The Role of Grit and Resilience in Work Engagement of Iranian EFL Teachers in Online Classes with a Focus on Gender

Owing to the significant role of work engagement in language teaching in online classes, some scholarly attention has been drawn to exploring the role of some constructs such as grit and resilience. The current study looked into the role of grit and resilience in Iranian EFL teachers’ work engagement in online classes with a focus on gender. Utilizing a convenient sampling method, 250 EFL teachers (110 males and 140 females) participated in an online survey consisting of three validated questionnaires. After verifying that the data is normal, the variables’ correlations were examined using Pearson correlation analysis. The findings revealed that grit and resilience both have a direct relationship with Iranian EFL teachers’ work engagement and could predict it up to 52%. However, the association between grit, resilience, and work engagement was unaffected by gender which indicates male and female teachers experience similar grit and resilience with their engagement levels. The study presents some practical implications for EFL teachers, learners, and teacher trainers especially in developing online education.