<![CDATA[This study examines engineering students’ perceptions of smartphone video recording as a medium for English-speaking practice and its potential to alleviate speaking anxiety in Polytechnic ATI of Makassar as one of vocational higher educations. This quantitative study employed a structured close-ended questionnaire survey design involving 89 students from the Automation of Machinery Systems and Mineral Chemical Engineering programs at the Polytechnic ATI of Makassar. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, independent-sample t-tests, and correlation analyses. Findings revealed that students expressed highly positive perceptions of smartphone video recording in terms of usefulness, ease of use, and learning engagement. While no significant differences were found across gender and study programs, a significant positive correlation was observed between speaking anxiety and perceived benefits (r = 0.239, p = 0.024), indicating that students with higher anxiety levels perceived greater advantages from the tool. These results affirm the pedagogical and affective potential of smartphone video recording in fostering learner autonomy, fluency, and confidence. The study contributes to extending TAM and MALL applications within vocational English education, highlighting practical implications for technology-enhanced language instruction in digitally driven learning environments. Therefore, English language instructors in vocational higher education are recommended to integrate smartphone video recording into speaking activities as a complementary tool to provide repeated, self-paced practice and reduce affective barriers to English-speaking performance.]]>
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