Pre-Service teacher is a student who doing teaching practice in the school that is
the preparation program from univeristy or college teacher, that the function make pre-
service teacher to become a teacher. Teachers’ problem in this research is pre-service
teacher or the teacher have the difficulties when teaching to students because teaching-
learning process through online that can make them have a problems there is slow
internet access network, lack of availability mobile phones, learning management,
assessment and supervision. English for young learners is the English material for
teaching to young learners from the age of 6 until 11 years.
The researcher used descriptive qualitative research. The researcher gained the
data of the research through depth-interview. The participants of this research was pre-
service teacher Madrasah Ibtidaiyah at Antasari State Islamic University Banjarmasin
who are doingteaching practice 2.
The result showed that the pre-service teacher have a problem in teaching English
to young learner. There are several teachers’ problem faced by pre-service teacher in
teaching English to young learner were preparing material, instructional method,
instructional media, lack of learners’ motivation, insufficient time, resources, materials
and over-crowded English class.