Factors that influence the English language teaching-learning process in Ecuadorian private high schools

Abstract

Factors that influence the English language teaching-learning process in Ecuadorian private high schools is a research that was carried out in order to identify if factors related to students, teachers, classrooms, and institutions influence the English language teaching-learning process. This research was developed in six private high schools in the city of Loja; there, during the process, an interview and a survey were applied to fifteen teachers. In addition, one of their classes was observed and one student from each class was selected randomly to answer a questionnaire. The gathered results were analyzed through quantitative and qualitative methods and represented in graphical charts. As a general conclusion, it was found that factors such as students with low level of English language proficiency and lack of institutional monitoring affect the English language teaching-learning process in the observed educational establishments.