APPENDIX C

Attitude of High School Students of Felisberto Verano National High School

towards English

This questionnaire will take approximately 20 minutes to finish and is concerned with
your attitude toward English. Please be assured that your identity is completely
confidential.
Direction: In this section please read each of the following statements carefully; then
check the box that best represents the level of your agreement to the statement.

Level of Agreement
1= Strongly Disagree
2= Disagree
3= Slightly Disagree
4= Slightly Agree
5= Agree
6= Strongly Agree

Attitude 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. English is an International Language
2. English is the language used most widely in the
world
3. Knowing English
Is important in understanding people from the
countries.
4. I do not like learning English.
5. The non-native English speakers can also speak
Standard English.
6. I have heard of the phrase “World Englishes.”
7. I have heard of the phrase “Filipino English”
8. When I speak English, I want to sound like a
English speaker.
9. When I speak English, I want to be identified
clearly as Filipino.
10. I am not confident in speaking English because of
my accent.
 APPENDIX D

Students Reactions to in-Class Activities

1=Very Relaxed
2= Moderately Relaxed
3= Neither Anxious nor Anxious
4= Moderately Anxious
5= Very Anxious

Students Reactions to in-Class Reactions 1 2 3 4 5

1 I would feel more confident about speaking in class if
we practiced more.
2 I would feel less self-conscious about speaking in class
in front of others if I knew them better.
3 I feel very relaxed in class when I have studied a great
deal the night before.
4 I am less anxious in class when I am not the only person
answering a question.
5 I think I can speak the English language pretty well, but
when I know I am being graded, I mess up
6 I would be more willing to volunteer answers in class if
I weren’t so afraid of saying the wrong thing.
7 I enjoy class when we work in pairs
8 I feel more comfortable in class when I don’t have to
get in front of the class.
9 I would enjoy class if we weren’t corrected at all in
class.
10 I am more willing to speak in class when we discuss
current events.
11 I would get less upset about my class if we did not have
to cover so much material in such a short period of time.
12 I enjoy class when we do skits in class.
13 I would feel better about speaking in class if the class
were smaller.
14 I feel comfortable in class when I come to class
prepared.
15 I am more willing to speak in class when we have a
debate scheduled.
16 I am less anxious in class when I am not the only person
answering a question.
17 I like going to class when we are going to role play
situations.
18 I would not be so self-conscious about speaking in class
if it were commonly understood that everyone makes
mistakes and it were not such a big deal to make a
mistake.
19 I prefer to be allowed to volunteer an answer instead of
being called on to give an answer.
20 I am more willing to participate in class when the topics
we discuss are interesting.
21 I would be less nervous about taking an oral test in the
English class if I got more practice speaking in class.
22 I enjoy writing my journal and reflection when I can
work with another student.
23 I would feel uncomfortable if the instructor never
corrected our mistakes in class.
24 I feel uneasy when my fellow students are asked to
correct my mistakes in class.
25 I feel confident when I write sentence essays and
reflection papers
 Appendix C

Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS)

Instruction: The following items are helpful to indicate the anxiety level
students have in the English class. Select and check the box that best
describes your reaction. To answer each item use the following ranking key.

1 = Strongly disagree
2 = Disagree
3 = Undecided
4 = Agree
5 = Strongly agree

Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) 1 2 3 4 5

1. I never feel quite sure of myself when I am speaking in my
English class.
2. I don’t worry about making mistakes in English class.
3. I tremble when I know that I’m going to be called on to
speak in
4. It frightens me when I don’t understand what the teacher is
saying in the English language.
5. It wouldn’t bother me at all to take more English classes.
6. During English class, I find myself thinking about things that
have nothing to do with the
lesson.
7. I keep thinking that the other students are better at English
than I am.
8. I am usually at ease during tests in my English class.
9. I start to panic when I have to speak without preparation in
English class.
10. I worry about the consequences of failing my English class.
11. I don’t understand why some people get so upset over
English classes.
12. In English class, I can get so nervous when I forget things I
know.
13. It embarrasses me to volunteer answers in my English
class.
14. I would not be nervous speaking in the foreign language
with native speakers.
15. I get upset when I don’t understand what the teacher is
correcting.
16. Even if I am well prepared for English class, I feel anxious
about it.
17. I often feel like not going to my English class.
18. I feel confident when I speak in English class.
19. I am afraid that my English teacher will correct every
mistake I make.
20. I can feel my heart pounding when I’m going to be asked to
speak in English class.
21. The more I study for an English test, the more confused I
get.
22. I don’t feel pressure to prepare very well for English class.
23. I always feel that the other students speak English better
than I do.
24. I feel very self-conscious about speaking English in front of
other students.
25. English class moves so quickly that I worry about getting
left behind.
26. I feel more tense and nervous in my English class than in
my other classes.
27. I get nervous and confused when I am speaking in my
English class.
28. When I’m on my way to English class, I feel confident and
relaxed.
29. I get nervous when I don’t understand every word the
English teacher says.
30. I feel overwhelmed by the number of rules I have to learn
to speak English.
31. I am afraid that the other students will laugh at me when I
speak English.
32. I would probably feel comfortable around native speakers
of English.
33. I get nervous when the English teacher asks questions
which I haven’t prepared in advance.
 APPENDIX A
Letter to the Schools Division Superintendent
Surigao del Sur State University
Tandag City
December 12, 2017

MARILOU B. DEDUMO, Ph.D., CESO V

Schools Division Superintendent
Division of Surigao del Sur
Tandag City

Madam:

May I request that I will be allowed to gather data from grade 9 students in Felisberto
Verano National High School, Poblacion, Cortes, Surigao del Sur. The data will be used
in my thesis entitled, “The Impact of English Langauge Anxiety on Academic
Achievement of Grade 9 Students.”

This study will be presented to the faculty of the Graduate School, Surigao del Sur
State University in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in
English Language Teaching.

Thank you very much and more power.

Very truly yours,

CLARK R. COLASTE
Researcher

Noted by:

LADY SOL A. SUAZO, Ph.D. ERNESTO P. BUNIEL, DBA

Adviser Dean, Graduate School

APPROVED

MARILOU B. DEDUMO, Ph.D., CESO V

Schools Division Superintendent
 APPENDIX B
Letter to the School Principal
Surigao del Sur State University
Tandag City
December 12, 2017

LUCENA B. ESTRADA, Ph.D.

Secondary School Principal 1
Felisberto Verano National High School
Poblacion, Cortes, Surigao del Sur

Madam:

Enclosed is the approved letter from the Schools Division Superintendent requesting
permission to conduct a study of our grade 9 students of Felisberto Verano National High
School. The data will be used in my thesis entitled, “The Impact of English Langauge
Anxiety on Academic Achievement of Grade 9 Students.”

This study will be presented to the faculty of the Graduate School, Surigao del Sur
State University in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in
English Language Teaching.

In this connection, may I request to conduct study to my respondents by answering

my research questionnaires. Rest assure that whatever data collected will be treated with
utmost confidentiality.

Thank you and more power.

Very truly yours,

CLARK R. COLASTE
Researcher

Noted by:

LADY SOL A. SUAZO, Ph.D. ERNESTO P. BUNIEL, DBA

Adviser Dean, Graduate School

APPROVED

LUCENA B. ESTRADA, Ph.D

Secondary Schools Principal I