that﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽﷽ng the most of one Abstract This study was conducted to investigate the perceptions of students towards classroom management in English speaking classes and the strategies in managing these speaking classes. It employed both the quantitative and qualitative research approaches. The analysis of data from questionnaire, class observations and interviews indicates the highest agreement from participants for the fact that teachers should correct students’ mistakes in speaking English. Besides, the results from interviews show thatthe participants emphasized the importance of modifying the negative beliefs and attitudes towards mistakes made by students in speaking English. For classroom management strategies, it was found from the questionnaire that classroom arrangement preferred by most students was group work and pair work. Besides, classroom observations confirmed that English speaking lessons usually had three stages with frequent use of group work and pair work in communicative activities. Keywords Classroom management strategies, English speaking