English In Ethiopia Case Study

The main objective of this study was exploring learners’ speaking problem in EFL classroom for formulating problem for more prices investigation in Ethiopia particularly, in Some Selected public and private Schools in Hadiya Zone. It was attempted to explore learners’ problem in verbal communication skills in English classrooms. Exploratory research design was employed in this study. To get data regarding the issue and to achieve the objectives, participant observations were used especially researcher’s experience survey as a main tool. Moreover, in order to strengthen data gained through observation; interview of some selected teachers from schools was used to gather data from experienced teachers in the area. The researcher also interviewed

In the world, currently, it is being used for different purposes like as technological, business, educational and scientific language of the societies. Regarding this, Celce-Murcia and Donna (2014:63) stated English as: English has, over the past century gradually becomes the most widely taught language in the world. It has also become the most widely used language for most purposes of communication in international diplomacy, business, science, education and entertainment. English is also more widely dispersed geographically than any other language.

Consequently, it is being taught as a foreign or second language in many countries of the world including Ethiopia. It is used in many governmental and private organizations in the context of Ethiopia; For example, FDRE Constitution and other declarations are written in English and Amharic. Moreover, some private newspapers like Reporter and Daily Government Newspapers like Ethiopian Herald are being prepared in English. Also, in different business organizations of the country like banks and insurances different brochures, newsletters and other documents are being prepared in this

For example, in the schools, it is used as a medium of instruction for all the departments like Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Civic and Ethical Education, Geography, History, IT, sport Sciences, Economics, Business Education, drawing …etc. Moreover, it is also given as a subject in both public and private schools. These conditions need students be active in all the skills of the language to communicate their teachers and other societies well. Accordingly, the aforementioned situations enforce giving more emphasis for improvement of English language skills particularly speaking skills in Ethiopia in general and in Hadiya Zone public and private schools in particular. But, the main question need to be addressed is: are students who are Joining Universities from high schools are able to communicate orally in English as a foreign language classroom and out of classroom context?

Literature Review

Since English has overriding contributions in Ethiopia as well as in the world society as aforementioned, learners are expected to be proficient in speaking skills, and they are expected to have good command of it for real life situations.

In this regard, Ur. (1996) Cited in Nguyen H. and Tran Ngoc, (2015) explains Speaking as the most important skills of all the skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) because people who know a language are usually referred to as speakers of