摘要：As Campbell (2008) skillfully explains, “the field of ethics in teaching as a moral
profession is a robust and compelling one. It captures the interest and imagination
of scholars, researchers, and practitioners alike because it is very important and
integral to the world of education” (p.21). Similarly, in many EFL countries
including Iran, professional ethics has recently turned into a crucial topic.
Consequently, further researches regarding the notion of ethics, its components and
whether experience plays a role in this regard, need to be carried out. Throughout
the current article, the researchers, at first place, illustrated the importance of
professional ethics in teaching through a thorough review of literature. Afterwards,
a previously localized code of professional ethics, which was transformed into a
validated instrument for data collection, was deployed to gather data from 200 EFL
male and female university instructors. Pearson Correlation was administered to
investigate the probable relation between EFL university instructors’ teaching
experience and their understanding of professional ethics. Also, to prioritize the
components of professional ethics based on EFL instructors’ perspective, Friedman
test was deployed and the results are disused according to EFL teaching learning
context.
关键词：ethics; professional ethics; model of code of professional ethics; ethical
behaviour; professionalism; university instructors
