The relationship between personality types and teaching styles in Iranian adult TEFL context
The relationship between personality types and teaching styles in Iranian adult TEFL context
Author(s): Biook Behnam, Mahin BayazidiSubject(s): Language studies, Education, Foreign languages learning
Published by: Birlesik Dunya Yenilik Arastirma ve Yayincilik Merkezi
Keywords: Personality type; MBTI; teaching style; TSI;
Summary/Abstract: The present study was an attempt to investigate the relationship between personality type of teachers and teaching styles in TEFL Iranian adult context. Forty teachers who participated in this study were teaching IELTS or TOFEL to adult students, over 23. The Mayer and Brigs Type Indicator (MBTI), an instrument based on Jung’s personality theory and Grasha-Reichmann Teaching Style Inventory (TSI) were used. Descriptive method and SPSS were applied to get accurate results. The results showed that personality type was not a significant predictor of teaching style. The gender of teachers, moderator variable, showed no effect on teaching style either.
Journal: Global Journal of Foreign Language Teaching
- Issue Year: 2/2012
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 21-32
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English