Mohammad Aliakbari - Department of English Language and Literature, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran
Mahdi Najar - Department of English Language and Literature, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran

This study examined the relationship between Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Self-regulation (SR) of Iranian EFL university students. In so doing, a sample of 100 (m = 38, f = 62) were selected randomly from Iranian English related major students. To collect the data, the respondents were requested to answer the contextualized Persian versions of Bar-On’s Emotional Quotient Inventory (BEQ-I) and Academic Self-Regulated Learning Scale (ASRL- S) . The results indicated that there was statistically strong relationship between EI and SR (r = 0.55, p ≥ 0.01). In addition, independent sample t-tests showed that there was a significant correspondence between the respondents’ SR and their gender; while, no significant association between the participants’ EI and their gender was observed. These findings have important implications for teachers and educational administrators to take necessary steps in developing EI and SR of learners to assist them in their language learning process.

Emotional intelligence; Self-regulation; Iranian university students; EFL