The Difference between Extrovert and Introvert EFL Teachers' Classroom Management

Abstract

This study was an attempt to investigate the difference between extrovert and introvert EFL teachers’ classroom management. For this purpose, 30 extrovert and 30 introvert female teachers of Gatt Language Center (GLC) and Kish Language School in Tehran were chosen among 120 female teachers who filled in Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI) and had more than three years of experience in teaching English and were willing to take part in this study after a briefing session. Then each teacher’s class was observed by the researcher two times with one or two-session gaps in between, and Murdoch’s (2000) Checklist was used to score each teacher’s ability in classroom management each time separately. The total score for each teacher’s classroom management was calculated based on the mean of values given to the teacher by the researcher from two observations. To find out the significant difference between extrovert and introvert EFL teachers’ classroom management, an independent sample t-test was carried out. This study revealed a significant difference between extrovert and introvert EFL teachers’ classroom management. It is found out that extrovert EFL teachers are better than introvert teachers at managing adult EFL learners’ classes.