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Voices from the Classroom: Teachers' Perceptions and Pedagogical Challenges in English Medium Instruction In Andhra Pradesh Government Schools

Author(s) Borugadda Aruna, Dr. Manvendra Prakash Mourya
Country India
Abstract The transition to English Medium Instruction (EMI) in Andhra Pradesh government schools, initiated under the state's educational reform agenda, has generated considerable debate regarding classroom feasibility and teacher readiness. The paper examines the attitude of teachers towards EMI and the instructional issues that they face during implementation based on primary survey data of 150 in-service teachers in government schools located in Vijayawada (Krishna district) and Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. Through a mixed-method design, a combination of structured questionnaires and semi-structured interviews, the study establishes that although teachers generally support the aspirational value of EMI in promoting the socioeconomic mobility of students, a considerable percentage of them report poor proficiency in content-specific language vocabulary and oral communication. The key pedagogical issues that have been determined are continuous usage of Telugu among the students, absence of EMI-specific teacher training, scarcity of teaching-learning resources, and discrepancy between assessment activities and expectations of EMI. Code-switching emerged as the most prevalent coping strategy. The findings underscore the urgent need for sustained, context-sensitive professional development programmes, bilingual instructional resources, and supportive school leadership to ensure pedagogically sound EMI implementation in state government schools.
Keywords English Medium Instruction, EMI, teacher perceptions, pedagogical challenges, Andhra Pradesh, government schools, code-switching, language policy.
Published In Volume 16, Issue 1, January-March 2025
Published On 2025-03-07
DOI https://doi.org/10.71097/IJSAT.v16.i1.10820
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