An Investigation of Classroom Management Challenges Faced by English Language Teachers at Primary Schools of Iraqi Kurdistan Region

Abstract

The current study investigates the classroom management problems, their causes, and possible ways to reduce these problems in primary schools located in Akre City, Kurdistan Region. A total of 100 teachers selected from primary schools between the first to ninth grades. Data were collected in a checklist containing a questionnaire containing 13 items. The study revealed that there was no common classroom management problems related to the process of teaching English as a foreign language. School location does not significantly influence teachers’ views on identified causes and possible ways to reduce classroom management problems in primary schools in Akre city of Iraqi Kurdistan.

Keywords: Classroom management, English language, English teachers, primary schools