THE ACTUAL PROBLEMS IN TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Abstract

ANNOTATION. This study attempted to investigate the actual problems in
teaching English as well as the solutions taken by the English teachers at schools. A
number of difficulties emerged, partly coming from students, partly from teachers, and
partly from the school’s facility. Students are challenged by their lack of vocabulary
mastery, low concentration, lack of discipline, lack of interest, boredom, and speaking
problem. Meanwhile, teachers’ challenges are shortage of teachers’ training, language
proficiency problem, limited mastery of teaching methods, unfamiliarity to IT, and lack
of professional development.