Teaching Strategies and their Role on Students’ Engagement in Learning English

This study investigated the role of teaching strategies on students’ engagement in learning English in the Salfit district through the descriptive method. The study examined the effect of the following variables (gender, age, academic qualification, teaching experience and level stage of teaching) on teachers’ perspective. The researcher used a questionnaire and interview to gather information about the teaching strategies that teachers use in the classroom to teach English and their role on students’ engagement in the learning process. The questionnaire distributed among all male and female English Language teachers in Salfit district in the governmental schools. The interviews conducted with (25) teachers who teach in elementary and secondary schools. The results of the study showed that there is a positive role of teaching strategies on students engagement to learn English. Teachers do believe in the positive role of using teaching strategies on students’ engagement in learning English. Moreover, the findings showed that teachers’ gender and age affect their attitude toward using teaching strategies in teaching English in favor to female and age between 30-39 years old.