A major challenge of Foreign Language (FL) instruction is to develop learners’ oral communication skills, because the primary goal of language teaching is the production of qualified teachers of the target language. Learners use this skill throughout the day to process and deliver instructions, make requests, ask questions, receive new information, and interact with peers. The study established that there was a significant relationship between teachers’ qualification and the teaching of oral skills … It was further established that most schools lacked a variety of other learning materials and resources to enable them effectively teach oral skills. In this research paper we have discussed all these factors and their effects on the English language speaking environment. INTRODUCTION The needs of the modern worid have led to an increasing emphasis on oral skills in the teaching of foreign languages. The problems come from internal and external. There are some problems in teaching speaking. However, Senel’s research investigated the oral communication problem among students who … Which of these abilities is the weakest connection between strong oral language skills and strong writing abilities? The Teaching of Reading Skills: Reading is not as many still believe a passive activity in which readers just move their eyes over the printed page in linear order. 3). the ability to decode new words in a text Sally has an extensive oral vocabulary but is having difficulty in learning how to read, due to a reading disability. (1986) who developed a scale to measure students’anxiety on speaking and listening skills in a foreign language classroom while Senel (2012) related oral communication problems to anxiety. They did not ... teaching speaking represents a great challenge for both EFL teachers and learners who display low achievements in their oral skills. in teaching oral skills in English. In comprehension- based approaches, listening skills are stressed before speaking, in a production- based approach and audiolingualism speech production was tightly controlled. We prepared a questionnaire to collect the data which helped to find out the problems with English speaking skills. problems in oral communication. With the advent of theory of communicative competence, (Hymes, 1972), the teaching of oral skills has become central point in many ESL classrooms. Oral language is one of the most important skills your students can master—both for social and academic success. In today's teaching climate, it's easy to forget the importance of oral language, or speaking and listening skills. The problem of shortage of the qualified English teachers is also there to adverse the situation. productive skills take longer time emerges unlike receptive skills in young learners. Arab World English Journal www.awej.org 227 ISSN: 2229-9327 AWEJ Volume 4.Number. 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