Abstract:

In this study, today in Turkey the objective is to identify the difficulties experienced in the English teaching and learning process from the eyes of teachers, identify the causes and present solutions suggestions. The work group of this qualification research consists of 52 high school English teachers who teach in the Anatolian high schools associated with the Ministry of Education of Ankara. The data was collected through a semi-configured interview form developed by the researchers. The consensus percentage obtained in the calculation of the reliability of the semi-configured conversation form is calculated as .84. In the processing of the data, MaxQda has taken advantage of 12 programs. In the analysis of the data obtained from the interview questions, the frequency, percentage values are determined through the specified codes and themes, and the direct quotes are explained and interpreted. The results of the study were grouped under four titles. High school English teachers, in relation to the resources of the course, stated that the lesson books were not addressed to the needs of the students, that the effects in the books were little, and that the lesson books did not cover the 4 language skills. In relation to the nature of the teaching, they have to use the methods and techniques that focus the teacher, and because the system is examination-oriented, they do language knowledge primarily teaching. In relation to students, they pointed out that their students don’t pay enough attention to learning English and their English teachers, they are uninterested and unwanted to English lessons, they work only to get a class pass score, their main objectives are the university entrance exam, and that the learning of English is backward. As regards the learning climate, the most common problems that English language teachers experience; crowded classes, disciplinary problems, the need for language laboratories and technological equipment in schools As a result, it is important to minimize the challenges arising in this study to improve the quality and success of the foreign language teaching and learning process and the study has presented recommendations on these challenges.

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