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In a language-learning classroom where foreign language is used as both the medium and the content of the teaching, EFL teachers may experience unique classroom management challenges (Linse& Nunan, 2005) . This basic qualitative study focused on the main types the management challenges that EFL teachers face in their classroom and the strategies used to survive these challenges. To this end, the researchers selected 30 EFL teachers working at private language institutes in Shiraz, Iran and conducted semi-structured interviews to collect the data. Theme analyses showed three major themes in classroom management challenges: (1) instructional challenges (2) behavioral and psychological challenges and (3) contextual challenges. Instructional challenges were pertinent to the unfinished homework assignments, inconsistency in learners' level of proficiency and the learners' insistence on speaking in their first language. Behavioral and psychological challenges were related to the learners' unwillingness to speak, demotivate, naughty learners, latecomers and inappropriate use of cellphone and apps. To survive these challenges, EFL teachers suggested different strategies including warning, eye contact, teacher-leaner conference, etc. The implications, limitations and suggestion for future studies were discussed in more details in the paper.  \nKeywords: EFL teachers, classroom, management, challenges, private language institutes.  \nINTRODUCTION  \nClassroom management is a cardinal element defining a flourishing teaching career. Generally, classroom management encircles a wide range of steps and activities to establish a welcoming atmosphere of learning, ensure smooth running of lessons, and minimize the misbehaviors and disruptions (Raizen, 2010; Oliver, Wehby & Reschly, 2011) . According to Martin and Sass's (2010) theoretical framework, teachers'preventive strategies to control misbehaviors pertain to behavior management and selecting materials, setting daily rules and regulations refer to instructional management (Martin & Sass, 2010) .  \nCitation: Soleimani N., & Razmjoo, A. (2016) . Classroom Management Challenges: An Account of EFL Teachers at Private Language Institutes. Anatolian Journal of Education, 1(1), 51-69. [https://doi.org/10.29333/aje.2016.114a](https://doi.org/10.29333/aje.2016.114a)  \n**Corresponding author.  \n52 Classroom Management Challenges: an Account of  \nEFL Teachers at Private Language Institutes  \nMartin and Yin (1997) asserted that managing classroom varies depending on the number of factors including subject matter, place of teaching and level of education. As such, managing language learning classrooms is expected to be dissimilar from managing math, history and geography classes. English as foreign language (EFL) classroom management demands certain skills and capabilities the most important of which is using English to manage classroom (Ababneh, 2012) . In a more comprehensive definition, Richards, Platt, Platt and Heidi (1992) portrayed language classroom management as:  \n\"The ways in which student behavior, movement, interaction, etc., during a class is organized and controlled by the teacher to enable teaching to take place most effectively. Classroom management includes procedures for grouping students for different types of classroom activities, use of lesson plans, handling of equipment, aids, etc., and the direction and management of student behavior and activity\".(p.52) .  \nIn another cl","cbCaipaXohBZFwww","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipaXohBZFwww","pdf",488488,"English","# Introduction\n## Classroom management in language-learning settings\n## Definitions and classifications of classroom management\n## Rationale for investigating EFL classroom management challenges","[{\"question\":\"What is the focus of the study on EFL classroom management?\",\"answer\":\"The study identifies the main types of classroom management challenges EFL teachers face in their classrooms and the strategies teachers use to cope with them.\"},{\"question\":\"Which main themes were found in the classroom management challenges?\",\"answer\":\"Theme analysis revealed three major themes: instructional challenges, behavioral and psychological challenges, and contextual challenges.\"},{\"question\":\"What strategies did EFL teachers suggest to survive these challenges?\",\"answer\":\"Teachers suggested strategies such as warning, eye contact, and teacher-learner conferences to handle the identified challenges.\"}]","Classroom Management Challenges: An Account of EFL Teachers at Private Language Institutes | PDF",1792072990,48]