This research was conducted to gain preliminary insights on how English language is taught at Agama Rakyat schools in Perak. Twenty-eight English language teachers from nine Agama Rakyat schools participated in the study. Quantitative and qualitative measures were taken in collecting and analyzing data. A survey was carried out to gain teachers’ views on their teaching and learning practices in schools. Classroom observation sessions were also made to examine the teaching methodology practiced by the teachers involved. This was followed by interview sessions with the teachers to gauge the underlying principles for the respective English language teaching behaviors observed in the classrooms. It was found that almost all the teacher participants lack pedagogical content knowledge and some have never received any forms of formal teacher training. The classroom observations that were carried out generally showed a climate which is not conducive to support English language learning. The .....

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