The purpose of this was to identify the dilemmas of English teacher in teaching English as foreign language in kindergarten located in Cambodia. The problems are typically comes from the teacher itself and also unsupportive environment. This study is significant as it is an exposure to the outsiders how is it early childhood education in low income country is going.
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