمانی و شغلی و سیاست آموزشی و پژوهش فرسودگی شغلی مورد بحث قرار گرفت. بر این اساس، به سیاستگذاران آموزشی پیشنهاد می شود برنامه­هایی را برای آشنایی معلمان با این سندرم و کمک به کاهش فرسودگی شغلی ارائه دهند که این امر عملکرد آنها را در کلاس به حداکثر می رساند.

Keywords [Persian]

  • فرسودگی شغلی
  • معلم زبان انگلیسی
  • تعهد معلمان
  • نقش معلم
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Journal of Applied Linguistics and Applied Literature: Dynamics and Advances
Volume 10, Issue 2
October 2022
Pages 95-115
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  • Receive Date: 28 June 2022
  • Revise Date: 17 August 2022
  • Accept Date: 21 October 2022
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