The Barriers of Teaching Speaking English for EFL Learners

Abstract

This research portraits the barriers in teaching speaking for EFL learner. The
barriers in teaching speaking English come form two aspects: internal and
external factors. Internal factors are native language, age, exposure, innate
phonetic ability, identity and language ego, and motivation concern for good
speaking English and external factors are teaching speaking English at large
class and learners’ autonomy. Each barrier is connected with the available
method used in teaching speaking English. The conclusion of this research
is teacher must focus on the learners need, the second is teacher applies for
environment analysis before conducting teaching speaking English, the last is
teacher chooses the suitable method based on the problems that he/she found
in his/her teaching speaking English. Several methods that are often used in
teaching speaking English are Direct Method, The Silent Way, Community
Language Learning, Total Physical Response, and Communicative Language
Teaching.
Keywords: barriers in teaching speaking, internal factors, external factors