A STUDY OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING SKILLS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

This study was survey research with the purpose of to investigating the factors affecting the English-speaking skills of the 100 high schoolers of Pracharatwittayaserm School. The sample group of this research was the students who were in their second semester of the 2022 academic year. The data were collected from the population, so the population and the sample group were the same. The research instruments included 1) General information concerning personal factors 2) Learners’ factors 3) Teachers’ factors 4) Family factors, and 5) School factors. The statistics used in data analysis were Mean (M), Standard deviation (SD), Percent, and Reliability.    The research results indicated that the mentioned factors had affected the English-speaking skills of the high schoolers of General information concerning personal factors of the high schoolers, categorized by gender, education level, mean of academic performance results of English, and the number of years spent learning English language, was found insignificantly different. The research results indicated that the mentioned factors had affected the English-speaking skills of the high schoolers at a medium level. The level of influence from the highest to the lowest were school, teacher, learner, and family. Considering school factors, the effect was high as the school provided the students opportunities to explore knowledge of the English language and offered up-to-date learning materials. Considering teachers’ factors, the effect was high as the teachers were open to enquiries concerning English language knowledge. Considering learners’ factors, the effect was high as they were aware of the benefits of studying the English language. Considering Family factors, the effect was moderate as they supported the learning of English language of the students.