Improve and Upgrade Facilities, Infrastructure and Teaching Aids Noting that rural schools are in dire need of proper facilities, infrastructure and teaching
resources, it is crucial to make sure that schools in rural settings are equipped with proper and
sufficient facilities and educational materials in order to maximise the learning of English
among rural students. It is significant to provide equal access to learning resources and
facilities like what have been given to the urban or town schools (Halik & Nusrath, 2020) to
facilitate English Language learning and narrow the rural-urban gaps in terms of English
Language literacy and achievement. In accordance to that, Endriyati et al (2019) suggested
rural schools to propose to the Local Education Department to request for suitable school
facilities and equipment to enhance teaching and learning in rural settings. Also, varieties of
teaching aids and resources such as ICT and visual aids should be utilised in English classrooms
to create more interesting and effective English lessons (Khalid, 2017).
Promote Effective Communication between Parents and Teachers Owing to poor economic condition and educational background, rural parents tend to rely too
much on the teachers in educating their children and neglect the fact that they should be
involved in their children’s learning. Parents play a pivotal role in supervising and guiding their
children’s education and they should be aware that it is their responsibility to ensure that their
children are exposed to quality education. Cultivating an effective communication between
parents and teachers is undeniably imperative in developing English Language education
among students in rural areas (Endriyati et al., 2019; Sharmin, 2019). It is crucial for English
Language teachers to build a rapport with parents in order to communicate with them about
the learning progress of their children, ongoing issues which may affect their learning and also
to discuss ways to help them to improve their learning (Lekli & Kaloti, 2015). Overall, effective
parent-teacher communication can foster positive parent-teacher relationship which is
believed to be able to improve English Language education in rural schools.
