• Narges Seidi

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Recently teachers have become more and more the centre of attention in education system .The crucial role of the teacher-related variables in affecting teachers‟ performances as well as students learning outcomes has been proved in the numerous studies in the various educational settings. Hence, the research in teacher variables has received attention in English as a Foreign Language context. To contribute this line of the research, the present study aims to investigate the role of the teacher reflective and resilience in predicting teacher burnout. The data were collected from 230 English teachers and three questionnaires .The results of the Structural Equation Modeling showed that teacher reflection demonstrated 18.1%of the burnout variance while teacher resilience showed 10.7% of the variance in teacher burnout. Additionally, although either of the two variables had a unique contribution to burnout, teacher reflection was stronger predictor of burnout than resilience. The findings of the study have significant implications for in both in-service and pre-service teacher preparation programs.

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