Factors that affect the English language teaching-learning process in Ecuadorian public high schools.

The research is about the factors that affect the English teaching-learning process in EFL classrooms of public high schools. It was carried out to analyze the main aspects related to teachers, students, classrooms, and institutions. With that purpose, five public high schools were selected in Riobamba city of Chimborazo province and the participants were in-service teachers and students from 8th to 3rd level of senior year. The method used in this research was quantitative because it made possible to obtain accurate information of the factors that mostly influence the English teaching-learning process. Main instruments used to gather data were questionnaires and observation formats. Questionnaires collected information about teachers and students’ perceptions of factors such as percentage of English used in classes, teaching methods, managing learning, teaching resources, lesson design, etc. observation formats recorded details of teachers’ classes and their language proficiency. The results of this research show that main factors affecting the English teaching-learning process are teachers’ lower language proficiency, percentage of English language used in class, lack of skills in managing learning, class size, classroom space, and lesson design.

• Main Author: Talahua Chisag, Ángel Humberto (author)
• Format: bachelorThesis
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Educación secundaria; > Inglés – Enseñanza – Estudiantes extranjeros; Lengua y lenguaje – Enseñanza; Ciencias de la educación – Inglés – Tesis.
• Online Access: http://dspace.utpl.edu.ec/handle/123456789/7805