Challenges faced by EFL Adult Learners from the Accounting Specialty at a Professional Technical Night High School in Guanacaste, Costa Rica

This action research describes the challenges that adult learners at Professional Technical Night High School (CTP) in Liberia face as they learn a foreign language. The project involved ten participants interested in pursuing a technical career, in addition the program in technical education includes learning a foreign language, which enhance their communication skills, broaden their career opportunities, and prepare them for globalized work environments. This study found that English knowledge background, motivational attitude towards English classes, the motivational perception about English and age, were some facts that adult learners were facing during this learning process. On the other hand, the results also suggested awareness of learners about the influence of the English language in a globalized world.