Problems with Teaching Speaking Skills of the Undergraduates, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi

Abstract

          This research aims to study the way in which speaking skills  are taught at undergraduate level, looking at problems and obstacles of utilizing curricula, syllabi, and teaching and learning materials for speaking skills courses, and at the same time studying the adequacy of materials used, activities and evaluation of speaking skills of the bachelor’s degree students of. Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi. According to the research, it was found that speaking skills were very important and could be applied in an everyday life. A majority of teachers taking charge of this subject had been assigned to give lessons by a person responsible for this syllabus. It was found that the contents of the course were irrelevant, redundant and uninteresting. Teachers rarely evaluated speaking skills or did not have time to monitor the course properly. The quality of teaching materials used by teachers was rated at a moderate level. Individual practice was impossible due to a large number of students in the classroom.