Factors that influence High school student s English oral communication skills in Ecuadorian face-to-face learning environments

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Abstract: This article investigates the multifaceted factors that impact communication skills. oral English skills of high school students in face-to-face learning environments in Ecuador. With the increasing importance of English proficiency in today's globalized world, understand the specific challenges and influences on the oral communication skills of students is crucial for effective language education. The study uses an approach mixed methods, combining surveys, interviews and classroom observations to collect complete data. Factors explored include linguistic and emotional difficulties related to English as a foreign language. Findings provide insight valuable about these factors and that, despite students' confidence in the skills basics of English, lack of confidence and anxieties around pronunciation and speaking improvised impede their fluidity and hinder their full communicative potential.