English Language is one of the important subjects being taught in schools. It is also included as a compulsory subject in national level examinations in Malaysia. Despite its significance in education, English Language is considered as a killer subject among pupils and the teachers themselves especially in rural areas. This could be seen from the unsatisfying results every year. Thus, this study was aimed at determining the correlation between teachers’ teaching styles and pupils’ achievements in UPSR particularly in English Language Subject. The respondents of this study were of 10 teachers from 5 respective rural schools in Tatau District. These respondents were purposely chosen based on their schools’ UPSR results for 3 consecutive years. The data on teachers’ profile such as gender, teaching experience and option are also collected through survey. Based on the findings, all 5 teaching styles were employed. The findings also demonstrated that Delegator style was the dominant teaching style used by the teachers. Through this study, it is hoped that more teachers are willing to diversify their teaching styles to help pupils achieve greater results in examination.
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