AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CHALLENGES FACED BY THE SECONDARY LEVEL STUDENTS IN SPEAKING ENGLISH IN DISTRICT KOHAT KPK PAKISTAN

Abstract

Many studies were conducted in the area to uncover problems in Speaking English in various contexts because speaking of language is very important. It is one of the chief characteristics of language that it can be spoken (Barber C, 2000). Therefore this study was conducted on Challenges faced by the Secondary level students in speaking English in district Kohat. The main aim of this study was to investigate the specific challenges and problems faced by the Secondary level students in speaking English. The study hand sought out the challenges and difficulties faced by secondary level students in speaking English in district Kohat and provide possible solution for these problems. Class 10 the students were selected as Participants for this study from 5 Government High Schools in District Kohat namely, GHS Behzadi Chikarkot, GHS No 1 Kohat, GHS No 2 Kohat, Govt. Comprehensive High School Kohat and Govt. Centennial High School No 4 Kohat. The data were collected from 70 students i.e. 14 students were included from each school who were studying in class 10. Data were analyzed through SPSS software. In the present study, Questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection which contains 13 items. The study yielded important results. Some of the problems were highlighted by the study are Social, psychological, and cultural factors that hinder English language speaking proficiency at school level students in district Kohat. Keywords: Challenges in Speaking of English, Secondary level students, Social, psychological, and cultural factors, at government high schools.