Teachers’ Mindsets in Foreign Language Classrooms

This research aims to explore English teachers’ mindsets and further investigate whether have anything do with nine factors, namely, age, gender, the highest level of education completed, department graduated in, being abroad for education, receiving in-service training programs, teaching experience, taught, institution. In this descriptive study, data were collected from 162 teachers working at geographically diverse institutions in Turkey through an online survey. The survey included a background questionnaire mindset instrument. Findings showed that more than half had fixed mindset, remaining either mixed or growth which latter constituted smallest group number. Results also revealed irrespective previously determined variables.