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MRSCI 2018-2019
A Research Paper
Presented to
Submitted By:
Raypan, Troye T.
Sederia, April M.
Rapinan, Kym S.
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APPROVAL SHEET
This research paper titled, REASONS BEHIND THE STAGE FRIGHT IN SPEAKING
prepared and submitted by Semifrania John Angelo, Villarin Kenneth, Sordan Mark
Jerome, Magos Rhe Ann, Raypan Troye, Sederia April, Rapinan Kym, has been
approved and accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the subject PRACTICAL
RESEARCH 1.
PANEL OF EXAMINER
Approved and accepted by the Committee on Oral Examination with a Grade of ___ on
March __, 2019.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The researchers whole heartedly express their immense gratefulness and genuine
appreciation to the following persons who contributed and gave their extensive support
Directress/Principal for her approval to conduct the research at the Mystical Rose School
of Caloocan Incorporated.
The researchers would like to thank Mr. Rackjune Traje, Mrs. Novette
Gregory and Mr. Mark Gregore the school’s admin, for supporting and approving
their research.
The researchers would like to thank Mr. Joey Manalastas for expanding their
research title and give ideas to build a good statement of the problem.
The researchers would like to thank Ms. Ruth Lerios, panel of examiners and
validator for sharing her ideas and wisdom to improve their study and to validate their
research.
help us to understand the parts that contains the research and for supporting and
guiding us. And also for sharing her ideas in this research, she always checked our
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Mr. Kenneth Villarin, for showing us his great leadership skills, for
understanding the members of his group and his encouraging words to give us the
To the researchers, for giving their best in everyday while doing this
research to finish what the research have started and also for all the stress that have
To their Families, for their moral support, for letting the researchers go home
late and for understanding the researchers and giving guidance especially when they
Finally, to the Almighty God itself, we thank you lord for giving us the
strength , knowledge and wisdom in order to finish our duty as researchers, for guiding
as on the right path that we should take in order to continue a task that has been given
upon as. Lord, thank you for being there in every step that we take in this journey of
ours.
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DEDICATION
First and Foremost, the researcher wants to dedicate this research to GOD
ALMIGHTY who gave them strength, knowledge, intelligent and wisdom in order to
finish this research paper. Next, the researcher wants to dedicate this research to their
FAMILY who gave financial support and encouraged them throughout in this study.
Also, the researchers would like to dedicate this study to the MANAGEMENT OF THE
SCHOOL for giving them the authority to conduct this study. And lastly, to their
CLASSMATES and FELLOW STUDENTS for them all the efforts, cooperation and
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page………………………………………………………………………………………………………i
Approval Sheet……………………………………………………………………………..………………ii
Acknowledgement……………………………………………………………………………...……….iii
Dedication…………………………………………………………………………………………..……….v
Table of Contents…………………………………………………………………………………….…..vi
Research Abstract………………………………………………………………………………………..x
Research Design…………………………………………………………………………………………..xi
Selection of Co-researchers…………………………………………………………..………….…xii
Summary of Findings…………………………………………………………………………….…….xiii
Implication…………………………………………………………………………………….…….…….xiii
Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………….1
Assumptions………………………………………………………………………………………5
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Significance of the Study ………………………….……………………………………….6
Definition of Terms…………………………………………………………………………….7
Literature………………………………………………………………………………………….8
Local………………………………………………………………………………………………..8
Foreign……………………………………………………………………………………………12
Studies…………………………………………………………………………………………….16
Local……………………………………………………………………………………………….16
Foreign…………………………………………………………………………………………….21
Synthesis……………………………………………………………………………….…………23
Research Design……………………………………………………………………………….28
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Selection of Co-researchers………………………………………………………………..29
Sampling Technique…………………………………………………………………………..29
Research Instrumentation……………………………………………………………….…30
Data Collection…………………………………………………………………………………31
Treatment of Data…………………………………………………………………………….31
Validation of Instrument……………………………………………………………………32
Presentation of Co-researchers…………………………………………………………...35
Researchers’ Experiences…………………………………………………………………...39
Researchers’ Reflection/Insights………………………………………………………….40
Recommendations………………………………………………………………………………………44
Summary of Findings………………………………………………………………………….45
Symbolic Representation……………………………………………………………………..45
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Implication……………………………………………………………………………………….46
Recommendations…………………………………………………………………………..…48
REFERENCES………………………………………………………………………………………………..49
APPENDICES……………………………………………………………………………………….……….52
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RESEARCH ABSTRACT
Stage fright also called performance anxiety is a feeling of nervousness one gets
before a public speech, a recital, a dance performance, or a stage acting. It is the fear
a camera. There are four different parts of stage fright: Anticipation is expectation of
negative and unrealistic images of the performance. Avoidance is the desire to avoid
doing the task. Panic and anxiety are the symptoms experienced before the
when the performer looks back on how the activity was done. This research aimed to
students. This is essential to those people who are experiencing stage fright in English.
This research will provide information if the stage fright can really affect their academic
performance inside the school premises. The data were obtained from different sources
such as websites and books. Other data were gathered from interviewees consisting
students. Therefore, stage fright is seriously affect the academic performance of Grade
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RESEARCH DESIGN
collects and works with non-numerical data and that seeks to interpret meaning from
these data that help us understand social life through the study of targeted populations
intends merely to explore the research questions and does not intend to offer final and
research is not intended to provide conclusive evidence, but helps us to have a better
ought to be willing to change his/her direction as a result of revelation of new data and
new insights. This type of research is usually conducted to study a problem that has not
It has been noted that exploratory research is the initial research, which forms
the basis of more conclusive research. It can even help in determining the research
design, sampling methodology and data collection method. Exploratory research tends
to tackle new problems on which little or no previous research has been done.
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Unstructured interviews are the most popular primary data collection method with
exploratory studies.
SELECTION OF CO-RESEARCHERS
joint contributors and investigators to the findings of a research project. The co-
researchers should be Grade 11 ABM Senior High School students in Mystical Rose
School of Caloocan Inc. There are four (4) selected senior high school students
experiencing stage fright that are said to be the participants of this study that came
This study is conducted to know the reason behind the stage fright in speaking
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2. What are the reasons behind the stage fright of the participants in speaking
English?
speaking skill?
Summary of Findings
circumstances. Some student continue to speak even they have a fright according to
them, they try their best to speak in front using English language even they have a lack
of confidence in themselves. Students are hard worker they try to accomplish they try
to work for it. Even though they are not fluent in English and they are not good. They
try their best to show that they can. Students have the ability to fight their fear while
speaking in front to overcome it, even if they have lack of confidence they try their best
Implications
The more you talk the more mistakes but the more you speak the more you
educate so speak tends to be used for one-sided communications whereas talk implies
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a conversation or discussion between two or more people speak is a little more formal
than talk, and is often used in polite requests. So, we learned in every mistakes that we
commit.
Try and try until you performed it very well, boost your confidence and remove
you consciousness to be a great speaker because this is the one way to practice and
Speaking in front using English Language are hard to do because there are many
people sometimes judging on what they do. Nowadays people are easily judge with
success.
Speaking in front using English Language is a good start to remove your nervous
and to enhance your speaking skills. Speaking in front using English Language is the
way to practice your speaking skills and sooner or later your fear will fade.
because some people are not easily overcome their fear. Each one of us have a fear,
sometimes you need to face it and give your best to overcome it.
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