An investigation into motivation and job satisfaction levels of efl instructors

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the levels of motivation and job satisfaction experienced by EFL instructors employed at the School of Foreign Languages, and to reveal the correlation between these two concepts. Additionally, the current study also aimed to investigate whether the motivation and job satisfaction levels of EFL instructors vary based on their gender, age, educational background, and professional seniority. This study was carried out with 146 EFL instructors from 7 different universities using the convenience sampling method. The Teacher Motivation Scale by Polat (2010) and the Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale by Baycan (1985) were used. As a result of the study, EFL instructors' motivation and job satisfaction levels were discovered to be high; and a significant, strong, and positive correlation was found between these two concepts. Considering the correlation between demographic variables and motivation, the current study found that the motivation level of EFL instructors varied significantly only depending on gender, and that female instructors had a higher motivation level than male instructors. Additionally, the motivation level of EFL instructors did not differ significantly difference depending on age, educational background, and professional seniority. Considering the correlation between demographic variables and job satisfaction, the results showed that the job satisfaction level of EFL instructors did not significantly vary according to gender, age, educational background, and professional seniority.