Investigating the relationship between teaching styles and teacher self-efficacy among some Iranian ESP university instructors

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between some Iranian ESP instructors’ self-efficacy and their teaching styles. To this end, 87 ESP instructors were selected from various universities in Tehran, Iran. Data were collected using the Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale and the Teaching Styles Inventory (version 3.0). Results demonstrated that there is a significant relationship between teachers’ self-efficacy and their teaching styles. In particular, the ‘Personal Model’ style showed the closest link with high levels of instructors’ sense of self-efficacy.

Keywords:

• Teaching styles
• self-efficacy
• ESP university instructors

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.