Volume 40, Issue 1, July 2023, Pages 75–83
Malobi Pato Emmanuel1
1 Chef de Travaux, Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Bunia, Province de l’Ituri, RD Congo
Original language: English
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This study aims to pinpoint the challenges facing English Language Teaching in Primary Schools of Bunia town. The research relayed on descriptive and exploratory designs. Data were collected through survey method where questionnaire served as technique. Indeed, both closed and open questions were addressed to 50 teachers selected randomly among a population of 55 primary school teachers. Data were coded and analyzed using the Descriptive Statistics such as frequencies and percentages with the help of statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). Then, they were presented using frequency tables. Findings supported that the younger the better. Young children are intrinsically better language learners, and become more proficient quickly. English is to be taught to children when they are still receptive. The results also showed that there is lack of English programme at primary level. Teachers of English in primary schools are not qualified. They teach without appropriate methodology.
Author Keywords: education, teaching, learning, task, young learner.
Malobi Pato Emmanuel1
1 Chef de Travaux, Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Bunia, Province de l’Ituri, RD Congo
Original language: English
Copyright © 2023 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
This study aims to pinpoint the challenges facing English Language Teaching in Primary Schools of Bunia town. The research relayed on descriptive and exploratory designs. Data were collected through survey method where questionnaire served as technique. Indeed, both closed and open questions were addressed to 50 teachers selected randomly among a population of 55 primary school teachers. Data were coded and analyzed using the Descriptive Statistics such as frequencies and percentages with the help of statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). Then, they were presented using frequency tables. Findings supported that the younger the better. Young children are intrinsically better language learners, and become more proficient quickly. English is to be taught to children when they are still receptive. The results also showed that there is lack of English programme at primary level. Teachers of English in primary schools are not qualified. They teach without appropriate methodology.
Author Keywords: education, teaching, learning, task, young learner.
How to Cite this Article
Malobi Pato Emmanuel, “Challenges Facing the Teaching of English in Bunia Primary Schools in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 75–83, July 2023.
