Journal of Education and Human Development

The Reasons behind the Weakness of Speaking English among English Department's Students at Najran University
Dr. Ghaida Ali S. Alzahrani

Abstract
This study intended to explore the reasons behind the weakness of speaking among the English Department's students at Najran University. It also explored the impact of gender on the perception of the study sample. For the purpose of this study, two research questions were provided and discussed. The participants of this study were (N=59) students at English Department of colleges of Science and Arts (Sharurah) of Najran University for the academic year 2017-2018. Among the participants, there was (N=29) female students and (N=30) male students. This study is a quantitative study. The data for this study was collected through a questionnaire. The findings of this study revealed that the teaching and learning environment weakness, then the weakness of the students themselves were the main themes discovered by the sample. They also revealed that gender difference did not play a significant impact on the opinions toward the reasons behind the weakness of speaking English among English Department's students at Najran University. The implementation of this study may help the instructors to resolve the problem and may find some strategies to help them.

Full Text: PDF     DOI: 10.15640/jehd.v8n1a7