The aims of the study are to describe: 1. Speaking strategies that are most frequently used by the
students of the English Department in Tarbiyah Faculty; 2. The contribution of Students’ Speaking-Related
LLS in developing their speaking ability; and, 3. The contribution of students’ learning motivation in the
development of their speaking skills. speaking test, strategy inventory for language learning (SILL), and
learning motivation questionnaire were employed to collect the data. The research findings revealed that
there were thirty-four speaking strategies which were most frequently used by high, average, and low
achievement students. The findings also showed that bothe students’ speaking strategies and motivation
give significant contribution on students’ speaking ability. Thus, speaking lecturers are expected to be able
to implement innovative and varied teaching techniques.