Erli Ayusta Lete Pengarang ELISNA HUAN Dosen Pembimbing 2 Alexander Home Kabelen Dosen Pembimbing 1 Soleman Dapa Taka Ketua Penguji

This research aimed to determine the teaching difficulties faced by the English teachers and the solution to overcome this problem at SMPN Nunusunu . The problems of research to be answered are: what are the teaching difficulties faced by the English teachers at SMPN Nunusunu, Kualin sub district south central Timor regency and what are the solution to overcome the teaching difficulties faced by the English teachers at SMPN Nunusunu, Kualin sub district south central Timor regency. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method. The data were gathered through interviews and observations toward 2 English teachers teaching at the school. The result of research show that, the teachers have difficulties in teaching because of the students motivation, students concentration, disturbed classroom environments, the big number of students in class and the effect of the students mother tongue (Dawan language). Lack of facilities in school has also become a factor that makes the teachers don’t know how to make the teaching process fun and interesting. This lead the teachers to depend on the text book alone in teaching and learning process. Keywords: The Teachers, Difficulties, Teaching English