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EXPLORING TEACHERS DIFFICULTIES IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE IN PUBLIC SECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2021(VI-II).27      10.31703/glr.2021(VI-II).27      Published : Jun 2021

Exploring Teachers' Difficulties in Teaching English as a Second Language in Public Sector Elementary Schools

Abstract

    This study explored the difficulties faced by the teachers while teaching English as a second language in public sector elementary schools. This study was descriptive in nature, and a survey-type research design was used. Data were collected from a randomly selected sample of 120 teachers, both male and female, out of the population of 800 public sector elementary schools of tehsil Samundari district Faisalabad. A questionnaire in the form of a 5-point Likert scale was used as a tool to collect data from respondents. Data were analyzed by using SPSS version 22. Weighted scores, mean values, and standard deviations were calculated for analysis. Findings revealed that teachers' workload in school, irrelevant qualifications, and financial pressure were the key challenges. Over crowdedness in classrooms,students and their parents' less interest in the English language, faulty examination system, limited time to complete the syllabus, and fewer training opportunities were the major problems faced by the teachers while teaching English. This study urges curtailing the workload of teachers and the arrangement of training programs for the teachers.

    Teaching, English, Second Language, Elementary Schools

    (1) Aqila Hafeez
    Ph.D. Scholar, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Ijaz Ashraf
    Associate Professor, Institute of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

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    CHICAGO : Hafeez, Aqila, and Ijaz Ashraf. 2021. "Exploring Teachers' Difficulties in Teaching English as a Second Language in Public Sector Elementary Schools." Global Language Review, VI (II): 252-262 doi: 10.31703/glr.2021(VI-II).27

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    TURABIAN : Hafeez, Aqila, and Ijaz Ashraf. "Exploring Teachers' Difficulties in Teaching English as a Second Language in Public Sector Elementary Schools." Global Language Review VI, no. II (2021): 252-262. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2021(VI-II).27