“Shortage of Material Resources for Teaching English in Ecuadorian Rural Schools: A Systematic Literature Review”

Abstract

One of the major problems in rural schools in Ecuador is that there are not enough resources to teach English, which negatively impacts students' performance in school and their ability to communicate. This text reviews recent writings on how the lack of learning materials affects rural areas in Ecuador. A method called PRISMA 2020 was used to analyze many studies published between 2020 and 2025 in sources such as ResearchGate, and Google Scholar. The selected articles were placed in a table for analysis. The information found was divided into four groups: the availability of materials, how school rules affect them, pedagogical consequences and strategies for improvement. A percentage was found indicating that rural schools do not have new books, videos, teacher guides, or ways to use technology, and there are not enough well-trained teachers. All of this means that students do not learn much (CEFR level A1–A2). In conclusion, this lack of resources is a major problem that requires comprehensive solutions in terms of materials and teacher training, helping to make English language teaching fairer and of better quality in rural areas.