The Impact of Private Tutoring on Young Kosovan Learners’ English Skills

Private tutoring constitutes a global phenomenon, however, research on this phenomenon in Kosovo is relatively limited. The present study examined the impact of English private tutoring on young Kosovan learners’ English skills from their English teachers’ perspective. It delved into three aspects, namely the reasons behind the learners’ decision to attend private English courses, the impact of these courses on their English skills, and their English teachers’ involvement in the process. The study encompassed a sample of 200 English teachers from Kosovo, deliberately selected from 49 public primary schools located in seven regions of the country. The research instrument employed was a structured questionnaire containing 21 questions concerning all three aspects of the topic, whereas the research data were analyzed via the SPSS program.

Mathematics education · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Psychology