Are Vocational High School StudentsReady for Global Competitiveness?: Self-Perception onTheirEnglish Proficiency

Datu, Yerly Arnold and Sulindra, Eric (2025) Are Vocational High School StudentsReady for Global Competitiveness?: Self-Perception onTheirEnglish Proficiency. Social Science and Humanities Journal, 9 (1). pp. 6383-6394. ISSN 2456-2653

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Abstract

The studyinvestigates the English proficiency of vocational high school students in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, employing a descriptive qualitative method and survey research design. With a total of 472 respondents from five public vocational high schools, the study reveals a predominant focus on Class XII students (99.6%), indicative of readiness for career pursuits or higher education. Notably, 60% major in social science and 40% in technological science. A crucial aspect of the research lies in its exploration of the self-perception of English proficiency among respondents, where findings indicate that 68.6% perceive speaking as their weakestskill, followed by writing (7%), reading (8.1%), and listening (16.3%). The analysis underscores the pronounced inadequacy in speaking proficiency among vocational high school students in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, a critical skill for global competitiveness in today's interconnected job market. Addressing these deficiencies is imperative to prepare vocational high school respondents, for global competitiveness, aligning with insights regarding the integration of speaking activities to enhance communication skills.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	English proficiency, Vocational high school, Speaking skills, Global competitiveness
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PE English
Divisions:	Polytechnic > Diploma in Foreign Business Language
Depositing User:	Ester Sri W. 196039
Date Deposited:	14 Jan 2025 09:20
Last Modified:	14 Jan 2025 09:20
URI:	http://repository.ubaya.ac.id/id/eprint/47718

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