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CHAPTER I

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Introduction

English as well known by many people is labelled as the “language of

opportunity”. English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, as it’s
spoken in more countries than any other languages. English will also open up more
opportunities and make you desirable to more employers. Being able to speak in
English allows you to communicate effectively in numerous countries and this open up
more opportunities and possibilities where to choose your desired work. English are
also referred as “the language of business“ because it demonstrate a powerful brain. It
also gives you wider access to knowledge because 55% of the world’s pages are
written in English.

Some people in the Philippines does not like to speak in English especially
students who are in school to learn and gain knowledge. In Gensantos Foundation Inc.,
the Senior High School students mostly prefer to speak publicly in their vernacular
language or dialect especially when they are to perform on stage or recite in class as it
is what they already practiced to do or the way to speak their ideas or to express their
opinion in a certain lesson or topic inside the class.
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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

Independent Dependent

English ABM
Proficiency Student

Intervening

Age
Study Habit
Intellectual Intelligence

The framework shows the relationship of the independent variable as to the

dependent variable, particularly the Grade 11 – ABM Students of GFI and their English
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Proficiency as an ABM Students. It shows how English Proficiency is significant to

students taking Accountancy Business and Management strand.

These intervening variables has a big impact in the independent and dependent
variable. We put these intervening variables in order to elaborate or illustrate more what
is the connection of all that matter to the independent variable.

Statement of the Problem

This study aims to know the English competency of Grade 11 ABM students in
Senior High School in Gensantos Foundation College Inc.

Specifically, it will answer the following questions:

1. What are the factors affecting the English Proficiency?

A.) Oral Communication
B.) Reading and Writing

2. How can the students in Gensantos Foundation College Inc. Cope up with their
low English proficiency?

3. What are the possible method they can can use to improve their English
Proficiency?
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Significance of the Study

The result of the study will be of great benefit to the following:

STUDENTS: The result will provide students with some knowledge on English
competency, how it can help them and how they can improve it. It will give students a
realization that English competency has a huge impact in the students daily life, At the
end pof this study students would finally know why English Proficiency is a major help in
study.

TEACHERS: The given data would give teachers on what to do with the
students that are not speaking in English and help them determine the proficiency of the
students. The teacher would be able to understand on why some students has difficulty
in speaking English.

PARENTS: Like the teachers, the parents will understand why their children has
low proficiency in English language. The given data would help them formulate some
preventive measure to help their children from having low English proficiency. The
findings would also help them learn the actions of their children.

GENSANTOS FOUNDATION COLLEGE INC: The participating school will

benefit, because the result would be a guideline for the teachers to determine the
specific difficulty encountered by students in acquiring English language. The teachers
can also find a way to improve their teaching methods.
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There is a possibility that the success of those few could be extended to others in
the same circumstances. Therefore, this could help overcome the problem of students
having low English language proficiency in secondary school.

SCOPE AND DELIMITATION

The study is limited in several factors. First, the size of the sample is small. The
research is conducted in Gensantos Foundation College Inc., Senior High ABM
students only. There might be extra variables that can affect the finding such as the
culture and educational background of the students affecting the reliability of the
findings.
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Definition of Terms

Competency – Conceptually define as Ability or Skill

Operationally defined as the ability or skill of abm students in the GFI

Proficiency – Conceptually define as Advancement in knowledge or skill

Operationally define as the academic performance and knowledge of Abm Students

Conceptualization – Conceptually define as to form something in your mind

Operationally defined as to form something inside the mind of the thinker

Formulate – Conceptually define as to create, invent, or produce by careful thought and

effort.

Operationally defined as to create and produce desirable result.

ABM - Operationally defined as Accountancy Business Management

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Chapter II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

This chapter reviewed some of the numerous works done by scholars and
researchers which are directly related to this research work. In doing so, this chapter
examined and reviewed foreign and local studies.

English Proficiency as a Competitive Edge

Butch Hernandez, July 11, 2017

http://opinion.inquirer.net/86602/english-proficiency-as-a-competitive-
edge#ixzz55HIG068b

The availability of quality human resources is one of the Philippines’s key

advantages, according to the Board of Investments. “Our people are highly educated .
The literacy rate is 94 percent and 70 percent of the population are fluent in English,
making us one of the largest English-speaking countries in the world. Filipinos also have
strong customer service orientation and are highly trainable”.
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English Development in Students

Maureen Snow Andrade, February 10, 2009

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19313150802668249

Students are generally satisfied with their proficiency, appreciate English as a

Second Language courses, and feel their English is improved through course work and
social interaction. Professor feel students skills are adequate but could be improved,
and report adjusting their approaches to accommodate NNES. Intercultural interaction
aids English development and intercultural growth, but students may tend to remain
within their own linguistic groups.

English Proficiency among Filipinos

Charisse M. Tocmo, July 12, 2017

https://bsuexegesis.wordpress.com/authors/english-language/english-proficiency-
among -filipinos/

Proficiency, as defined in the dictionary, is the state or quality of being proficient;

skill; competence. It could be an edge to anybody’s application letter or resume. Being
proficient is being an expert to a particular field. English language is widely used. In fact,
it’s the universal language. Being proficient in English language may lead to doors of
opportunity and success. That’s why some of the people are buying and reading English
newspaper, books or any texts to improve their English proficiency. With this, we must
master our English in schools, workplaces as well as communication aspart of our drive
for global competitiveness.
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Teacher's English Proficiency and Classroom Language Use

Le Van Canh, Willy A. Renandya , 2017

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0033688217690935

This study examines the extent to which teachers’ use of the target language in
the classroom creates learning opportunities for L2 learners. The article also explores
the relationship between teachers’ target language proficiency and the ways in which
they use the target language in the classroom to engage learners in the learning
process. Analyses of the lesson extracts show a complex relationship between
teachers’ general language proficiency and their ability to make use of their proficiency
to support student learning in the L2 classroom. The article concludes that while
teachers’ general proficiency significantly affects the way they use language in the
classroom to promote learning, their classroom proficiency is at least as important as
their general proficiency. This has implications both for teachers and teacher educators.

