Teaching-learning effect of transformational leadership in the ELT classroom: An exploratory study

Abstract

This mixed method research explores on Bangladesh’s teaching and learning effect of transformational leadership in ELT Classroom in private universities. In today’s world, the emerging ELT trend is to facilitate learning-centred classrooms through focusing more on students cantered activities than teaching or deliver lectures only. Therefore, an English teacher or instructor plays a facilitator’s role in ELT classroom. Furthermore, in a second language learning classroom, it is important to facilitate learning with learner-centred activities. A teacher can follow any ELT leadership approach into teaching-learning process of his/her ELT classroom. It is important that leadership styles are not only applied to organizations but are also effective for classroom management. Hence, the purpose of this study is to examine the transformational leadership qualities of teachers in the English language classroom setting if that have any relationship with students learning, performance, and development in the classroom. Participants are total 35 graduate students in the English language department of a university in Bangladesh who reported on their instructors’ leadership style and how it helped their learning, performance, and overall development