bstract
Thailand as the country which never been colonialized by any foreigncountries has both the advantage and the weakness. One of theshortages is that inadequate skill, ability and knowledge in learning theother language such as English as the lingua franca. Thailand is nowfocusing on improving their English language skills because Englishcurrently more commercial in AEA!. They want to be more competitivein integrating the students" English education skills. #ut in fact, thein$uence of English is apparently still low in Thailand. This paper conveysthe reason why most students in Thailand have di%culties in speakingEnglish. Oral language skill is one of the four skills in English which couldbe the most di%cult process for student to make a deal with. There aremany factors which a&ect Thai student to be di%cult in concerning withEnglish especially in speaking.
Key!r"s#
Speaking English, oral language communication, teaching andlearning speaking, speaking related problems.
I$tr!"%cti!$
English becomes the international communication since it hassuccessfully dominated the world of globalization. This language spreadsautomatically and has made big changes over the centuries. s an!nternational language, English has the crucial factor to handle the