Investigating the Challenges of English Language Teachers in the EFL Class: In Case of Six Schools in Merti Woreda, Ethiopia

Abstract

This study was conducted in 6 different schools in the Oromiya Region, Arsi Zone, Merti Woreda, Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to in remote woredas schools. In line with this study, the researcher is investigating about language teaching facilities in the school, to assess the EFL classroom situation to teach English, to explore the challenges teachers face in the school in teaching English, and to suggests some ways of coping with them. The required data for the study were collected using a questionnaire, and interviews from 25 teachers. Then the data were analyzed and the study revealed that the teachers are exposed to challenges like lack of training, large class size, lack of teaching facilities, lack of supplementary materials, and the fixed arrangement of desks. The study also identified the students’ poor language background and lack of encouragement leads teachers not to improve their professional skill in teaching English in EFL class are the identified challenges.

Keywords: EFL- English as a foreign language

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-34-04

Publication date: December 31^st 2020