Challenges of Teaching English in Iran's Educational System: The Educational Manager's and English Teacher's Views

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. For this purpose, a study was conducted qualitative content analysis approach.The samples were examined School administrators and teachers in English public schools in Tehran that according to education officials, teacher, parents and student The most qualified people in their department and understanding of the challenges of teaching-learning process foreign language. In this paper, the realization of the objectives of teaching English in the education system in Iran was trying to use the viewpointsEnglish language teacher and educational management As professionals involved in education and the most important people involved in the success of teaching and learning English and also provided evidence and scientific research challenges in Iranian educational system in the area: Elements of the curriculum of teaching English in Iran Learning a foreign language involves modifying factors (barriers, benefits and facilitating factors), Consequences (positive and negative), the underlying characteristics (historical, cultural, social, economic, political, structural Curriculum). That should be taken into consideration in language teaching and the internal and external factors affecting the teaching and learning of English are Carefully examined and their conclusions. The sampl size in this study was 380 people. That in order to achieve deeper information, with 15 educational managers and 15 teachers teaching English in schools in Tehran were interviewed. Principals and teachers were selected by purposive sampling.Then to validate the data obtained from the interviews, a questionnaire developed by the researchers based on themes from the interviews were prepared and the 350 teachers, administrators and experts in linguistics, psychology and curriculum content was used to confirm or deny. Finally, the sample size in this study, 380 people. In the qualitative specialists, principals and teachers were selected by purposive sampling and in some of these individuals were randomly selected. The information collected through semi-structured interviews, and questionnaires were used. Content validity was enjoying the experts. Data from interviews with content analysis and categorization analysis of quantitative data was done in 2 stages (1) exploratory data analysis (2) correlation analysis of multivariate data is included confirmatory factor analysis.The results indicate that in Iranian educational system all factors in the areas of curriculum, modulators of learning a foreign language, consequences and characteristics of the underlying affecting the work of the teacher and student is challenged. And the role of these goals more than the average English language training. In case of neglect or failure to reform and update can be challenging factors important in order to achieve the goals of Iran's English language teaching in the educational system.