TEACHERS’ CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING BLENDED LEARNING IN EFL CONTEXT

Abstract

The study aims to identify the challenges in implementing blended learning to teach English during Covid-19 Pandemic and describe the optional solutions used by the teachers to highlight the challenges. This is a descriptive qualitative study and the main data collection method that apply are observation and interview. The researcher used purposive sampling for choosing the subject. The finding showed that there are two main categories in challenges identified, namely internal factors and external factors. The challenges related to the teachers’ internal factors including low of motivation, lack of interest, anxiety and lack of confidence. The challenges related to the teachers’ external factors including students’ behavior, complex curriculum, time selection, environmental situation and facilities. The optional solutions that could highlight the identified challenges are provided for each of the factors contributions to the challenges. Besides, the optional solutions are also grouped into prior and during class solutions that could be easily applied by the teachers. Based on the result of this study, teachers could understand to anticipate the challenges and be able to use the proper solutions to highlight the challenges.