Although classroom participation has gained its increasing interest in influencing how students speak English as a foreign or second language, there still remains little research exploring this potential instructional practice in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. This paper therefore considers students’ perceptions about participation in speaking classes. Data collected in this descriptive study include questionnaire and interview. One hundred and four students participated in this study. The findings of this study reveal that students perceived oral participation at a high level. The paper concludes by presenting pedagogical implications and directions for further research.