The Factors Contributing to Language Teachers' Effectiveness in an EFL Learning Context: A Questionnaire Validation Study

• Main Authors: Akram Nayernia (Author), Rana Nosrati (Author), Hassan Mohebbi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 10.15446/profile.v24n2.93571; 1657-0790
• Keywords: assessment literacy; content and pedagogical content knowledge; effectiveness; efl teachers; experience; oral proficiency; personality type; self-efficacy; Education; L; Theory and practice of education; LB5-3640
• Source: Profile Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, Vol 24, Iss 2, Pp 63-79 (2022)

This mixed-methods study explores the factors contributing to the language teachers' effectiveness in the context of English as a foreign language. Through a systematic review of the literature, six main factors were extracted: assessment literacy, content and pedagogical content knowledge, experience, oral proficiency, personality type, and self-efficacy. In the first phase of the study, 13 experts in the field shared their attitudes towards these factors through a semi-structured interview. The data obtained from the interviews was analysed thematically to develop a questionnaire. Ninety-three language teachers participated in a pilot study to validate the newly developed questionnaire. The results were factor analysed. After the required modifications based on the factor analysis were introduced, a questionnaire with 19 items entitled "EFL Language Teachers' Effectiveness" was developed.