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The Role of Psychological Well-being, Foreign Language Teaching Enjoyment, and Work Engagement in EFL Teachers’ Teacher-Class Relationship
Mehrnoosh Kazemkhah Hasankiadeh1 , Elham Naji Meidani * 2, Reza Pishghadam1
1- Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
2- Ferdowsi University of Mashhad , elhanaji@um.ac.ir
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Teaching is a profession which is intermingled with emotional relationships. Teachers’ relationships with their classes have been shown to positively influence their performance. However, despite the novelty of the concept of teacher-class relationship (TCR) in the field of applied linguistics, examining the relationship between language teachers with the whole class has not received due attention. To shed more light on this novel concept and its antecedents, the present study aimed to investigate the role of psychological well-being, foreign language teaching enjoyment and work engagement in the TCR of language teachers. A sample of 428 English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers participated in the study by completing four online questionnaires, namely the Teacher-Class Relationship Scale, the Psychological Well-being at Work (PWBW) Scale, the Foreign Language Teaching Scale (FLTES), and the Engaged Teacher Scale (ETS). The results of structural equation modeling (SEM) indicated that EFL teachers’ psychological well-being, foreign language teaching enjoyment and work engagement were strong predictors of their TCR. In addition, it was revealed that work engagement was the strongest predictor. The findings were discussed regarding the significance of developing EFL teachers’ TCR. This study suggests that EFL teachers with high level of well-being who enjoy their profession and have dedication to their job are more likely to build strong relationships with their classes. Finally, suggestions for future research were provided. 

 
Keywords: Teacher-class relationship, foreign language teaching enjoyment, psychological well-being, work engagement, EFL teachers.
     
Article Type: Research article | Subject: language teaching
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