With the development of society, oral English teaching and learning has been the top in English teaching and learning in china. This paper reports a survey conducted at North China Electric Power University on the barriers for learners of oral English learning in China. Questionnaires with both close-ended and open-ended questions were distributed to the students. By means of quantitative and qualitative research methods, this paper analyzes the difficulties the surveyed students have in oral English learning, examines to what degree the obstacles hinder the oral English learning in china and explores effective approach to oral English teaching and learning in conclusion.