TEACHERS' CHALLENGES IN TEACHING ENGLISH AT SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 18 JAMBI

This study aims to determine the challenges of teachers in teaching English at the seventh grade students of Junior High School 18 Jambi. The method used in this study was a qualitative descriptive method. In this study, researchers used observation sheets and interview sheets in collecting data. The results of data collection, the researchers found several challenges for teachers in teaching English at seventh grade students of Junior High School 18 Jambi. These challenges come from dealing with students, facilities in schools and from the teachers themselves. The challenges include: lack of student interest in learning English, lack of basic knowledge of students about English lessons, the use of mother tongue when learning English, facilities at school, teacher unfamiliarity in technology and insufficient time lesson hours due to the Covid-19 pandemic that happen right now