The Predictive Relationship between Self-Efficacy Levels of English Teachers and Language Teaching Methods

Autor/inn/en	Kaygisiz, Semih; Anagun, Sengul S.; Karahan, Engin
Titel	The Predictive Relationship between Self-Efficacy Levels of English Teachers and Language Teaching Methods
Quelle	In: Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, (2018) 78, S.183-201 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kaygisiz, Semih) ORCID (Anagun, Sengul S.) ORCID (Karahan, Engin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1302-597X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Self Efficacy; English Teachers; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Teaching Methods; Communicative Competence (Languages); Predictor Variables; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Englischunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Prädiktor; Türkei
Abstract	Purpose: Considering that self-efficacies of teachers can affect their educational and instructional applications, it is probable that self-efficacies of English teachers can predict the language teaching methods they employ. In this sense, the purpose of the study was to investigate the correlation between self-efficacies of English teachers and language teaching methods they employ. Method: This study used quantitative correlational design. 367 English language teachers participated in the study. ELT Context-Specific Teacher Efficacy Instrument and Language Teaching Methods Scale were used in order to collect the data. Descriptive statistics, Pearson's Product-Moment Correlation, and path analysis were used to analyse the data. Findings: The results indicated that English teachers' self-efficacy levels were high and they employed Communication Oriented Teaching more. There was a statistically significant correlation between self-efficacies of English teachers and language teaching methods they employed. The findings also revealed that the self-efficacy of English teachers was a significant predictor of the language teaching methods they employed. Implications for Research and Practice: This study found that as the self-efficacy levels of English teachers increased, they were more inclined to employ communication-oriented teaching methods. Therefore, both pre-service and in-service training should pay attention to the teachers' self-efficacies. Selfefficacies of English teachers should be considered as something important for a desired language teaching experience. (As Provided).
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