The Problems of Fluency in Spoken English among EFL Learners in Sudanese Universities

Eltayeb Elbashir

Abstract: This research aims to investigate the problems and challenges which is usually experienced by English learner's students in the Sudanese university when trying to speak in English, it also checks at the problems that students face when learning English language in Sudanese universities and try to find remedies to this problem. The research uses a questionnaire, interviews and descriptive method in the collection of data about fluency of English language in universities in Sudan University of Khartoum as an example. The data was then statistically analyzed using SPSS program. The results showed that there are various problems which hinder fluency of English learning in the universities and among them include: under - qualified teachers, unsuitable teaching materials and the methods used in teaching are also poor. The other problem is the psychological factor which makes student to lack motivation while learning English. The study also contains ways in which these problems can be handled so as to bring efficiency in learning and teaching English in Sudanese universities.

Keywords: The challenges of fluency in spoken English among the EFL students