Factors Influencing English Speaking Skills Among Learners At Dong Nai University In Vietnam

This study investigates the factors affecting the English speaking skills of non-native speakers - English learners, the typical research subjects here are first-year students of the English Language Department at Dong Nai University in Vietnam. English as a supporting tool of communication in the era of industrialization and modernization today, means that the ability to speak English is becoming more and more important for each person's job opportunities. English teaching methods are increasingly well developed through continuous reforms and updates, but many English learners at Dong Nai University still have difficulty in using English speaking skills fluently. This study determines the purpose of investigating how external and internal factors affect the English speaking ability of Dong Nai University students. The research method in this study is a combination of surveying one hundred-one first-year students of the Faculty of Foreign Language Department (FLD) by using a questionnaire and an interviewing English teachers for an in-depth interview to compare with the results of a student survey to determine the factors that influence students' English speaking skills. Motivation factors, studying environment, teaching methodologies, emotional factors, and a new factor group such are the results of the study that have shown a great impact on the English communication ability of the students. Suggestions for improving and developing English teaching methods as well as setting up classes at Dong Nai University are given based on these findings. This study adds to the existing knowledge in the Vietnamese educational environment about studying English and makes suggestions for improving and developing the English speaking skills of English learners.