1- M.A in curriculum studies, Ferdowsi university of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
2- professor of department of curriculum studies & instruction, Ferdowsi university of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran , bmahram@um.ac.ir
3- professor, Department of English Language, Faculty of Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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The aim of this research was to identify the challenges and requirements of teaching English in the curriculum system of Iran. The research questions focused on English language education in upstream national documents, the current state of English language teaching, the challenges facing learning, and the requirements for teaching English in schools. The study area was the city of Sarayan in the academic year 2022-2023. To conduct the research, document analysis, surveys, phenomenology, comparative studies, and focused discussion group were used. To examine the experiences of subject experts and English language teachers and students from interviews and to benefit from the experiences of other countries, the teaching methodology and learning outcomes of the four countries were meticulously examined. Changing the teaching method, increasing the teaching time, teaching from a younger age, retraining teachers, reviewing assessment techniques, redesigning the physical space, and revising the content and methods of retraining and empowering teachers are among the requirements set for effective English language teaching in the official curriculum.