... in speaking activities 100% of the teachers and 52% of the students agrred that teachers‟ boring teaching was one of the most important factors hindering students participation in speaking lessons ... provides a theoretical background of speaking including definition of speaking, the importance of speaking, nature of speaking, characteristics of a successful speaking activity and learners‟ participation ... covers the speaking skill Third, the study focuses on finding out the factors including teachers‟ factors, students factors and learning – teaching conditions hindering students participation in...