Problems in Teaching English to ESL Students and Assessment Issues
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ESL education, language interference, heterogeneous classrooms, assessment validity, formative assessment, standardized testingAnnotatsiya
Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) presents complex pedagogical challenges, particularly in contexts where learners demonstrate diverse linguistic, cultural, and educational backgrounds. In addition to instructional difficulties, assessment practices often fail to reflect students’ actual communicative competence. This article examines major problems encountered in ESL classrooms, including linguistic interference, mixed proficiency levels, limited exposure to authentic input, motivation gaps, and teacher preparedness. It further analyzes assessment-related issues such as validity, reliability, cultural bias, standardized testing limitations, and the imbalance between formative and summative evaluation. Practical recommendations are proposed to improve instructional quality and ensure fair, meaningful assessment of ESL learners.
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