English Language Teachers Resilience Inventory (ELTRI)

I am optimistic about my future as an English teacher.

I care for the students' satisfaction with my class and I feel good if the students are satisfied and happy in my class.

I will see a bright future for myself as a teacher, full of successes in my job.

I get disappointed when students are not motivated to study English.

I get disappointed with my students' disruptive behavior in class.

I regard myself as effective in my students' lives and for society.

I get disappointed by my workplace's strict rules.

I try to improve my teaching by reflecting on my strengths and weaknesses.

I am not satisfied with my salary.

The out of date books and materials that I have to teach make me disappointed.

I have a friendly relationship with my colleagues.

I do not ask my colleagues for help with my teaching problems because I think they may consider me an incompetent teacher.

I am confident that I can manage difficult relationships with my colleagues in my workplace.

I will stay in my job because I love teaching.

I am highly confident of my ability to teach my students something they do not know.

When I face any challenges in my workplace I do not give up and try to solve them.

I am unable to adapt myself to my students' culture.

I like teaching because I can communicate with other people.

I will get disappointed if my students do not take my class and learn English seriously.

I ask my close friends to help me with my teaching problems.

I will stay in my job because I love my students.

I am unable to deal with variations in my classroom (e.g. different learning styles, various expectations of the class).

I try to improve my teaching performance by participating in discussions with my colleagues or some more experienced teachers.

I cannot create a balance between my work and my personal life.

I ask my family for advice when I face teaching problems such as problems in classroom management.

I am rewarded by my manager (by receiving positive feedback, payment rise...) for the efforts I put into my job.

I am highly confident of my ability to help my students achieve their educational goal (e.g. getting accepted in examinations).

I do not have access to all the resources (tape recorder/CD player, T.V...) that I need for my class.

I try to improve the quality of my teaching through different ways, e.g. searching the internet, reading books, and attending conferences and workshops.

I try to motivate my students to learn everything, not only English.

If I feel that my students do not like a part of a lesson I will change it based on their needs.

I do not think of stopping teaching.

When I am tired, I go to my colleagues to get energy and support.

My workplace's policies require me to practice a teaching methodology that is different from what I think is a fruitful methodology in language teaching.

I try to prepare my students for their life in the future by talking about my own experiences.