This Study Reports On The English Day Program At MAN 1 Kota Pekalongan And Its Effects On Students' Speaking Skills And Self-Efficacy, Highlighting The Importance Of English In Globalization For Education And Careers. While The Program
Aims To Enhance Speaking Through Regular Practice, Declining Student Participation Poses A Challenge. This Study Aims To Evaluate Significant Enhances In Students'
Speaking Skills And Self-Efficacy Before And After The Program, As Well As Explore The Challenges Teachers Face In Its Implementation. The Research Method Used Was
Sequential Mixed Methods Approach With Pre-Experimental Design And Survey Research. The Study Consisted Of Two Phases: Qualitative Exploratory Interviews With Teachers To Identify Implementation Challenges, Followed By Quantitative Data Collection Through Structured Questionnaires And Speaking Tests. The Research
Sample Consisted Of 204 Grade XI Students Of MAN I Kota Pekalongan, Selected Using A Stratified Random Sampling Technique. In Addition To Students, Some Teachers
Are Participants In Th.Is Research As Interviewers There Are Four Teachers Consisting Of Two English Teachers And Two Non-English Teachers. The Research Instruments
Included Questionnaires To Measure Speaking Skill And Self-Efficacy And Speaking Tests To Assess Fluency, Accuracy, Extent Of Vocabulary, And Ability To Interact.
Quantitative Data Were Analyzed Using SPSS, Including Tests Of Validity, Reliability, And Linear Regression Analysis. Qualitative Data From Interviews Were Analyzed
Thematically To Identify Challenges And Strategies In Program Implementation. The Results Of The Quantitative Analysis Showed A Significant Improvement In Students'
Speaking Skills, With A Mean Pre-Test Of 20.98 And A Post-Test Of 25.50 (T= 12.317, P < 0.001 ). In Addition, Students' Self-Efficacy Also Increased Significantly, With A Mean Pre-Test Of 33.50 And A Post-Test Of 39.08 (T = 10.700, P < 0.001). From The Teachers' Perspective, Challenges Included Low Student Motivation And Lack Of Learning Resources. The Conclusion Of This Study Confirms That The English Day Program Significantly Enhanced Students' Speaking Skills And Self-Efficacy, With Recommendations For Program Development That Include A Variety Of Sample Sizes And Also Subjectivity In Self-Reported Data.