The participants of doctoral degree in the overseas universities are demanded to have English Language Competence that can bolster up the success of their studies. This is vital requirement for those who wish to study in Englishspeaking countries. English language competence (oral and written) is essential for academic purposes and for daily communication with educator and administrative staff, fellow students, as well as with the local community. In academic life, English competence greatly supports higher study participants in studying academic resources both written or presented in English, attending lectures, discussing, questions and answer session, and assisting them in compiling scientific papers or final assignments that must be written or presented orally. in English. Unfortunately, there are still many Indonesian lecturers who do not have sufficient competence in English, therefore they have difficulty in producing English scientific papers and in fulfilling the requirements for entering doctoral programs at overseas universities.