FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE in SPOKEN ENGLISH in SUDANESE SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Abstract

ABSTRACT - A This study aims to investigate and identify the factors which hinder the flow of the spoken language as well as the causes which slow down communication of the students in Sudanese secondary schools. Such factors include, socio economic status, home background ,transference and interference which are created by bilingualism on the students‘ performance in the spoken English. The aims extend to suggest some effective methods to promote students’ performance in spoken language. The researcher used two achievement tests one is in listening and the other is in speaking as well as a questionnaire for data collection ..He dealt with a random sample of (177) students from Sudanese secondary schools for boys and girls in the third grade from government and private schools . Some of the most important results are as fol1ows:- 1- Urban students performed better in the spoken language than rural ones. ' 2- Students of private schools have performed better than those of government ones. 3- Students who do extra activities have better results than those who don't do such activities. 4- Students who receive home support performed better than those who don't receive such support. 5- Female students excel their male counterparts in performance. . r m