CHALLENGES OF TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL)

Abstract

The study examined the challenges of teaching English as a second language (ESL). It further determined whether the participants are native speakers of English, and the challenges they face while teaching English. Purposive sampling was used to interview 800 English teachers in senior high schools in the Sunyani Municipality in the Bono region of Ghana for data. It was revealed among other things that 100% of the participants said that they are not native speakers of English. It was also shown that 49% of the participants as the majority confirmed that lack of enough professional training makes non-native English-speaking teachers struggle with teaching approaches in class. Consequently, it was recommended among other things the Ghana Education Service (GES) should try to recruit native English-speaking teachers to shore up effective teaching and learning of English in Ghanaian schools.