Weakness of EL Proficiency of Sudanese Tertiary Students: A Case Study of Gezira State Universities

Abstract

This paper aims at exploring and resolving the weakness of English language proficiency of Sudanese tertiary students. The study is conducted in some faculties of Gezira State making use of two tools: direct observation and close-ended questionnaire to obtain valuable and in-depth information. The researcher chooses these two instruments as most appropriate for exchanging and evaluating ideas about the weakness of English language proficiency in the prescribed setting. He, also, uses the observational method to study classroom events. Furthermore, the researcher computes the data via the SPSS programme. Then, the study comes out with the fact that, the weakness of English language proficiency of Sudanese tertiary students is due to certain factors including: the policy makers, the teacher and his training, the student himself/herself, the school, the family and its social and economic status, etc. Moreover, the causes of this weakness are discussed and the remedies are recommended as well.