THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG TRAIT EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, BIG FIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS AND THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF EFL LEARNERS
İNGİLİZCEYİ YABANCI DİL OLARAK ÖĞRENENLERDE ALGILANAN DUYGUSAL ZEKA, BEŞ BÜYÜK KİŞİLİK FAKTÖRÜ VE AKADEMİK BAŞARILARI ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİ

Author : Sinem HERGÜNER -& İsmail Hakkı MİRİCİ
Number of pages : 225-243

Abstract

This study aims to research the associations among Trait Emotional Intelligence (TEI), Big Five Personality Traits (BFPT) and the academic success of the students in four language skills namely reading, writing, listening and speaking in English and overall academic success in EFL college students from different majors and having one-year intensive English education. The participants of the study are randomly selected 211 university students attending the School of Foreign Languages in 2013- 2014 academic year In this study, a descriptive and quantitative method was applied. The instruments are 1. Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale (1998) revised by Austin, Saklofske, Huang, and McKenney (2004). Tok, Moralı, and Tatar (2005) adapted the scale for Turkish populations. 2. The Short Form Five Factor Personality Inventory developed by Tatar (2005). For the data analysis the Pearson correlation coefficient and ANOVA analyses were applied. The findings of the study show that there is a significant negative relationship between BFPT and TEI of the language learners. Also, BFPT and TEI have certain levels of correlation with academic success in language skills and in their grade point averages (GPA). However, the variable of major is insignificant in the success of language learners.

Keywords

Big Five Personality Traits; Trait Emotional Intelligence; Academic Success; Language Skills; Englis

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