International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
Year : 2018, Volume : 8, Issue : 9
First page : ( 310) Last page : ( 321)
Online ISSN : 2249–2496.

A Study of English Language Proficiency Level among the Secondary School Students in Relation to Gender and Socio-economic Status

Hossain Tamil

M.ED Student, Department of Education, Aligarh Muslim University

Online published on 5 August, 2019.

Abstract

English has become most important language in the world because the people choose English as the medium of communication. English language is essential to live a better life. Every high level profession needs a good communication skill in English. So the students also are not an exception. In order to excel in educational career, a student must be proficient in English language. In this regard a study has been conducted to know the proficiency level of the secondary school students in relation to their gender and socio-economic status. The objectives of the study were to find out the relationship between proficiency level and the socio-economic status of the students at different levels and also to find out the difference in proficiency level between male and female students. For this purpose a sample of 200 (100 male and 100 female) secondary school students have been selected from different schools of Aligarh Muslim University. Two scales namely-English Language Proficiency Test (E.L.P.T) developed by professor K.S Mishra and Dr. Ruchey Dubey and Socio-economic Status Scale (Rural and Urban) (SESS) developed by Sahu and Kaliya were used. The data were analyzed with the help of Mean, Standard Deviation, and ‘t’ test. The study revealed that there is no relationship of English language proficiency level either with socio-economic status or gender of the students. This study will be helpful for the students, teachers, parent's counselor and administrators to choose vocation and career goal.

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Keywords

English Proficiency, Gender, Socio-economic Status, Secondary Students.

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