Investigating some of the factors affecting second year EFL students' speaking performance at Batna 2 University

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Speaking is an essential skill that should be developed and improved for successful and effective communication.

speaking skill is considered as one of the significantly challenging aspects of language learning.

however, most EFL learners encounter various difficulties in speaking the language acceptably and appropriately.

different factors affect those difficulties.

therefore, the current study investigates the most common factors affecting second-year EFL students’ speaking performance at Batna 2 university.

data are collected through the use of the students’ questionnaire and analyzed quantitatively.

we administered the questionnaire to (165) students as a sample from the entire population (822).

these data are collected and described through tables and graphs.

the questionnaire results revealed that many factors negatively affect EFL students’ speaking performance, such as lack of motivation, fear of making mistakes, lack of self-confidence, and lack of vocabulary knowledge.

the study is supposed to help students enhance their speaking performance by shedding light on the above factors and investigating them.

finally, and based on the research findings, some recommendations are made.