OICC Press Journal of New Trends in English Language Learning (JNTELL) 2821-2290 1 2 2022 10 01 Investigating the Iranian Practices in Teaching English in Secondary Schools 1 23 10.30495/ EN Farhad Kariminasab Department of English, Qaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr, Iran Shaban Najafi Karimi Department of English, Qaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr, Iran Amir Marzban Department of English, Qaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr, Iran Journal Article 2022 10 01 The major objectives of this research were to develop an understanding of what policy/syllabus documents informteaching English to student practices, indicate the main pedagogies that English teachers use, and enhance ourunderstanding of these teachers’ responsibilities and roles. The research was carried out on a sample of 728 Englishteachers from junior and senior high school in 32 provinces of Iran. Self-reporting questionnaires were conductedas a survey method. The results of this study indicate those teachers’ beliefs about learning and teaching mightextremely conflict with those of policymakers’ attitudes and perceptions in these areas. It is apparent that the generallanguage level of Just over half the sample (53%) of teachers is lower than intermediate. The in-service and preservice training offered to English teachers requires to be considerably strengthened. A wide range of materials forteaching students at schools is required. As a consequence of a gap between classroom practice and pedagogicpolicy, the curricula and pedagogies underpinning the teaching of EFL students also need some changes. Overall,the evidences from this study recommend that current Iranian practice in teaching English to students in schoolsshould be modified. Present study has important implications for future practice.