DISTANCE LEARNING AND EMOTIONAL BURNOUT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS IN NON-LINGUISTIC HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

The productivity of both teachers and students is often negatively affected by the urge to deal with modern realities, the constant acceleration of the educational process, coupled with increasingly complex tasks to fulfill. Long-term stressors have negative effects on the physical and mental qualities of the body. Overworking and dissatisfaction with work outcomes can slow down the ability to think clearly and concentrate effectively. Academic burnout, skepticism, and procrastination can be the result of prolonged periods of emotional stress, «…time and work pressure (including missing rest periods, time pressure, and pressure to get through the subject matter), vocal strain, uncertainty concerning the subject matter, uncertainty concerning didactical decisions, achievement-related diversity in class… » [1]. Busy schedules can reduce the efficiency of task performance and, at times, render tasks impossible to complete.