Investigating the Main Difficulties and Challenges of English language teaching Situation in Naama Primary Schools

Abstract

The study delves into the introduction of English as a foreign language in Algerian primary schools, focusing on the Naama region. Thus, this paper focuses on considering ELT in primary schools. It especially aims at highlighting the complexities encountered by English teachers at Naama (primary schools) and makes suggestions for possible winning means. The research method adopted in this study is an exploratory method in order to discover the challenges and difficulties for such initiative. Moreover, the study is based on quantitative and qualitative methods. For data gathering, a questionnaire and classroom observations have been used as the main tools for this research. The questionnaire has been answered by (15) English teachers. in addition, a number of classroom observations have been conducted by the researchers. The outcomes confirmed that introducing English to the Algerian primary schools has many challenges and it needs many requirements. These obstacles and challenges come in a variety of forms, such as organizational and educational ones