The Chanllenges of teaching English at Primary Schools: A Survey in One Province = Những thách thức trong việc dạy tiếng Anh tại các trường tiểu học : Khảo sát tại một tỉnh

Abstract

The research aimed to identify the challenges that faced teachers in teaching English at the primary schools, the challenges learners encounter. Set of questionnaire is designed and the survey is launched in primary schools in a province. The samples of the study were 100 teachers from 100 public schools throughout the province, interview with 8 selected teachers from districts, and observational data collected in 10 schools. The results of the study indicated that the low motivation and the shallow, negative, and passive teaching, learning strategies lead to the low outcome. In addition, from the results of the study, some pedagogical suggestions related to creating a classroom atmosphere, praises and rewards, opportunities of success, activities and techniques, and more learning strategies, are offered for teachers of English.