DIFFICULTIES IN SPEAKING OF ENGLISH MAJORED FRESHMEN AT TAY DO UNIVERSITY IN VIET NAM

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In recent years, as the demand for communication in English has developed because of multinational business and the hobby to explore the world of many people, it shows the need and importance of English. Speaking seems to be one of the most vital factors in learning English. This study focused on revealing the difficulties in speaking of English majored freshmen at Tay Do University. There were sixty students participating in the study. There were chosen randomly. The instruments were a questionnaire and paper interview. The items were about four types of linguistic problems and five types of psychological problems. The results showed that poor pronunciation was the highest level while poor listening skill was the least of dominant of linguistic problems. Besides, lack of confidence was the most dominant while lack of motivation seemed to be the least dominant. The outcomes of this study helps Faculty of Linguistics and Literature of Tay Do University grasp the difficulties of students and focus more carefully on this issue.

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