5 Major Problems in Teaching Speaking to ESL Students.

1. Problems to get the pronunciation right.
2. Problems in getting the students to try to speak. Most of second language speakers have low self-esteem.
3. Students are afraid of making or creating mistakes especially in pronunciation. (afraid of being laughed by others)
4. Problems in searching the right topics for students according to their level of competency.
5. Problems in determining the allocation of time in doing students' speaking session.