Factors Negatively Affecting Teaching English Language at Khartoum Governmental Secondary Schools

Abstract

The study is carried out to identify factors that negatively affecting teaching English language at Khartoum governmental secondary schools. The study deals with improving an effective teaching environment and providing teachers with adequate information in using effective teaching methods. This study focuses on avoiding factors negatively affecting teaching English. The study was hypothesized that an unhealthy learning environment negatively affecting teaching English language. Teachers do not use teaching techniques effectively. Teachers do not frequently use modern teaching aids. Students do not learn English in the environment convenient for learning. Qualitative and Quantative approaches were utilized to find out objectively facts about a negatives factors and to study the relationship between these facts by using scientific techniques. Questions of questionnaires answered by 100 teachers of English language. The interviews questions answered by 25 experienced teachers of English language and 25 experienced teachers of English language are observed in their classrooms. The data collected by using cassette recording and questions sheets. The chi-square is used for analyzing the subjects' responses. The analysis indicated that there are several factors that negatively affected teaching English Language. These factors related to teachers, students and schools. Students are needed constant motivation techniques for helping them arouse their interest and maintain motivation . Teachers discourage students to learn by construction or creating things or use different kinds of aids, which were relevant to develop motivation among students. Teachers unable to use effective teaching methods, because schools lack of teaching aids and insufficient resources.