Investigating the relationship between emotional intelligence and personality traits ( extraversion and introversion) and their influence on classroom interaction in EFL classes
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2017
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university of Oum- El- Bouaghi
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In educational settings, teachers find it quite the task to deal with the learners on a daily basis due to their unique individualization and various personalities within one single classroom. Different studies investigated the way learners' emotional states affiliate with their personalities, and how it affect their academic performance. This research sheds the light on the new research field in psychology which is Emotional Intelligence (EI), and what exactly is its relation to the learners' different personalities. Also, we explore if those two psychological constructs have an influence on the learners' classroom performance or interaction. A correlational design along with a qualitative method were employed to examine our research hypotheses which claim that there is a significant relationship between Emotional Intelligence and EFL learners' personality traits, and does the relationship between those two variables influence Classroom Interaction in EFL classes. We worked with four groups of 1st year EFL students from the department of English at Larbi Ben Mhidi University. For our research tools, we used Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i) and Personality Traits Questionnaire, in addition to qualitative observations. Moreover, we used statistical tests to add tangible significance to our results. The analysis of the data has yielded the following findings: First, the assumption that there is a correlation between EI and personality traits was validated by the results. Also, the observations sessions were useful in confirming our second research hypothesis by acknowledging the influence of our previously stated variable on classroom interaction in EFL classes.
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Emotional quotient, Personnalité : caratéristique, Emotional iIntelligence (EI)