Abstract:
This study aimed at investigating oral apprehension by EFL Sudanese
university students. The study adopted the descriptive analytical method,
the researcher collected by using diagnostic test for (50) students of the
Sudan University of Science and Technology, Third Year students of
English Language, in the College of Languages. To analyze the data the
researcher has used the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). The
findings of the study have revealed that EFL Sudanese university students
encounter some oral apprehension; students feel they are unable to express
their ideas in the foreign language due to their fear of making mistakes or
shyness. Furthermore, when it comes to doing exercises based on oral
skills, they perform very poorly. In light of the findings of the study, the
researcher recommended that the textbooks need to include oral activities
that satisfy the students communicative needs; in addition, teachers should
encourage students to participate and express their ideas in English.
Moreover, teachers should raise the students’ awareness about the
importance of oral skills in the process of foreign language learning.
