An Analysis of Student’s Problems in Using Strategies of Learning Speaking.

Abstract

Learning strategies are techniques and activities practiced by language learners to make their learning more effective. These strategies are used in learning the four language skills and specifically speaking which is the focus of this study. Therefore, this research aims to examine the problems that EFL students encounter in using strategies of learning speaking. It aims as well to investigate if this research population, who are sixty (60) second-year students of English at Mila University Center, is using these learning strategies effectively or not so that their speaking skill is enhanced and improved. To conduct the study a questionnaire has been used as a main research tool. The main findings of the study have indicated that stress, shyness and anxiety are among the main affective factors that are considered as obstacles in front of learning and practising speaking. The results have shown as well that the participants use various strategies. The Memory Strategies, Social Strategies and Affective Strategies are used more than the Metacognitive, Cognitive and Compensation Strategies in learning the speaking skill.