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This paper examines the teaching practice program carried out by English majors at Education faculty, Misrata University. It investigates the challenges faced by them during performing teaching practice exercise. It deals with pre-service teachers from the perspective of student-teachers’ experiences and personal views. Ten students-teachers were chosen randomly to elicit their views concerning teaching practice program. The discussion is based on the results of these interviews and qualitative method was adopted to analyze the data obtained. Student- teachers of English language are not well- prepared to encounter and perform teaching practice process in the classrooms because they tackle the teaching practice program in secondary schools before they finish the study of teaching methodology subjects. The findings revealed that 1) The time allotted to teaching methodology I & II is inadequate.2) lack the knowledge of the techniques of teaching language skills and sub-skills before tackling this program. 3) Pre-service teachers are not given chances to participate in school activities, attend meetings or evaluate class work and homework. 4) Student-teachers tackle the teaching practice program before they accomplish teaching methodology II. (Published abstract)