A Study On Job Burnout And Turnover Tendency Of Chinese Language Teachers In Yunnan Province, China

Abstract

As a special group of teachers, Chinese as a foreign language teachers face high work pressure and the psychological burden of cross-cultural communication, so how to prevent job burnout, reduce the turnover tendency and stabilize the teaching team is an urgent problem to be solved in the continuous development of international Chinese language education. In this study, using questionnaire survey and interview methods, 850 Chinese as foreign language teachers in Yunnan Province, China were surveyed through three scales of teachers teaching efficiency, job burnout and turnover tendency, etc. A total of 801 valid questionnaires were collected. The results show that the quantitative data revealed differences in burnout in different teacher backgrounds and verify the mediating role of teaching efficacy between burnout and turnover tendency through structural equation models. In addition, through semi-structured interviews, teachers psychological state and behavioral responses in the face of high work pressure and cross-cultural communication problems were deeply explored. It not only improves the understanding of teacher burnout of Chinese as a foreign language, but also provides a scientific basis for formulating effective intervention measures. The improvement of teaching efficiency has been proved to effectively alleviate job burnout and reduce the turnover tendency, emphasizing the importance of optimizing the working environment of Chinese as foreign teachers, so as to stabilize the teachers, reduce the turnover rate and promote the sustainable development of the Chinese language international education.