Investigating Some Of The Factors Affecting Second Year Efl Students’ Speaking Performance At Batna 2 University

Résumé: Speaking is an essential skill that should be developed and improved for successful and effective communication. Speaking skill considered as one of the significantly challenging aspects of language learning. However, most EFL learners encounter various difficulties in speaking the language acceptably and appropriately. Different factors affect those difficulties. Therefore, the current study investigates the most common factors affecting second-year EFL students’ speaking performance at Batna 2 University. The data collected through the use of the students’ questionnaire and analysed quantitatively. We administered the questionnaire to (165) students as a sample from the entire population (822). These data collected and described through tables and graphs. The questionnaire results revealed that many factors negatively affect EFL students’ speaking performance, such as lack of motivation, fear of making mistakes, lack of self-confidence, and lack of vocabulary knowledge. The study supposed to help students enhance their speaking performance via shed light on the above factors and investigating them. Finally, and based on the research findings, some recommendations made.

Publié dans la revue: الاكاديمية للدراسات الاجتماعية و الانسانية