Investigating the Challenges of Utilizing English as a Medium of Instruction in Teaching English as a Second Language Classroom

H.A. Nelumi Bandara
Additional contact information
H.A. Nelumi Bandara: University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024, vol. 8, issue 3s, 2350-2357

Abstract: The research investigates by providing an overview of the concept of Language Policy and Planning (Status and Acquisition planning) in related to using English as a Medium of Instruction (EMOI) in English as a Second Language (ESL) teaching context. The main aim of the research is to identify the challenges faced by ESL teachers in using EMOI and identifying strategies to minimize the challenges. The research question focuses on what are the Challenges faced by ESL teachers in using EMOI within the classroom and what are the strategies to minimize the challenges. The research adopted a quantitative research design. In accumulating data, a questionnaire was conducted and distributed to randomly select 29 ESL teachers in the Kurunegala Educational Zone. The core of the study reveals that the foremost challenges that English medium teachers encountered were the challenges in formulating and organizing effective classrooms and explaining lesson contents and subject matters, due to no demonstration or modeling of the instructions and further it is investigated that the challenges have a direct impact on the students’ performance too. It is manifested that using EMOI has been a great challenge for teachers in the academic performance of students as well. The inability to have a face-to-face discussion due to limited time frame can be pinpointed as a major limitation in the research study. The study recommended that the government be responsible for setting and monitoring the implementation of education reforms in schools with the help of implementers, particularly teachers.

Date: 2024
References: View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/ ... sue-3s/2350-2357.pdf (application/pdf)
https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/arti ... -language-classroom/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bcp:journl:v:8:y:2024:i:3s:p:2350-2357

Access Statistics for this article

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science is currently edited by Dr. Nidhi Malhan

More articles in International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science from International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS)
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Dr. Pawan Verma ().