English Introduction

Spoken English Skills

Spoken English Skills are extremely important in terms of communicative competence. Chaney and Burke (1998, p. 13) defined speaking as the process of building and sharing through the use of verbal and non-verbal symbols, in a variety of contexts. Without speaking skills, oral communication will not definitely take place. In the context Cambodian people who…

Learning Challenges

Learning Challenges refer to the problems and difficulties the students face while studying the English language, especially in learning and improving spoken English skills in this particular context. The challenges are considered obvious in learning English as it is a complex language with a massive lexicon and countless exceptions to its many rules. It requires…

Significance of the Study

It is expected that this study’s findings will: Limitation of the Study The following restrictions apply to the way the study was carried out: This study essentially determined the learning challenges and motivation toward Spoken English Skills among TESOL undergraduate students at one of the private Universities in Battambang City, Cambodia between the years 2003…

Rationale of the Study

The ASEAN Economic Community uses English as its working language, so Cambodia’s membership encouraged more of its citizens to pick up the language. All levels of government representatives must be able to converse with their peers in English in a clear and effective manner during discussions and negotiations. This requirement poses a special challenge for…

Research Objectives

The main purposes of the research are to determine the learning challenge and motivation towards spoken English skills among TESOL undergraduate students at the University of Management and Economics. Therefore, the following goals are the focus of this study: 1. To determine learners’ difficulties in learning spoken English skills. 2. To discover learners’ motivation in…

Problem Statement

In realizing the important role of English, the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport (MoEYS) of Cambodia paid high attention to making the English language available for school girls and boys at the basic education level. The primary objective is to provide students with Basic English communicative competence in order for them to fully participate…

Literature Review

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Data Analysis and Results

1. Introduction This chapter, which presents the data analysis and the findings, comprises two main parts of the statistical analysis. To begin with, the descriptive data analysis is utilized to answer the research questions of the study as follows: (1) what are learners’ difficulties in learning their spoken English skills? and (2) what are learners’...

Research Procedures

Research involves certain common components such as defining the questions, reviewing the literature, planning the methodology, collecting and analyzing data, and disseminating findings (Anderson & Arsenault, 2005). To conduct the current study, several steps were followed from the beginning until completion of the study as follows: Data Collecting Process The process of quantitative data collection...