The Influence of English Language Proficiency on College Students

College is a microcosm of society that demands the acquisition of appropriate life skills. Of the recent past, fields of education have focused on the concept of communicative competence – the ability to use language correctly and appropriately. A proficient person has full operational command of the language with appropriate use of diction, accurate vocabulary and fluent with complete understanding. A student should posses an adequate command over English and be able to express himself in it with reasonable care and understand lectures in it. The aim of this research is to study the English Language Proficiency among college students. To carry out this study college students (including male and female) studying in Medicine, Engineering, Education, Arts and Science Colleges were chosen as sample of the study. To assess English Language Proficiency, English Language Proficiency Tool by the Investigator and Dr. S. Devasahayam Selvakumar (2013).The investigator collected 498 samples from various colleges. The investigator used random sampling method as the sampling technique. The data were analyzed using the statistical procedures Percentile Analysis and Differential Analysis. The study concluded that there is a significant difference among college students with respect to Gender and Course of study.