The Degree of Procrastination, Time Use Efficiency and Job Performance and the Relationship among them in Kuwait Public School Principals

The current study aims at exploring school principals’ procrastination, time use efficiency and perceived job performance; and the direct impact of procrastination on principals’ perceived performance in addition to the indirect impact through time use efficiency. Using the descriptive approach, a survey adopted or developed for the study purpose and was administered to a randomly selected representative sample of school principals. The findings showed that: (a) there was a relative tendency of procrastination among principals; (b) principals’ time use efficiency was not high; (c) principals’ perceived job performance was not high; and (d) principals’ tendency for procrastination affected their job performance, either directly or indirectly through their time use efficiency, where the total impact was apparent and influential. Those findings were discussed in light of the study purpose, and relevant recommendations were included

Psychological Stress in Language Learning: A Contemporary View beyond Teaching Methods

The current paper attempts to identify the role of stress in language learning. To achieve this objective, a critique of relevant literature was done by analyzing the concept of stress and how it can be manipulated to help improve the language learning process. Stress was reviewed in terms of its concept, measurement, resources, and management. The recommendation is that language teachers can deal with language learning stress in learners through a stress toolbox: awareness, observing, and management. Keywords: language learning, stress.