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

Abstract

This research work is about the factors that influence the English language teachinglearning process in Ecuadorian private high schools. The general objective of this study is to analyze the factors that influence the English language teaching-learning process. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used in this research, which took place in Santo Domingo de los Colorados and in Quito, Ecuador. This research process was done in private schools, fifteen classes were observed from tenth grade junior high school to third year of high school in order to determine factors that influence the teaching-learning process regarding teachers, students, classrooms and educational institutions. This research included interviewing and surveying the fifteen teachers, where a student of each observed class was also surveyed. The instruments to collect data include a teacher’s questionnaire, a student’s questionnaire and an observation sheet. Data were tabulated and results were also analyzed and interpreted. As a result, it can be said that the factors that influence the English language teaching-learning process in Ecuadorian private high schools show that almost half of the teachers in private high schools with an English degree have a good level of linguistic competence. For factors concerning students according to the surveys, such as discipline, timing, feedback, physical space, comfortable environment and classroom resources improve the quality of the lessons which influence more than half of the students to have an intermediate level