Integration of Modular and Face-to-Face Teaching Strategies: Lens of the JHS English Teachers

—Differentiated teaching strategies are the backbone of every teacher or educator in the field of education as it is one of the ingredients to make teaching-learning effective in the four-cornered classroom. With the 2-year hurdling of the new educational landscape, such as modular and online learning, the Junior High School English teachers from public schools of Medellin, Cebu, participated in the study as they were the participants who answered the researcher-made questionnaire and semi-structured interview. The study revealed four core categories that substantiated the data: the enhancement of curriculum and instruction, traditional differentiated teaching strategies, teaching strategies of modular learning, integration of differentiated face-to-face and modular learning and emphasis on ICT and multimedia in instruction. These core categories extracted from the themes aimed to give a positive effect for the teachers to integrate both face-to-face and modular learning strategies to follow and provide new trends of differentiated teaching strategies towards new normal education and in shaping 21st-century learners to compete in the thriving world. Further, it is recommended to utilize the differentiated teaching strategies under face-to-face and modular learning for English teachers and other subject teachers who can integrate well into their lessons to provide creative and effective learning applications, skills and information. Lastly, it is recommended to emphasize the utilization of ICT and multimedia in the teaching-learning process for the students and teachers to be ready for unforeseen circumstances and challenges and for whatever learning modalities may arise in the educational settin