This paper took the form of quantitative research with the use of a questionnaire. The statistical analyses showed that students at B English center had a number of challenges in English speaking skills, including pronunciation, listening, grammar and vocabulary. | Tạp chí Khoa học và Công nghệ Số 48 2020 CHALLENGES IN SPEAKING SKILLS OF STUDENTS AT B ENGLISH CENTER NGA THI TUYET PHAN THANH TRUC DANG Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City ngaphan@ Abstract The purpose of this study was to explore challenges in English speaking skills encountered by a group of students at B English center. In this study the reasons for difficulties in English speaking skills and the effects of these challenges on their speaking skills were investigated. This paper took the form of quantitative research with the use of a questionnaire. The statistical analyses showed that students at B English center had a number of challenges in English speaking skills including pronunciation listening grammar and vocabulary. Moreover findings suggest that they lacked confidence maintained high anxiety or lacked opportunities for communicating in English outside the classroom. In addition the results of the study reveal that these challenges affected negatively on their English performance and the target of learning the language as well as their motivation. Findings suggest that teachers may encourage students to overcome challenges in English speaking skills through the employment of interesting activities which possibly provide students with more opportunities to practice English. Key words English speaking skills quantitative motivation 1. INTRODUCTION These days the English language plays a crucial role to weave the world into a single thread. English has the status of a second language in almost all countries where it is not the first language. Acquiring simple language for day to day communication is the main aim of learning any language Ahmad 2016 1 . Regarding learning a language speaking is one of the most important skills to develop and enhance as means of effective communication. Speaking skills are regarded one of the most difficult aspects of language learning Leong amp Ahmadi 2017 2 . However many learners state that they have spent
