Constraints for foreign students in using Malay Language oral skils

This study was conducted to identify constraints that prevent foreign students to converse in Malay. Data obtained were based on interviews conducted on 10 respondents consisting of lecturers in public and private institutions of higher education. Data were analyzed based on qualitative methods. The result shows the constraints that prevent foreign students to converse in Malay which can be divided into factors of the students themselves, instructors, training programs and the environment. Constraints faced by foreign students require techniques and methods from instructors in order to overcome the constraints faced by each student.