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The purpose of the research is to develop a detailed understanding of Chinese cultural circumstances and its influence on English speaking skills of students. The problem of the research is the inability of communication of students in the English language due to cultural influence. From the findings of the research, it can be demonstrated that influence of Confucianism and Taoism has impacted cultural beliefs and values of students in their English speaking skills. Collectivism and group Harmony are other aspects of Chinese culture which influence English speaking skills. The literature gap of the research is lack of availability of research based on the influence of cultural circumstances on specially English speaking skills of college students of Nanchang, China. The methods applied in this study aimed at comprehensively examining the relationship between English language learning and Chinese cultural influences was in the form of positivism research philosophy, deductive approach and explanatory research design. It was further followed by a primary quantitative data collection method. It enables us to gather first-hand data and learn the challenges which college students face while learning an English language and provide tailored solutions to them. The method employed harmoniously intertwined with the research topic and rendered a structured as well as systematic framework to extract the information required to meet the objective of the study. The sample size of 250 teachers and the students associated with the different colleges in Nanchang were considered for this research study.The use of the mixed study methodology contributed to providing the value of English language proficiency among Nanchang, China's college students. The survey was used to conduct the quantitative research and the data collected was analysed with the aid of statistical tools like the SPSS.
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