Résumé:
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) is a challenging task for teachers, especially
less experienced ones. The current research aims to examine the most common challenges that
novice EFL teachers suffer from at BBA University, Mohamed El-Bachir El-Ibrahimi. To fulfill
the desired objectives of this study, a mixed-method was employed, utilizing a quantitative
method (a questionnaire for students to investigate their perceptions about new EFL teachers’
problems) and a qualitative method (interviews with novice EFL teachers to share their
experiences). The findings have revealed that although novice teachers have the essential
teaching abilities, they are liable to encounter many challenges because of their lack of teaching
training and experience. Some of these problems are psychological, administrative, or related
to classroom management and syllabus design. This work presents a full overview of novice
EFL teachers’ problems at tertiary level, and it helps prospective teachers understand students’
attitudes towards these challenges.
