Abstract: This study investigates difficulties that face EFL learners in speaking performance and suggest some solutions to these difficulties. The study adopted the descriptive analytical method. A questionnaire was distributed for data collection from hundred and four (104) of EFL teachers who selected randomly from different Sudanese Universities. Then the collected data analyzed with the SPPSS program. The result indicate that: many of EFL learners face difficulties in speaking performance , using traditional methods of teaching limits students oral interaction , lack of vocabulary harms EFL learners’ oral interaction, socio-cultural factors influence learners’ speaking skills. The study recommends the following: EFL learners should be enabled to overcome their speaking difficulties, teachers of English language should use modern teaching techniques in EFL classes, learners of English language should be enabled to enrich their vocabulary to practice oral interaction more effectively and EFL learners should be encouraged to practice dialogues and conversations for enhancing their speaking skills.
Keywords: speaking difficulties, solutions to these difficulties, teaching techniques.
Title: Investigate difficulties face EFL learners in speaking performance: A Case Study of EFL Teachers from Selected Sudanese Universities, Sudan, (2022)
Author: Mariam Ahmed Omran Elbashir, Dr.Tahiya Alshaikh.Alhameem, Dr.Muntasir Hasan Mobarak
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
Vol. 12, Issue 1, January 2024 - March 2024
Page No: 1-7
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Published Date: 01-January-2024