English Teachers Challenges in Teaching Online at Sao Bac Dau Center

Abstract

The purpose of this study aims to investigate the various challenges that English teachers face when teaching online English via video-conferencing and how they deal with those challenges. This study has two goals: 1) to learn about the challenges that English teachers face when teaching online using video-conferencing software, and 2) to learn about how English teachers deal with these challenges when teaching online using video-conferencing software. The researcher used to interview and questionnaire techniques to collect data. Three English teachers were interviewed online with the same questions, and the questionnaire was given through a Google form. Results show that English teachers faced five challenges: internet connectivity, media, a lack of interaction between students and teachers, low skill, and technical concerns. The study suggests that: role plays are widely used in instructional activities to improve teacher-student engagement, and quiet teaching and learning environments are widely used in instructional activities to increase teacher-student engagement.