Advances in Language and Literary Studies - Vol. 5 No. 3 - June 2014 - The Interface between Iranian EFL Instructors' Personality and their Self-efficacy

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Teachers' self-efficacy strongly influences teachers' and students' daily lives, yet the link between instructors' personality traits and their self-efficacy remains underexplored. This study examines the interface between the personality of 100 male and female EFL instructors and their self-efficacy across 11 English institutes in Bandar Abbas, Iran. NEO-FFIR and the SLTES were used, and Spearman Rank Order Correlation tested relationships. Results show significant, positive links for multiple traits, while neuroticism relates negatively; agreeableness best predicts student engagement, extraversion best predicts instructional strategies and classroom management, and specific traits predict self-efficacy outcomes.

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Introduction

Background: personality assessment and the Five Factor Model

Teaching and self-efficacy relationship

Advances in Language and Literary Studies ISSN: 2203-4714 Vol. 5 No. 3; June 2014 Copyright © Australian International Academic Centre, Australia The Interface between Iranian EFL Instructors' Personality and their Self-efficacy Ali Rahimi (corresponding author) Bangkok University, THAILAND E-mail: [rahimi_cda@yahoo.com](rahimi_cda@yahoo.com) Maryam Saberi Department of English Language Teaching, Science and Research branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbass, Iran Doi:10.7575/aiac.alls.v.5n.3p. 134 URL: [http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.5n.3p.134](http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.5n.3p.134) Received: 01/04/2014 Accepted: 15/05/2014 Abstract In recent years, teachers' self-efficacy has demonstrated a profound influence on the daily lives of teachers and their students. However, little is known about the relationship between teachers' personality traits and their self-efficacy. To gain more insight into this area, this study sought to explore the interface between 100 male and female EFL instructors'personality and their self-efficacy at 11 English language institutes in Bandar Abbas, Iran. In order to glean data, two instruments were applied: the NEO Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFIR), and Second Language Teaching Efficacy Scale (SLTES) . Moreover, to see whether there was a significant relationship between the variables under study, Spearman Rank Order Correlation was applied to analyze the data. At the end, the results revealed a significant relationship between EFL instructors' personality and their self-efficacy. In addition, it is concluded that there is a meaningful and positive relationship between Extroversion, Openness, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and the traits of self-efficacy; nevertheless, the relationship between Neuroticism and each trait of self-efficacy turns out to be negative. Moreover, the results revealed that Agreeableness is the best predictor for student engagement, extraversion is the most important predictor for instructional strategies and classroom management, and the best predictors of self-efficacy are classroom management for extraversion and student engagement for agreeableness. Keywords: self-efficacy, teachers' efficacy, personality, personality traits 1. Introduction The late nineteenth century was the first time that the word personality came about. Smith (1997) stated that the use of personality assessments was referred to as "psychotechnics" and it was during this time that personality assessments became a growing trend. Assessments were used to determine a person's complex elation to life (Smith, 1997) . As Homer explained (1997) the first salient and socially relevant personality assessment to be recognized was that the Lexical Hypothesis developed by Galton. By working through woof the most ample dictionaries of the English language Allport and Odbert (1936) expanded Galton's hypothesis. They extracted eighteen thousand Personalitydescribing words. In 1937 Allport and Odbert reduced the list to a list which consisted of four thousand five hundred adjectives. These adjectives were well thought-out, observable and moderately permanent qualities (Homer, 1997) . For the next two decades, personality research proved difficult. In the 1980s methodologies were questioned. Homer's idea (1997) was challenged by proposing that instead of attempting to predict solitary in stances of behavior, a method which was not dependable, methodologies might calculate patterns of behavior by culminating large numbers of observations. The correlation linking personality and behavior was found to improve significantly, and "personality''obviously did really exist. Then, psychologists agreed with the intention of fully explaining individual behavior, that personality and situational variables were desired. Trait theories were then acceptable, and there was a renewed awareness in this area. Goldberg (1981) once again found the Five Factor Model when he beg

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What is the main focus of the study?

The study explores the relationship between Iranian EFL instructors’ personality traits and their self-efficacy.

Which instruments were used to collect data?

NEO Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFIR) and the Second Language Teaching Efficacy Scale (SLTES) were used.

How were relationships among variables analyzed?

Spearman Rank Order Correlation was applied to analyze the relationships between studied variables.

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