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particularly in developing countries, because English is included in the school curriculum from kindergarten to university level, and everyone must deal with it by hook or crook. Science and technology, education, health, entertainment, and other human life are all linked to English (Harmer, 2001). Along with these positive consequences of learning English, there are numerous difficulties that learners of English as a second or foreign language face. Learning English in non-English speaking countries is a difficult task. Because of complex grammatical patterns of language and learners' attitudinal or psychological problems, most students fail English subjects at the high school or university levels (Ahmed, 2015) and According to Thu'aimah (1989), language learning difficulties can occur due to a hearing problem, memory weakness, impaired speech, mental disorder, or more introverted, social, individual, and cultural variation of learners and cited in Sokip (2020), He concluded that learning difficulties are caused by the learners' sociocultural and learning strategies. According to Ur (2020), speaking appears to be the most important and challenging skill for ESL learners among the four language skills. It is a well-known fact that learning a language implies becoming a competent speaker of that language. In most cases, users of that language must participate in various types of discussions or conversations, so they must be proficient in speaking. According to Richards and Renandya (2002), many of the world's language learners study English to improve their speaking skills. As a result, speaking is regarded as the most crucial skill. In contrast to this fundamental truth, many university students do not speak English fluently. They also identified teachers' presence and classroom teaching culture as the primary barriers to learning English. Learning disabilities impede the development of language skills such as speaking, listening, reading, and writing. ESL students face a variety of speaking difficulties and causes. 1.2.1 English Speaking Skills |