The Lived Experiences of English Teachers with Over-Sized Class in the Division of Maguindanao II

The study aimed to determine the lived experiences of English teachers with over-sized class in the Division of Maguindanao II for the school year 2022-2023. Specifically, it sought to answer the following questions: (1) How do the English teachers manage the over-sized class? (2) How do the English teachers deliver instruction in the over-sized class? (3) How the English teachers assess students learning in the over-sized class? (4) What are the effects of over-sized class to the English learnings of the students? (5) How the over-sized class affect the teaching performance of the teachers? (6) What are the suggested solutions to address the issues in over-sized classes? This research utilized qualitative method exploiting the phenomenological research design to describe the lived experiences of English teachers with over-sized class. The semi-structured interview and observation were utilized as an instrument of the study. Taking pictures during observation will be taken for describe the actual lived experiences of English teachers inside the classroom. In addition, Purposive sampling was used to determine the participants who came from Five secondary schools in the division of Maguindanao II with English Teachers who are holding over-sized classes. Based on the findings the participants encountered challenges in teaching over-sized class. These challenges were captured in the emergent themes such as difficulty in engaging students in group activities, controlling students’ misbehavior, evaluation and providing individuals feedback and lastly, teachers’ mental and emotional aspects. It was concluded that most of the participants encountered difficulties in teaching over-sized class which negatively affects the teaching performance and learning of the students despite the multiple strategies they employed in teaching. To address the challenges encountered by English teachers in over-sized class it is recommended that school administrator may provide enough classrooms and hire qualified teachers to decrease the class size and to lessen the burden of the teachers and students.