Improving English speaking skills of students of business administrative advanced program at Trade Union University

Abstract

       The study aims at investigating the awareness and the reality of using English-speaking activities of students of business administrative advanced program at Trade Union University. To do so, a survey was carried out on 31 students in business administrative advanced program. The results show that majority of students have difficulty in English speaking because of lack of vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar; others have some problems such as insufficient confidence. The paper also proposes suggestions to improve English speaking skills for students.