The purpose of the research is to identify the degree of employment of teachers of
the first cycle of basic education of mental habits in teaching English language, as well as
knowledge of the differences in the employment of these habits according
to the variables
of the academic qualification and the number of years of teaching experience. The sample
consisted of (303) teachers and teachers The first cycle of basic education was chosen
randomly by the cluster of schools in the first cycle of basic education in Damascus
Governorate. They were asked to identify the teachers' use of mental habits in the teaching
of the English language by the researcher after verifying its validity and stability. The
results indicate that there is a low degree of teachers in the use of mental habits when
teaching the English language on the total score of the scale and in all mental habits except
the habits of listening comprehension and sympathy, and control of arrogance, thinking
about thinking, and finding humor that was a medium. The results showed that there were
statistically significant differences between the average teachers on the scale of the use of
mental habits in teaching English language according to the variable of scientific
qualification for teachers with diploma and postgraduate qualifications. And the existence
of statistically significant differences between the average teachers on the scale of the use
of mental habits in the teaching of the English language according to the variable years of
experience for teachers with (5) years of teaching experience and more except areas
(thinking and communicating clearly and accuracy / mutual thinking / risk responsibility)
The absence of differences between the members of the research sample according to the
variable number of years of experience in these fields.