Pre-service EFL teachers and Emotional Intelligence

master's thesis

• Author: Ena Mađarić
• Mentor: Alenka Mikulec (mentor)
• Committee member: Ivana Cindrić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Silvija Hanžić Deda (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Alenka Mikulec (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Teacher Education; (Chair of English Language Teacher Education); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2020-02-10, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; General Psychology

Abstract

Emotional intelligence is important for personal success, it determines how well we understand and express ourselves, how well we understand others, and how we deal with challenges in life. The aim of this study was to examine and compare pre-service EFL teachers’ results on the emotional intelligence test. Participants in this study were first, second, fourth and fifth year students of the integrated undergraduate and graduate teacher education studies at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Teacher Education. Data were collected with a TEIQue-SF test and a background questionnaire designed by the researcher. Results showed there is no statistically significant difference between the scores of the first and second year-students and fourth and fifth year-students on the emotional intelligence test. However, those who knew about the concept of EI achieved higher scores. Older students also reported having better teaching competences, which was anticipated since they have had more teaching practice courses at the university. This leads to the conclusion that teaching students about emotional intelligence will immensely help them in developing into the best teachers they can be. By expanding their knowledge about EI we expand their emotional abilities which include perceiving emotions of others and self, understanding and managing emotions, and using emotions to facilitate cognition and action.

Abstract (croatian)

Emocionalna inteligencija važna je za osobni uspjeh, određuje koliko dobro shvaćamo sami sebe i izražavamo se, koliko dobro razumijemo druge i kako se nosimo sa životnim izazovima. Cilj ovoga istraživanja bio je ispitati i usporediti rezultate budućih učitelja engleskog jezika na testu emocionalne inteligencije. Sudionici ovog istraživanja bili su studenti prve, druge, četvrte i pete godine integriranog preddiplomskog i diplomskog sveučilišnog studija na Učiteljskom fakultetu Sveučilišta u Zagrebu. Podaci su prikupljeni pomoću TEIQue-SF testa i upitnika koji je konstruirala istraživačica. Rezultati su pokazali da ne postoji statistički značajna razlika između rezultata studenata prve i druge godine studija i rezultata studenata četvrte i pete godine studija na testu emocionalne inteligencije. Međutim, oni sudionici koji su potvrdili poznavanje koncepta emocionalne inteligencije na testu su postigli bolje rezultate. Također, stariji su studenti svoje sposobnosti poučavanja ocijenili višom ocjenom, što je bilo i očekivano iz razloga što su na fakultetu odslušali više metodičkih teorijskih i praktičnih kolegija. Dobiveni rezultati vode do zaključka da bi poučavanje studenata o emocionalnoj inteligenciji neizmjerno pomoglo kod njihovog razvitka u učitelje kakvima jednog dana mogu postati. Proširivanjem njihovog znanja o emocionalnoj inteligenciji istovremeno proširujemo njihove emocionalne sposobnosti, koje uključuju percipiranje vlastitih i tuđih emocija, shvaćanje i upravljanje emocijama, te korištenje emocija kako bi olakšali spoznaju i svoje radnje.

• Keywords: Emotional Intelligence; pre-service EFL teachers; EFL knowledge; teaching competence
• Keywords (croatian): emocionalna inteligencija; budući učitelji engleskog jezika; znanje engleskog jezika; sposobnost podučavanja
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:147:368257
• Study programme: Title: Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate University Programme of Study of Primary Teacher Education and Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate University Programme of Study for Primary Teacher Education with English and German Language; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra primarnog obrazovanja (magistar/magistra primarnog obrazovanja)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2020-12-15 13:16:52