The Call to Teacher Aegis: Investigating the Relationship Between Iranian EFL Teachers’ Engagement in Reflective Practices and Their Immunity

Moradkhani, Shahab; Salari, Maryam

doi:10.22049/jalda.2024.29441.1664

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

Shahab Moradkhani ¹
Maryam Salari ²

¹ Associate Professor of TESOL, Department of English Language and Linguistics, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

² PhD Candidate in Applied Linguistics (TESOL), Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2024.29441.1664

Abstract

It is utterly proclaimed that the effectiveness of teachers in their professional roles is deeply intertwined with psycho-emotional constructs such as reflective practice and immunity. Given the notable significance and scarcity of research on the correlation between reflective practices and immunity among English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers, this study investigated whether Iranian EFL teachers' reflective practice exhibited a significant association with their immunity. To accomplish this objective, the convenience sampling method was employed to select a group of 204 EFL teachers (78 males and 126 females) from private language institutions across various provinces in Iran. Data were collected through surveys and subsequent interviews conducted with the participating teachers. The correlational analysis revealed significant positive relationships between teachers' immunity and all reflection subscales, except for critical reflection. The multiple regression analysis further confirmed that metacognitive and cognitive reflection strongly predict EFL teachers' immunity. Interviews emphasized the contribution of specific subcomponents of reflective practice to teachers' immunity. These findings emphasized the significance of merging reflective approaches and bolstering immunity within teacher growth schedules. Furthermore, they provided new opportunities to implement positive psychology criteria in foreign language teacher education.

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Main Subjects

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)

Article Title [Persian]

حفاظت از معلمان: بررسی رابطه بین مشارکت معلمان ایرانی زبان انگلیسی درتدریس متفکرانه و مصونیت آنها

Authors [Persian]

دکتر شهاب مرادخانی ¹
مریم سالاری ²

¹ دانشیار آموزش زبان انگلیسی، گروه زبان انگلیسی و زبانشناسی، دانشکده ادبیات و علوم انسانی، دانشگاه رازی، کرمانشاه، ایران

² دانشجوی دکتری آموزش زبان انگلیسی، دانشگاه رازی، کرمانشاه، ایران

Abstract [Persian]

به طور گستردهای پذیرفته شده است که اثربخشی معلمان در نقشهای حرفهای خود عمیقاً با ساختارهای روانی-عاطفی، یعنی تدریس متفکرانه و مصونیت پیوند خورده است. با توجه به اهمیت قابل توجه و کمبود تحقیقات در مورد همبستگی بین تدریس متفکرانه و مصونیت در بین معلمان زبان انگلیسی، این مطالعه بررسی کرد که آیا تدریس متفکرانه معلمان زبان انگلیسی ارتباط معنی‌داری با مصونیت آنها دارد یا خیر. به این منظور، روش نمونه‌گیری در دسترس برای انتخاب 204 معلم زبان انگلیسی (78 مرد و 126 زن) از موسسات خصوصی زبان در استان‌های مختلف ایران به کار گرفته شد. داده‌ها از طریق نظرسنجی و مصاحبه‌های بعدی با شرکت‌کنندگان جمع‌آوری شد. تحلیل همبستگی بین مصونیت معلمان و همه خرده مقیاس‌های تدریس متفکرانه، به جز خردهمقیاس تدریس متفکرانه انتقادی، رابطه مثبت و معناداری را نشان داد. تحلیل رگرسیون چندگانه تأیید کرد که تمرینات فراشناختی و شناختی به طور قوی ایمنی معلمان زبان انگلیسی را پیش‌بینی می‌کنند. مصاحبه‌ها بر اهمیت زیرمؤلفه‌های خاص تدریس متفکرانه در مصونیت معلمان تأکید داشتند. این یافته‌ها بر ضرورت ترکیب رویکردهای تدریس متفکرانه و تقویت ایمنی در برنامه‌های رشد حرفهای معلم تأکید می‌کنند. علاوه بر این، آنها برای اجرای اصول روانشناسی مثبت در آموزش معلمان زبان خارجی فرصتهای جدیدی را ایجاد میکنند.

Keywords [Persian]

معلمان زبان انگلیسی
تمرین بازتابی
مصونیت معلم زبان
اصول روانشناسی مثبت

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Volume 12, Issue 2 - Serial Number 24
October 2024
Pages 115-138

The Call to Teacher Aegis: Investigating the Relationship Between Iranian EFL Teachers’ Engagement in Reflective Practices and Their Immunity

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Volume 12, Issue 2 - Serial Number 24October 2024Pages 115-138

Volume 12, Issue 2 - Serial Number 24
October 2024
Pages 115-138