bachelorThesis
Limitations of Teaching English in Rural High Schools in Cuenca, Ecuador
Fecha
2023-05-18Autor
Villa Villa, Paola Anabel
Institución
Resumen
This quantitative descriptive study aimed to determine the English language teaching
challenges of teachers working in rural schools in Cuenca, Ecuador. The data for this study
were collected based on a survey of ten English teachers working in rural schools in the city.
For the elaboration of the survey, a literature review of various empirical studies was
conducted and synthesized to the context established for the study. Finally, the analysis of the
data allowed concluding that the greatest challenges that the surveyed teachers found in
teaching English in rural schools are related to (1) resources and equipment, (2) infrastructure,
(3) knowledge of teaching techniques and methods, (4) students' exposure to the language,
and (5) students' grammatical knowledge. At the end, relationships were also established
between the demographic characteristics of rural teachers and the major challenges they face.