Real Issues in Real English Classrooms

Resumen

English Language Teaching (ELT) has been at the intersection of theory and practice. Nowadays, English teachers need a set of knowledge, competencies and skills that help them face the realities of classrooms. The variety of contexts where English is taught complicate the application of traditional pedagogical models. As Abdallah (2024) argues, ELT is constantly evolving under the pressures of globalization, technological innovation, and shifting educational paradigms, yet teachers continue to grapple with persistent challenges such as contextualized learning, literacy practices, and professional development. These challenges remind us that real classrooms are not the perfect spaces for idealized methods but dynamic spaces where teachers and learners negotiate meaning under innovations and emerging contexts, such as online teaching or specific contexts such as the connection between Physical Education and ELT.