Relationship between English Language Competencies and Students’ Academic Performance at Higher Secondary Level

Abstract

This research paper specifically seeks to explore the correlation between English language proficiency and higher secondary students’ performance. It uses holistic method to assess how English language competencies pertaining to reading, writing, listening and speaking affect the performance of students in their studies. The research design applied involves a combination of quantitative analysis of test data and qualitative assessment of students’ and teachers’ opinions. Interviews in the form of either face-to-face interviews or focus group discussions were used to capture qualitative information concerning the students’ experiences, attitudes, and difficulties in as much as English competencies and academic achievement is concerned. This research adds knowledge regarding interactions between learners’ ELCs and their academic achievement with an insight into EPLIP at the higher secondary level and the implications for education in ELT.