On the relationship between self-efficacy and burnout of teachers with their performance in teaching English

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-efficacy and burnout of teachers with their performance in teaching English among high school teachers. The research method was descriptive and correlational. The population included all English teachers of high schools in Karaj, who taught in the schools of this city during the academic year of 1394-1395. A group of 144 (58 females and 86 males) teachers teaching English as a foreign language was selected as the sample through purposive sampling. To collect the data, a standard burnout questionnaire and a researcher-made self- efficacy questionnaire were used. After analyzing and studying the variables, the following results were obtained: English teacher's self-efficacy affects their burnout and there is an inverse relationship between these two. Based on the results, English teachers with higher self-efficacy were less likely to experience burnout during their teaching and vice versa. The findings of the present study can have messages for teachers, principals and those involved in education.