The English Language Vocabulary Needs of Yemeni Students,12th Grade, in the Light of 21st Century Skill Requirements

Abstract

For developing the current English Course For Yemen-6 (ECY-6) of Grade 12 (G12), this study investigated Yemeni G12 students' EL Vocabulary needs in the light of the 21^st century, mainly from the perceptions of the enrolled G12 students and EFL teachers in the public schools in Ibb City during the study-year 2019-2020. It also examined if there were statistically significant differences between the group of male and female G12 students themselves and the group of G12 students and EFL teachers in their perceptions. The tool was G12 Students and EFL Teachers’ Open-ended Questionnaires with a randomly selected sample of 356 students and 19 EFL teachers (both males and females) in Al-Dihaar and Al-Mashannah Districts in Ibb City. Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) specifically Cronbach's Alpha, Means, Standard deviation were used. Recognizing Technology-keywords such as install, uninstall, download, configure, etc.  scored the first rank with very high mean value (4.90) as the most important needs. This study strongly recommended that ECY-6 should be updated immediately accordingly to fulfill G12 students' 21^st EL vocabulary needs.