Exploring the Challenges Hindering English Public Speaking ‎Among Undergraduate EFL Learners at Nangarhar University

Speaking is the productive and critical skill of language. It is one of the big goals of college and university students to be a fluent speaker of English while after graduation 60-65 % of the learners doesn't achieve. It's also called the output of language. It is important to mention and we believe that language cannot be learned only through input. There is a vital role of output. Therefore, this paper conducted on challenges hindering English public speaking among undergraduate EFL learners at Nangarhar University. The study used quantitative research design. In addition, this study used close-end questions for collecting data. There were 50 participants of ELD students from different level freshmen, sophomore, junior, and senior classes. Finally, the participants revealed the key challenges while they speak in public such as, limited time and practice, psychological and cultural factors, linguistic influences, and social norms or in another words, the study shows that the mix of linguistic, psychological, and cultural factors affects learners public speaking performance.