Another comment in this regard holds that though the ability to speak English is a necessary condition for workers in their workplaces, yet Thais generally do not have a high enough level of proficiency to perform well in speaking English (Akkakoson as cited in Amornthep, 2006). Acquisition of the English Language: The Militating Factors Based on years of experience as an educator, there is no doubt that students studying English as a foreign language encounter some militating factors in their learning processes. The factors posit great obstacles which hamper students?? acquisition of the English Language and proficiency in the use of the language. As such, acquisition of English as a foreign language especially with regard to speaking skill seems to be a difficult task in school or educational setting. For learners to become competent in communicating via a foreign language, both language and extra-language factors are involved. Firstly, language factors might include issues of proficiency in the use of the foreign language such as mastery of pronunciation, intonation, stressed syllables, grammatical structure, vocabulary, sentence formation, and appropriate situations to apply them. Hence, the learner ought to acquire the grammatical knowledge and also, know the appropriate situations to use it emphases on the use of tenses like present, past, future, and the continuous tenses.Secondly, extra-language factors might include motivation which is a conducio sine qua nom in determining either success or failure in communicating via a foreign language. Thus, it sounds plausible to believe that in learning a foreign language, the learner will be highly successful with the proper motivation. In other words, students who are motivated enough will perform very well in their learning process. Also, the reverse is the case in the sense that learners benefit tremendously from positive attitudes while negative attitudes mar motivation and consequently lead to unsuccessful achievement or poor performance.