The importance of teaching speaking in EFL classroom

1. Research questions
The four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing are all interconnected,
but the ability to speak skillfully provides the speaker with several distinct advantages.
We use language in a variety of situations to speak, discuss different topics and
participate fluently and accurately inside or outside the classroom,so the importance of
speaking skills is obvious and vital, but EFL learners suffer from different obstacles that
prevent them from participating in class which lead them to lose interest and motivation
to learn and achieve academic success.To achieve the purpose of this study we ask two
questions:

1. What are the problems that prevent EFL learners from speaking in the classroom.

2. What are the most appropriate methods and strategies that can be used by teachers and
EFL learners to improve their student’s speaking skill and enhance their communicative
competence.