Investigating problems of teaching listing and speaking skills to undergraduates at Sudan university

Abstract

I study aimed at investigating the problems of teaching listening.an؛ ؛peaking at' Sudan University. The researcher adopted, descriptive and mystical method؛ and used an English language teacher, questionnaire as : tool. The population and sampling of the study comprised 30 teachers : English who were drawn exclusively from Colleges of Languages and Education, Sudan University of Science and Technology. The study came up with the following results: having .positive attitudes help the students in mastering speaking and listening skills, and the time assigned for teaching listening and speaking, is insufficient. The researcher recommended that: the university should pay more attention *to the listening and speaking skills and. Listening and speaking skills should be given sufficient time in the university syllabus which enables the teachers to develop their learner's skills. The researcher conducted with participant to some recommended suggestions for farther studies.