A Case Study of the English Teachers’ Burnout in a Medical University in China

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shunying Li
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Development ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
College English ◽  
Professional Titles ◽  
Older Teachers ◽  
Medical University

AbstractMany College English teachers complain about work stress. To learn about the actual burnout situation and to seek intervention, a questionnaire survey and written interviews were conducted in a medical university in China. The results of the survey suggest that 29.73% of the participants experienced burnout. No significant differences were found in the aspects of the gender and educational background. However, older teachers experienced significantly more intense reduced personal accomplishment while more-experienced teachers reported significantly more intense depersonalization and reduced personal accomplishment. Similarly, participants with higher professional titles experienced much more intense depersonalization. Meanwhile, the results of the interviews indicate four causes of burnout: factors related to the job, students, management and teacher development. Internal and external moderations are categorized as the burnout reducers. As for intervention, teachers and the organization should work together to reduce the burnout syndrome.

scholarly journals Profesionalno sagorijevanje u nastavničkoj profesiji

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1 2021) ◽  
pp. 39-60
Author(s):  
Bisera Sofović
Keyword(s):  
Adult Students ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Educational Work ◽  
Older Teachers ◽  
Stress At Work

Research in the world, as well as in our region, consistently indicates that teachers at all levels of educational work are exposed to various stressors that are related to the characteristics of their work. One of the outcomes of long-term chronic stress at work that has not been successfully resolved is the development of burnout syndrome. The aim of this research was to examine burnout in educators and teachers at all levels of education in Sarajevo, taking into account burnout indicators - emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, sense of personal accomplishment, according to the theoretical and empirical assumptions of the author Christine Maslach. The instrument for testing burnout - Maslach Burnout Inventory (Maslach & Jackson 1986) was applied on a convenient sample of 517 professionals directly involved in the educational process in 13 institutions in Sarajevo Canton at different levels of education – from kindergarten to college. The results indicate high emotional exhaustion in all participants, regardless of age, gender, type of institution and job position. The experience of the phenomenon of depersonalization in the examined sample is not emphasized on average, which means that the teaching staff is still not alienated from their students to the extent that would indicate the development of burnout syndrome. Sense of personal accomplishment is perceived by participants on average as low, even when they achieve the highest academic titles. According to the results of this research, it seems that support in overcoming emotional exhaustion and depersonalization is especially important to provide to older teachers and to male teachers. In addition, it is desirable to provide support to older male and female teachers, who work with older and adult students, in gaining a sense of personal accomplishment. Furthermore, the results suggest that teachers, secondary school teachers and senior university assistants should first be covered by prevention activities and programs, as they are at greatest risk of burnout.

CHALLENGES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHOOL-BASED CURRICULUM (SBC) IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING (A Case Study at MIM Al Furqan and MIN Kelayan Banjarmasin)

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Nida Mufidah
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Time Allocation ◽  
English Language ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
School Based

This research is conducted to find outthe challenges in implementation of SBC in English teaching in madrasah Ibtidaiyah faced by the teachers in Banjarmasin South Kalimantan. There are two English teachers from two schools involved in this study; They are MIM Al Furqon, and MIN Kelayan Banjarmasin. Questionnaire, observation, interview, and documentation were used to gather the data. The data needed are the implementation of SBC in English teachingwhich can be seen from the syllabus, lesson plan used by teachers and the implementation in class and also the challenges that the teachers face in implementing it. The result showed that one school out of two applied SBC in different style (MIM Al Furqan). It can be seen from the preparation, practice and evaluation. The other school, MIN I Kelayan, still applied previous curriculum. The challenges faced by English teachers were also varied among others are diversity of students, restricted time allocation for English, facilities, nonrealistic indicators in syllabus and educational background, workshop of curriculum development. All should be responsible in the hand of government and teachers.Key words: School Based Curriculum, English Teaching, Elementary schools

scholarly journals A Survey on the Causes of Non-English Majors College English Learning Burnout in a Local University in China—A Case Study of Anhui University of Science and Technology

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 872
Author(s):  
Yaoqin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Science And Technology ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
English Learning ◽  
College English ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
English Majors ◽  
Teachers Perspectives

This paper aims at explaining the college English “learning burnout” phenomenon with descriptions and statistics from a survey conducted in Anhui University of Science and Technology in October, 2018. The survey was mainly geared to investigate on the causes of college English “learning burnout” syndrome among freshmen and sophomores. The analyses of the causes are made from both learners’ and teachers’ perspectives. With some solutions are presented in the end. It is hoped to help to solve and enlighten the improvement of College English learning and teaching in local science and technology universities in China.

scholarly journals Strategies on Promoting Transformative Learning of College English Teachers

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenbo Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Online Training ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
College English ◽  
Training Courses

Based on the previous case study in promoting transformative learning of college English teachers, who participated in a three-month online training courses, the article made a further research and concluded four strategies on promoting transformative learning of college English Teachers.

REFLECTIVE REPORT OF VOCATIONAL COLLEGE ENGLISH TEACHER PURSUING INTERDISCIPLINARY TRANSFORMATION IN MANAGEMENT STUDY

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-16
Author(s):  
Luo Zhilin ◽  
Yang Hong Mei ◽  
Hu, Bingyao
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
College English ◽  
Vocational College ◽  
Management Study ◽  
Education Management ◽  
College Teacher ◽  
Working Out

This article aims at introducing reflection of a vocational college teacher who takes English as a pre-major and further study in management field by analyzing SWOT for English teachers and working out an exploratory mechanism and framework for interdisciplinary research in vocational education management. This reflective report is composed of four parts: introduction, portrait of English teachers on teaching, research and other work, interdisciplinary transformation for English teachers and summary.

PROBLEMS OF THE 2013 CURRICULUM:A CASE STUDY OF IMPLEMENTING ENGLISH ASSESSMENT IN THE 2013 CURRICULUM

JURNAL ELINK ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arini Husnayain
Keyword(s):  
English Teachers ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Teaching English

The objectives of this study are to explain the implementation of assessment process in teaching English based on curriculum 2013 and to identify the problems faced by English teachers of MAN Lamongan when teaching English based on curriculum 2013.Keywords: implementation, curriculum 2013, assessment

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