Challenges of teaching English in Iran’s educational system.
The purpose of this study is to help improve the quality of English language teaching in Iran educational system of reviewed the most important factors challenging the education system teaching English in Iran. Challenges and pitfalls of English teaching in Iran has been enumerated by means of meta analyzing the most recent researches done in current decade and consequently relevant solutions to these shortcoming have been suggested through semi structured interview sessions with a group of expert .
The findings show that traditional approach to teaching English ,insufficiency of textbooks and supplementary materials ,shortcomings of teacher training courses and lack of qualified and motivated teachers, ambiguity of policy making ,lack of instruction time in schools and formal education system are amongst the most critical challenges of teaching English in Iran.