Problems and solutions in teaching English of non-education major teachers in Thai context

The purpose of this study was to investigate problems and solutions in teaching English of non-education major teachers in the Thai context. The study was conducted by using questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The sample of the study was 20 non-education major teachers teaching in school in Bangkok and another province. All of them were asked to answer the questionnaire and the volunteers were asked to give an interview. Seven participants were interviewed after they completed the questionnaires. After obtaining the data, the frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation were calculated. The data obtained from the interviews were analyzed by the content analysis. The results obtained from the questionnaire and interview revealed that the non-education major teachers had problems in terms of classroom management, student assessment, motivation challenges, instructional media and creating lesson plans. The results also revealed that non-education major teachers solve the problems by employing solutions in terms of teacher aspect, learner aspect, self-development aspect and other aspects. The current study could be useful for non-education major teachers, other teachers, and particularly non-experienced teachers.