Authors :
Linda Sandi
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 1 - January
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7592771
Abstract :
English as an International Language which
should be mastered by the civil servants, especially
Administrator and Supervisory Officers in order to
realize SMART State Civil Apparatus 2024. The civil
servants are expected to be able to master the
information and communication technology, speak
foreign languages towards World Class Bureaucracy,
also take part in the Industrial Revolution and Society
5.0.
This research is an analysis of the English speaking
ability of Administrator and Supervisory Officers,
consisted of eighteen officers of the Human Resources
Development Agency; and seven officers of the
Department of Culture and Tourism. This study aimed
to determine the extent to which these officials speak
English, including the pronunciation, grammar,
vocabulary, fluency and understanding of English.
The resercher used a descriptive qualitative
approach, namely the results of the research which are
then processed and analyzed to draw conclusions. As a
result, it was concluded that out of the twenty five
officers, none of them were considered to have good
command of English in terms of the five aspects of
English. There are ten officres were considered to have
more than sufficiently proficient in English. There are
nine officers who have enough English skills. And there
are six officers who were very lacking in all aspects of
English skills.
Based on these findings, the researcher
recommended some activities to be carried out to
improve English proficiency: Forming English Group
Discussions, Holding English Days, Forming teams for
English Competitions, Demonstrating English
Proficiency every Friday, Forming WhatsApp Groups in
English, Holding Training classical or non-classical
English, and Making regulations so that all Civil
Servants are ready to be involved in English language
activities for the provincial government level.
Keywords :
Speaking Ability, Performance, Administrator Officer, Supervisor Officer
English as an International Language which
should be mastered by the civil servants, especially
Administrator and Supervisory Officers in order to
realize SMART State Civil Apparatus 2024. The civil
servants are expected to be able to master the
information and communication technology, speak
foreign languages towards World Class Bureaucracy,
also take part in the Industrial Revolution and Society
5.0.
This research is an analysis of the English speaking
ability of Administrator and Supervisory Officers,
consisted of eighteen officers of the Human Resources
Development Agency; and seven officers of the
Department of Culture and Tourism. This study aimed
to determine the extent to which these officials speak
English, including the pronunciation, grammar,
vocabulary, fluency and understanding of English.
The resercher used a descriptive qualitative
approach, namely the results of the research which are
then processed and analyzed to draw conclusions. As a
result, it was concluded that out of the twenty five
officers, none of them were considered to have good
command of English in terms of the five aspects of
English. There are ten officres were considered to have
more than sufficiently proficient in English. There are
nine officers who have enough English skills. And there
are six officers who were very lacking in all aspects of
English skills.
Based on these findings, the researcher
recommended some activities to be carried out to
improve English proficiency: Forming English Group
Discussions, Holding English Days, Forming teams for
English Competitions, Demonstrating English
Proficiency every Friday, Forming WhatsApp Groups in
English, Holding Training classical or non-classical
English, and Making regulations so that all Civil
Servants are ready to be involved in English language
activities for the provincial government level.
Keywords :
Speaking Ability, Performance, Administrator Officer, Supervisor Officer
