Abstract-At present in the trend of globalization, the English language has become the most important language that is used all over the world. Similarly, English subject is becoming a central concern in various universities and academic institutions in Malaysia. The article attempts to investigate factors influence on students' learning achievement in the English subject in secondary school. A total of 50 students from SMK Sultan Abdul Samad, Banting were selected as the respondents for the study. Students' responses towards their family supports were measured using a four point Likert scale. To determine the relationship between family role and student learning achievement, the correlation coefficient was conducted and the results revealed that only parents' education has a significant (p=0.05) relationship to students' academic achievement. By giving the importance of the knowledge in English subject for educational, economic and national development of a country several suggestions are made.Index Terms-Academic achievement, home environment, parental involvement.
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