Myanmar Secondary School EFL Teachers’ Perceptions on the Use of English as a Medium of Instruction in Their EFL Teaching

Abstract

This qualitative study was to examine the Myanmar secondary school English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers’ perceptions on the use of English as a medium of instruction in their EFL teaching. A semi-structured interview was conducted with six secondary school EFL teachers (five female and one male). The findings and the results from the interviews showed that the language policy of using English as a medium of instruction in teaching English at the upper secondary level was not implemented by Myanmar EFL teachers. The availability of teaching materials such as textbooks and teaching aids, the teachers’ inadequate knowledge for using English as a medium of instruction in class, students’ poor language proficiency level and the assessment system were explored as the major factors for not being able to foster English as a medium of instruction in class.

Keywords: English as a medium of instruction, EFL teachers’ perception

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/10-6-17