The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Enhancing English Language Teachers’ Professional Development

The present study aimed at developing English language teachers’ professional performance in the pedagogical aspect through applying training sessions based on emotional intelligence skills. The participants were Egyptian English language teachers (N=17) from five Egyptian governorates. An observation sheet designed by the researcher was used to evaluate the professional performance of the teachers. Assessment was done through a pre-post administration of the study instrument on the one-group participants of the study. Teachers’ scores on the pre and post-tests were statistically analyzed. The findings revealed that there was a strong positive correlation between enhancing English language teachers’ emotional intelligence and the development of their professional performance with respect to the pedagogical domain. It could be concluded that emotional intelligence skills are effective for enhancing the pedagogical performance of English language teachers. Based on the findings of the current study, recommendations have been suggested.