Investigating English Language SpeakingProblems Encountered Secondary School Students in Sudan

Abstract

This study aims at investigating the problems faced by secondary school students in speaking English in Khartoum. The study includes 10 teachers of secondary school students of Khartoum state to collect the data of this study, this study takes five chapters.The main findings of this studyare students lack the opportunity to practice their speaking outside the class,students also lack of motivation through competitions such as debates, spelling, reading text to practice their speaking skills.The teacher should provide learners with varied activities to improve their speaking skills. According to the findings, this study achieved the following recommendations,Insert activities to the students to practice their speaking skills inside the class. Teachersshould use different ways to teach the Speakingskills. The teachers must look into the causes of their learners' problems and develop a technique to help them avoid using fallible strategies.