Abstract
Tourism is very necessary to continue to be developed to improve the economy in Indonesia and increase the position of the country geographically, which is very strategic for tourism and the world economy. For this reason, the ability to communicate in English is absolutely necessary, in order to compete with workers from other countries, so that they can contribute to the improvement of the national economy. The ability to communicate in English is a strategic sector in the development of highly competitive human resources in the tourism industry sector and in the global economic community. By having good English communication skills, it will be easier to grab market share in the tourism industry sector and the economic sector. The tourism sector as one of the prime industrial development is developed in order to further increase the rate of national development. For this reason, it is necessary that the government continues to increase its resilience, policies, and increase the development of tourism with a view to further developing the community's economy and increasing the ability to speak English so that human resources are able to compete in various tourism industries so that the economy will increase.
Highlights
The advancement of communication technology and opened international markets has increasingly made the development of markets and economy as without barriers
Tourism workers are required to be able to speak English effectively so that they can play an active role in developing tourism so that the people's economy can be maintained and developed
Data related to the role of English for tourism and economic improvement are presented descriptively and argumentative with facts found in the field
Summary
The advancement of communication technology and opened international markets has increasingly made the development of markets and economy as without barriers. Even though Indonesia has gone a long way toward preparing resources by providing English from elementary school to university, it does not guarantee the competence of good communication skills to compete with the global market. A lot of extra efforts have been carried out to ensure young job seekers are capable communicate effectively in English. The English proficiency possessed by job seekers greatly affects the labour market because this factor determines competition with the workforce (Ahmad, Hussan, & Malik, 2018). With the development of this global market, good English competence of human resources and quality products are needed to compete successfully in the international market. English in the tourism sector is intended for workplace communication and for international marketing
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