摘要：This study aimed to scrutinize whether Turkish EFL instructors have feared selves while teaching English in their clasess, while speaking in front of public, and in their relationships with their students and colleagues. The participants comprised a total number of 38 Turkish EFL instructors at Selcuk University, Konya and PhD candidates at Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey in 2015-2016 academic year. The participants were selected via purposive sampling model on voluntary basis. The data were collected using a questionnaire consisting of 37 items and 5 sub dimensions based on a 5-point Likert scale. The results showed that the participant EFL instructors whose ages were in between 31-35 and between 36-40; and those whose ages were 40 showed significant difference (p<0.05). The participant instructors whose ages were 40 had lower score of feared self in FLT (Mean=1.30). The results also revealed that feared self in FLT scores were 1.87 in age groups of between 20-30 but at the age of 40 or above their feared self in FLT dramatically decreased.
关键词：Turkish EFL instructors; feared selves; teaching English; speaking in front of public
