Beyond Gender: How Personality Types Affect Pre-Service EFL Teachers' Speaking Skills

Authors

  • Ary Setya Budhi Ningrum State Islamic Institute of Kediri, Indonesia
  • Alfi yatin State Islamic Institute of Kediri, Indonesia
  • Nurul Aini State Islamic Institute of Kediri, Indonesia
  • Citra Orwela Flinders University, Australia
  • Bonjovi H. Hajan Mindanao State University-Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography, Philippines

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33394/jollt.v12i2.10885

Keywords:

Gender, Personality, Speaking Skills, Pre-service EFL Teachers, Islamic Higher education

Abstract

This study examines the impact of gender and personality on the English-speaking skills of pre-service EFL teachers at an Islamic Higher Education institution. The fourth semester of pre-service EFL teachers at an Islamic Higher Education institution who programmed Public Speaking Course are involved in this research. By utilizing an ex post facto with an application of 2 x 4 factorial design, this research involves questionnaire and oral speaking test to collect the needed data. The questionnaire which is taken from standardized personality test by Florence Littauer is used to get the data of students’ types of personality. The results show that gender has a significant impact on English-speaking skills, with females outperforming males. Personality types also have a significant impact on English-speaking skills, with differences observed among choleric, sanguine, melancholic, and phlegmatic pre-service EFL teachers. However, there is no significant interaction effect between gender and personality types on English-speaking skills. These findings emphasize the importance of considering individual differences when designing language learning programs and interventions in EFL teaching and learning.

Author Biographies

Ary Setya Budhi Ningrum, State Islamic Institute of Kediri

English Education Department, Faculty of Tarbiyah, State Islamic Institute (IAIN) Kediri, Indonesia

Alfi yatin, State Islamic Institute of Kediri

English Education Department, Faculty of Tarbiyah, State Islamic Institute (IAIN) Kediri, Indonesia

Nurul Aini, State Islamic Institute of Kediri

English Education Department, Faculty of Tarbiyah, State Islamic Institute (IAIN) Kediri, Indonesia

Citra Orwela, Flinders University

English Education Department, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia

Bonjovi H. Hajan, Mindanao State University-Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography

College of Education, Mindanao State University-Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography, Philippines

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2024-04-22

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Ningrum, A. S. B., yatin, A., Aini, N., Orwela, C., & Hajan, B. H. (2024). Beyond Gender: How Personality Types Affect Pre-Service EFL Teachers’ Speaking Skills. Journal of Languages and Language Teaching, 12(2), 907–918. https://doi.org/10.33394/jollt.v12i2.10885

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