Methodological Challenges to teaching English in eighth grade at Zhidmad High School

• Peralta-Fajardo, Mayra Elizabeth ^[1] ; Rodas-Auquilla, Tania Alexandra ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Católica de Cuenca

     Universidad Católica de Cuenca

     Cuenca, Ecuador

     
• Localización: Polo del Conocimiento: Revista científico - profesional, ISSN-e 2550-682X, Vol. 7, Nº. 4 (ABRIL 2022), 2022
• Idioma: español
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  • The present research study identifies the methodological challenges teachers and students face in the teaching-learning process of English as a foreign language; in the rural area, there are challenges in the English teaching-learning process, especially regarding its methodology. This research follows a non-experimental descriptive design. The participants were 39-eighth-grade students and a teacher from the English area belonging to the Zhidmad Educational Unit in a rural area of Ecuador. The aim was to find out about the methodological issues the participants face in class. According to the participants’ perspectives the results showed significant associations between student and teacher perceptions regarding the use of teaching methods. The results indicate that promoting collaborative and creative learning through the Total Physical Response method improves the students’ confidence. In this vein, the findings showed that motivation and the methodology need to be improved through a proposal that includes Total Physical Response activities in English classes.