Importance of Appreciation in English Reading Materials among

Philippine School for Maritime and Medical Access

Grade 11 Students
SY: 2019-2020

A Quantitative Study of Senior High School Students

By Eileen Mae N. Santonia

&

Jhonalyn D. Aniano

Dissertation submitted to Ma’am Teresita Galagar in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

Practical Research
In

Curriculum and Instruction

2019

Copyright by

Eileen Mae N. Santonia

&

Jhonalyn D. Aniano,

2019 All Rights Reserved

 CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION

Students have relatively low interest in reading English materials was introduced to this study.
Some students that expose through visuals explained that they are lack of English reading as a learning tool.
Good beginning in reading teaches students how to identify words, comprehend text, achieve fluency,
developed the motivation to read.Choosing the appropriate reading rate includes reading flexibility and
increasing familiar into words. Having a slower rate of decline in memory and other mental capacities are
students who participated in more mentally stimulating activities over their lifetimes.

English reading for pleasure has been link to increased cognitive progress in vocabulary during
adolescence. Sustained high volume lifetime reading has been associated with high levels of academic
attainment. A student has guided English alphabetical writing system means he/she will be a good reader in
English. Even though quite accurate estimated can be made on the basis of known risk factors, it is still difficult
to predict precisely which student will have difficulty learning to read English. (“Part 1: Introduction to
reading.”National research council.)

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

This study notice that no appreciation in English reading materials may PSMMA Grade 11
studentshave difficult to identify words,comprehendtext, social interaction in foreign country and difficult to
enlarge their knowledge that make them wise and respectful.They also must not be able to read English
material to perform sophisticated calculations, and to solve problems independently etc.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The purpose of the study is to determine the importance of appreciation in English reading
materials among PSMMA Grade 11 students school year 2019-2020. It answered to the following question:

1. What are the benefits of appreciation in English reading materials?

2. What if we acknowledge the positives and accept that we have much yet to learn?
3. How do we help them develop strategies for deep appreciation, comprehension, retention of the English
reading materials?
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The study is important to the following:

STUDENT- To know and motivate them in learning process that they got in appreciation of English

reading materials that will be able to create more enjoyable and meaningful learning etc.

TEACHER -To know them how to resolve the problem of students that difficulty to improve their

vocabulary skills and also makes and give another way to develop students English readingetc.

SCHOOL -For them to make solution or ideas to all students who difficulty to improve their

vocabulary skills and also to improve the quality of education and develop English

language teaching of the school etc.

PARENTS – For them to identify clearly about concerning how well students are learning to read

English reading materials.

SCOPE AND DELIMINATION

The study focus on the importance of appreciation in English reading materials among grade 11
students currently enroll in PSMMA school year 2019-2020.

DEFINTION OF TERMS

Reading Materials- written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned new readings"; "he
bought some reading material at the airport" reading. black and white, written
communication, written language-communication by means of written symbols
(either printed or handwritten).
(https://www.thefreedictionary.com ›reading+material)

Appreciation-recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something.

(https://dictionary.cambridge.org)
Vocabulary Skills-refers to the words we need to know to understand what we read.
Writing vocabulary consists of the words we use in writing. Vocabulary plays an
important part in learning to read. Beginning readers must use the words they hear
orally to make sense of the words they see in print.
(https://www.readingrockets.org ›teaching › reading-basics › vocabulary)

Learning Tool-is something a student uses to work through big ideas, concepts or processes while
demonstrating his or her thinking, planning and/or decision-making on the way to
creating, performing or responding to art. The following list can be used as a checklist for
a learning tool.(www.mnartseducation.org › docs › _pdf)

Alphabetic writing system-a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed
symbols.(https://www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › alphabetic writing)
 CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

This chapter presents some relevant literature and studies which are closely related to the
present study. The researcher was properly guided in formulating problems and hypothesis based from the
studies here in cited which are supported by studies local and abroad.

LOCAL LITERATURE
According to Juan Miguel Cruz (2007), despite our supposedly high literacy rate, many Filipinos
can barely read and write. this is true especially of those living in remote areas as well as the remarked that
we are not a nation of readers: are a nation of story tellers. ours is a culture of oral history passed by word of
youth not through the written word.

Many educators believe that failure of the child in formal education can be traced to his reading
difficulties. These difficulties hinder him to succeed in school work returning the reading process. This problem
prompted researchers to conduct studies in reading.

FOREIGN LITERATURE

According to the studies done by the western scholars, it is proven that literature helped
students in learning languages. English literature writers such as brim-full and carter(1986), Carter and
Long(1991), Lazar (1993) and Collie and Slater (1990) stated that learning literature might be helping and
encouraging in learning English. They agreed to the ideas of saying that there are some literatures intrinsic
values because a great work of literature is consists of the language characteristics, in term of semantically or
pragmatically. By reading literature texts in English, students would be able improve their social knowledge,
building morality, values of humanities and aesthetic. In order to get the students to learn good moral values,
by modelling the good characters from the text, they need to learn and listen to the stories carefully and
thoroughly. Therefore social problems and disciplinary caused matters would be able to curb.
In Malaysia, as we live in a multi-cultural society. As it goes well the National Education
fundamentals, to integrate the process of educating and uniting all the races in the country. So that we can
create that great work of art with qualities. From here, we would be able to cultivate the interest of loving the
cultures at the same time help the students to contribute their creativity in literature studies. The effort of
teaching effective literature in English would bring to the community of appreciating great literature works. At
the same time, there would be critics, the producers and the publishers of the creative works where we can
upgrade the level of literature studies in schools to a professional level. The concepts and theories of literature
that connect with a few approaches such as sociology approaches that has been used by the writers in
analysing some works of art could be used by the students.

