Moroccan EFL Learners’ Speaking Skills: Status, Challenges and Solutions
Amar Faryat, Hind Brigui
Most learners in Moroccan public schools are exposed to English at a late stage, which is one of the challenges they face. The main objective of this study is to identify the main challenges encountered by Moroccan EFL learners in English-speaking skills. The main question of this research is what the Moroccan EFL learners’ main challenges in English-speaking skills are. The significance of this study is to allow teachers and students to benefit from this research outcomes. This study contributes to finding solutions to the challenges that encounter the Moroccan learners of English as a foreign language in the English-speaking skills. This study opted for students’ questionnaire distributed to Moroccan EFL learners, second year baccalaureate, Science and Art streams, at Dar Salam senior high school in Rabat. The study concluded that Moroccan English as a foreign language (EFL) learners need more time to practice English-speaking skills. Besides, motivation is important in enhancing learners speaking skills. The syllabus and the teaching materials of the speaking English skills courses require improvement to meet the needs of the learners and to fit the demands of the labor market. The recommendations and the solutions would help to overcome the current status and challenges in learning English-speaking skills.