ASSESSING TEACHERS' AWARENESS, PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES TO TEACHING GRAMMAR IN EFL CIASSES (GRADE 7 IN FOCUS).

Abstract

This study assessed teachers’ awareness, practices and challenges to teaching grammar in English Foreign Language (EFL) Classrooms. A single elementary school was selected purposively. Five EFL teachers were selected based on available sampling technique. Observation, questionnaire and interview were employed as data gathering tools. Qualitative and quantitative data analysis methods were used. The findings of the study indicated that the teachers presented grammar lessons focusing on revisions, explanations and more example giving practices. Although the teachers reported that challenges came from the learners, the findings of the study indicated that the grammar teaching challenges were found to be orientated with the mismatched grammar teaching practices in the actual classrooms. Considering the overall findings indicated, recommendations have been included that EFL teachers have inadequate knowledge to teaching grammar and they need to have an inward looking about their teaching practices on how to maximize grammar learning to their learners.