Investigating Main Causes of Errors in Sudanese Secondary School Students Spoken English: A Case Study of Some Secondary School Students in Omdurman Locality, Khartoum State

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the main causes of the errors of spoken English language of the Sudanese Secondary School Students at Omdurman Locality in Khartoum State. The study adopted the qualitative and quantitative method. The researcher designed and conducted three tools to collect data from the targeted population. These tools were: first , an interview with (120) pupils at Omdurman Secondary Schools. Second, an interview with (15) experts in English language. Third, a questionnaire with (100) English teachers in Omdurman Locality. The study tried to find answers for the following questions: First, to what extent are the spoken errors of Sudanese Secondary Schools Students at Omdurman Locality in Khartoum State due to lack of listening comprehension in SPINE series at secondary level. Second, to what degree are these errors a result of lack in the ability to develop students oral communication skills in SPINE series at the secondary level? Third, to what extent are these errors caused by lack of sufficient training of teachers of secondary school in occurrence of these spoken errors?The findings of the study show an agreement on the existence of these spoken errors in English language of Sudanese Secondary Students, at Omdurman Locality in Khartoum State. It is also agreed upon the above mentioned causes are among the causes of spoken errors of those students in that locality in the same state