Tokoz-Göktepe, FatmaLaborda, J COzdamli, F.Maasoglu, Y.12.07.20192019-07-1212.07.20192019-07-1220141877-0428https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.487https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12507/5955th World Conference on Educational Sciences (WCES) -- FEB 05-08, 2013 -- Rome Sapienza Univ, Rome, ITALYWOS: 000335471201170The purpose of this study was to examine the speaking problems of ninth-grade high school Turkish EFL learners and possible reasons for these problems through the perspective of teachers and students. The means of data collection involved a questionnaire for teachers and students, semi-structured interviews and classroom observations considering classroom materials and syllabus. The results revealed that the students mostly experienced problems in speaking English affectively through personal factors including: insufficient language and content knowledge, limited contact with English outside the classroom, and the misdirected methods and materials used in the classroom.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSpeaking ProblemsEFL LearnersReasons for ProblemsTeacher-Student perspectivesConference Object11618751879WOS:00033547120117010.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.487N/A