Portraying Emotional Intelligence Of Pre- Service
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to determine the emotional intelligence of aspiring
EFL teachers. This study's research design uses a quantitative approach and a survey
study methodology. 50 students voluntarily agreed to participate in this survey as
responses. They are from English Language Education Department at one of
Universities in Yogyakarta. All respondents are students batch 2018 who have done
internships as pre-service teachers. The Daniel Goleman-adapted Emotional
Intelligence questionnaire is used in this investigation (1995).
Based on the results of this study, the highest score refers to Self-Awareness,
the mean score (4.48) with the statement “i know when i am happy”. While the lowest
domain is empathy, the mean score (2.84) with the statement “i rarely worry about
work or life in general”. The data demonstrates that although pre-service teachers have
a high level of self-awareness, they nevertheless struggle with emotional intelligence
in both their professional and personal lives.