Difficulties while Speaking English as a Second Language

College of Arts
English Department
GRADUATION PROJECT
First Draft
DIFFICULTIES WHILE SPEAKING ENGLISH AS A RESULT OF LACK OF PRACTICE FACING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT AT KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY
Abstract
This study looked at students’ difficulties speaking ENGLISH as a second language due to the lack of practice facing undergraduate students in the English language department. This article presents the findings of a survey of 15 undergraduate English students and five instructors. The primary purpose is to investigate the elements that lead to pupils having difficulties learning English as their second language in universities. The conversation showed the various barriers that kids encounter in communicating, listening, reading, and writing. While studying a second language, it is vital to provide different students, irrespective of their ethnic background, with a supportive and suitable learning environment. Nevertheless, giving them access to sufficient and relevant language exposure will project a positive impact. This research seeks to address the difficulties that students tend to encounter as they learn speaking English as a second language and provide measures on how to educate learners about English language learning.
Introduction
Language is an essential component of communication. It’s impossible to imagine a civilization without language. It sharpens people’s intellect while also directing and controlling their whole actions. It is a vehicle that conveys civilization and culture. The child learns the language rapidly in the mother tongue due to the appropriate environment and continuous exposure to it. On the other hand, learning a second language involves conscious efforts and exposure to the second language learning process (Bolinger, 2018). Many elements influence the procedure of studying a second language, notably attitude, self-confidence, ambition, length of language exposure, classroom circumstances, surroundings, social background, student competence, and availability of qualified instructors.
Oral communication constitutes the vast majority of spoken data transfer in today’s modern world of mass broadcast and technological communication (Rany & Leong Lai Mei, 2017). As a result, speaking seems to be the most important of the four key language talents of hearing, reading, speaking, and writing in evaluating a student’s ability to use the language successfully.
Literature review
According to Servaes & Malikhao (2016), the world is changing towards digitalization due to globalization. Digital transformation has allowed individuals from different countries to come together and work on common problems facing them. At the center of globalization and digitalization is the importance of communication (Servaes & Malikhao, 2016). As individuals from different languages and cultures come together, they need to identify a common language that can be used to communicate. The English language has become critical for individuals in this century. English allows people of different languages to connect and transact business. Speaking in English is a skill that no one can ignore because it acts as a means of communication aro...