COMPONENTS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Emotional Intelligence affects an individual’s everyday life. It can determine the output of one’s performance, physical capacity, mental health and even his relationships. Components of Emotional Intelligence are summed up into four main attributes. These are; self-awareness or perceiving your own emotions, self-management or reasoning with your emotions, social awareness or understanding other’s emotions, and relationship management, or managing emotions. The earlier framework identified five domains, or dimensions, of emotional intelligence that comprised twenty-five competencies. Three dimensions Self-Awareness, Self-Regulation, and Motivation described personal competencies, that is, knowing and managing
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EI is an emerging science and an important branch of managerial psychology. For many individuals, their teachers are the role models. Teachers who are in possession of these competencies are able to make the experience of teaching and learning more memorable, enjoyable and intellectually stimulating, both for themselves and for the students. Experiencing the right emotions at the right times help in improving the motivation and energy in teachers. By perceiving and regulating emotions teachers can increase workplace engagement, reduce burnout, and maintain their physical and mental health. Emotional Intelligence development serves two broad purposes. Recognizing and responding to the feelings of oneself and that of students in the classroom and to encourage the emotional state in the learners that is conducive to learning. Emotionally intelligent teachers have a successful relationship with others; they can manage any conflicting situation easily and channel their emotions towards the goal. EI develops creativity, emotional literacy, self-understanding, communication skill and leadership skill in teachers and helps them to produce socially acceptable objectives and be a valued and productive member of the