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    “EFL Classroom Management Strategies”
    (Ecuador : Pujilí : Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi (UTC), 2024) Cazañas Pilatuña, Gabriela Mishell; Ramírez Salazar, Fausto Nicolai; Rosero Menéndez, Jorge Luis
    During the teaching-learning process, teachers face difficulties when conducting large classes that is why this research aimed to identify the strategies used by teachers to manage large English classes in public educational institutions in the city of Latacunga during the 2023-2024 school year. Therefore, a qualitative approach was used to collect and analyze the data through interviews with nine teachers from three public institutions. The results of the study revealed that English teachers face different challenges including inappropriate behavior of students, another challenge that the researchers found was the lack of interest of students in learning English as a foreign language, and the last challenge was the lack of understanding between teachers and students. Therefore, to reduce these challenges, teachers used various strategies to control large English classes; the most commonly used was student motivation, in which the teacher used games and role-plays; As a second strategy, teachers mentioned the use of classroom rules, such as keeping quiet, not using the phone, raising hands to participate. The last strategy they used was the organization of the class, teachers divided the class into groups. In conclusion, these strategies mentioned above help the teacher to effectively regulate the various types of inappropriate behavior that may occur in a large English class