The study of classroom factors influencing students' behavior In TEFL at the intermediate level

الملخص EN

The present study aims at investigating the way teachers of English at the intermediate level deal with the problem of indiscipline in the language classroom.

It studies teachers' control of classroom factors that contribute to preventing behavior problems in the classroom and reacting to such problems systematically and appropriately in order to increases students' success and achievement .

To achieve the aims of the study a questionnaire was distributed electronically to 80 teachers of English at intermediate schools for boys and girls selected randomly in Al-Diwaniyah city ,males and females aged from 28 to 53 at level of confidence 95%.

The questionnaire includes 16 items related to preventing behavior problems and 16 items related reacting to the problems effectively .

The findings of the study indicate that teachers of English at the intermediate level give more attention and focus on preventing behavior problems than to responding to such problems effectively.