This study in general aimed at investigating the issues and options on how elementary schoolrnEnglish language teachers maximize teaching and learning in large classes. Particularly, it aimedrnat identifying the issues and options on how those elementary school English language teachersrnwho are teaching in hottest places of the country maximize teaching and learning in large classes.rnQuestionnaire and classroom observation were the two key data co ll ection procedures that thisrnresearch employed. Among the 12 governmental elementary schools which are found in the cityrnof The Gambella Peoples' National Regional State, 6 goverrunental elementary schools wererntaken as a sample to this study. Twelve English language teachers who teaches in Grade 8, wererntaken uniforml y and 2 teachers from each sample governmental elementary school werernrandomly selected, and 36 Grade 8 students, 6 from each sample governmental elementary schoolrnwere randomly taken as a sample population of this study.rnIn this research, it was found that, the actual class size 111 which teachers teaches and thernperceptions that teachers have towards small class size and large class size; the large class sizernwhich teachers considered as a large class size which present challenges; and a large class sizernwhich teachers perceived as a large class size which become more difficult to manage is more orrnless similar from one governmental elementary school to the other. In the case of teachers'rnattitudes towards large classes, it was found that teachers considered large classes as a greatrnchallenge posed to the teaching and learning of the English language and in Ethiopian context itrnis important to acknowledge that large classes are a reality and the chance of reducing largernclasses in to small classes is very slight in the near future.rnBased on the findings of this research, it is recommended that constant trainings on how tornmaximize teaching and learning in large classes should be given to teachers; constructions ofrnclassrooms should consider the number of students as well as the existing temperature conditionsrnin different areas of the country; curriculum des igners should consider the high number ofrnstudents in Ethiopian classrooms and lln1her research studies dealing with the issues and optionsrnon how to maximize teaching and learning in large classes as well as research studies pe11inent tornmaximize teaching and learning in large classes found in hottest places of the country fromrnteachers' and stud ents' perspectives need to be conducted in large scale.rnKey works: Issues, Options, Maximize, Large classes, Strategiesrn.,