Theoretical Framework
The studies and literature reviewed will contribute much in the construction
and validation of the instrument, in sampling method and the statistical tools to be used. The related
literature and studies kindled the passion of the researcher to developthe pre* reading skills among the
pupils through phonemic awareness. Developing the phonemic a w a r e n e s s s k i l l s m u s t , i n d e e d ,
b e g i n i n t h e e l e m e n t a r y l e v e l s i n c e i t i s t h e f o u n d a t i o n o f education. The
foundation must be strong and firm enough for the pupils to be able to tackle future
uncertainties and challenges which surely lay ahead of these promising elementary pupils.8ore
learning lessons must be prepared to improve the pupils reading comprehension in the
elementary level because the task of preparation of instructional materials cannot be
placed s o l e l y o n t h e t e a c h e r s s h o u l d e r s .
T i m e m u s t b e d e v o t e d t o t h e p r e p a r a t i o n o f i n s t r u c t i o n a l materials
which will help develop the reading comprehension skills of 0rade ' pupils. This is the gap that the study
will bridge and hopefully, will
succeed.The phonemic awareness instruction, the reading comprehension skills of the pupils will beenh
anced. When the comprehension skills of the elementary pupils from grade one are well-
developed, high school and college work would >ust be a stride for them in their pursuit of higher and
more advanced learning thus, producing individuals who will be agents of change and
movers towards development.

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

This research is a development research which aimed to produce teaching materials of the
drama appreciation based on local wisdom on the students of the Indonesia literature and language
education Faculty of Teacher and the Education Muhammadiyah University of Makassar which is valid,
practical and effective. This is a Research and Development (R & D) study by using 4-D model of
development Thiagarajan through stages: assessment or initial tracing of topics that will be constructed
 or reconstructed; development of teaching materials products from the findings that has been achieved;
experimental material trial testers that have been developed at the research site and the product
will be used improvement of teaching materials in accordance with the findings in the preliminary
situation in the field. The results of the research are The teaching materials product of drama
appreciation based on Bugis Makassar local wisdom is valid because the average validity of the
validation result of the material expert M = 3.54 is in the "Very Valid" class.

PARADIGM OF THE STUDY

This article identifies three paradigms in creativity theory and research in psychology. The He-
paradigm, focused on the solitary genius, has been followed, mainly after the 1950s, by the I-paradigm,
equally individualistic in nature but attributing creativity to each and every individual. Extending this view, the
Weparadigm incorporates what became known as the social psychology of creativity. The cultural psychology
of creativity builds upon this last theoretical approach while being critical of some of its assumptions. This
relatively new perspective, using the conceptual and methodological framework of cultural psychology,
investigates the sociocultural roots and dynamics of all our creative acts and employs a tetradic framework of
self – community – new artifact – existing artifacts in its conceptualization of creativity. The theoretical basis
of the cultural psychology approach is analyzed as well as some of its main implications for both the
understanding and study of creativity.
 CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY

The review of related literature is an essential step in any research project. It is a survey of the
current status of research works already done. Its main function is to provide background information on the
research question and to identify what others have said or discovered about the question. Carried out
systematically, the literature review acquaints the researcher with previous work in the field and alerts him to
problems and potential pitfalls in the chosen area.

RESEARCH DESIGN

This chapter dealt with description, research design, respondents, instruments, procedures, and
statistical tools used in this study. This study utilized the descriptive method of research, which identified the
reading difficulties of grade three pupils in six selected schools of District IV, Division of manila.

SAMPLING TECHNIQUES
RESEARCH INSTRUMENT

To gather the data for this study, a carefully structured questionnaire to elicit the necessary information that
will help determine whether instructional materials exercise some basic effects on students’ performance in
social studies in secondary schools in Etung Local Government Area was designed.

DATA COLLECTION

The variables analyzed in the study are presented according to Subjects (Tina and Anunu); Languages and
Modalities (L1 reading, L2 reading, FL reading; L1 writing, L2 writing, FL writing). The transcripts of the subjects
Think-aloud Protocols and the Strategies Questionnaires revealed similarities as well as differences regarding
the information on strategies applied to their reading and writing in each of the three languages (L1, L2, FL).

VALIDITY OF THE INSTRUMENTS

To ensure that each item selected for inclusion in the questionnaire were capable to eliciting responses
needed to measure the set objectives for the study, the items were submitted to my supervisor an experts in
the field for scrutiny in which a final approval was given for the retention of the instrument as being valid in
both face and content.