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0033688217690935

English Proficiency and Academic Success in International Postgraduate

Education

High Education Present Article

In the Netherlands internationalization of higher education may lead to an

increasing use of a foreign language-for example English-as the medium of instruction.
This may raise the issue whether learning in a foreign language affects academic
performance, given the language problems international students are faced with when
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studying abroad. The present article reviews research in this field and presents a study
into the academic achievement of 90 Indonesian engineers. These subjects took a one-
year English-medium postgraduate course at the International Institute for Hydraulics
and Environmental Engineering in Delft. Language proficiency was measured by
TOEFL and academic success was defined as the average score on seven written
examinations. A most remarkable finding is the observation of a cut-off point in the
relationship between English proficiency and academic success. This has led to the
hypothesis that there is a range of TOEFL scores within which a better command of
English increases the chance of being academically successful. The lower and upper
limits of this range may vary according to academic discipline or may even be
institution-specific. Additional findings are presented as well as implications and
directions for further research.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF01383487

The Benefits Of Learning English Language

Published: 23rd March, 2015

In communication, languages become the primary mediator for delivering or sharing

information. One of the most widely used languages in the world is English. English is
well known as an international standard language and it is very important for those who
life in this globalization era. There are over 750 million people who speak English as a
foreign language and in the year 2000 the British Council said that there were about a
billion people learning English. English is increasingly used in many places and seems it
has been dominate the world communications. "A man who does not know foreign
language is ignorant of his own". There are so many benefits of learning English and
they can be found in many sides such as in international business community,
technology field, education, and in the social life.
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https://www.ukessays.com/essays/english-language/the-many-benefits-of-learning-
english-english-language-essay.php

CHAPTER III

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

This chapter will discuss about the research method and the procedure to be
used in conducting the study. This includes the research design, locale of the study,
respondents of the study, general procedure and the instruments.

Research Design

This is a qualitative type of research. This study is considered the academic

performance and English proficiency to provide an answer why students in Grade 11
Senior High does not like to speak in English language.

This will be conducted at Gensantos Foundation College Inc., Bulaong

Extension, General Santos City. This study will use survey questionnaire to gather data
from Grade 11- ABM students.

Locale of the study

This student will be conducted at the Gensantos Foundation College Inc.,this

school is located at Bulaong extension, General Santos City.

General Procedure

Data Gathering Procedure

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First, the researchers were grouped together and they gathered to plan about
what the proposal would be. Next, the researchers conceptualized ideas and decided to
conduct a researcher and study about the topic English Proficiency of Grade 11-ABM
students of Gensantos Foundation Inc.

The proposal will tackle more discuss about the English Proficiency of Grade 11-
ABM students. Then the researchers formulate the hypothesis of the study. In line with
that, the researchers also formulated the statement of the problem and researched
related literatures to support the conducted start.

The researchers also identified the number of Grade 11- ABM Senior High
school students in Gensantos Foundation Inc. surveys will be conducted and the
respondents will be oriented concerning on the start and their participation are greatly
appreciated.

When all data and important information were gathered, the researchers will
analyse and interpret it. Lastly, the data will be examined to formulate for the conclusion
of the study.

Statistical Tools

To analyse the data objectively the following statistical tools were utilized in the
study.

1. Randomize willing respondents.

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Research Instruments

The main tool used in the study was the researchs self-made questionnaire to
gather the needed data. The questionnaire pertained to The English Proficiency of
Grade 11-ABM students in Gensantos Foundation Inc., including the external and
internal factors.
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Chapter lV

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This chapter presents analysis and interprets the data gathered in this research study.
The various results are presented in the succeeding tables with corresponding
discussion and explanation.

TABLE 1

THE FACTORS AFFECTING THE ENGLISH PROFICIENCY OF GRADE 11 ABM

STUDENTS IN TERMS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION AND READING AND WRITING

TABLE 1.1

Oral Communication

Do you: WM DESCIPTION

1. Understand the English Language? 3.8 Agree

2.Prefer to express your thoughts and ideas in 3.14 Neutral
English ?
3. Love speaking English 3.38 Neutral
4. Use English as a medium for communication 3.48 Neutral
5. Prefer to express your feelings in English 3.26 Neutral
6. Prioritize English language 3.14 Neutral
Mean 3.36 Neutral
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Table 1.1 presented the Grade 11-ABM students English proficiency. In terms of oral
communication, the students are Neutral with a mean of 3.36. The students are Neutral
in using English as a medium for communication (X=3.48) and also Neutral in speaking
in English with a mean of 3.38. They are also Neutral in expressing their feeling in
English with a mean of 3.26. The students are both Neutral in expressing their thoughs
and ideas in English ( X=3.14) and using English language as a priority with a mean of
3.14, the students also Agree that they understand the English language (X=3.8)

Table 1.2

Reading and Writing

Does/ Do you: WM DESCRIPTION

7. Reading English books one of your hobbies 3.48 Neutral
8. Find reading English textbook and literature 3.6 Agree
fun and exiciting
9. Reading and writing improve your proficiency 3.72 Agree
in English
10. Write English essays 3.6 Agree
11. Really understand the stories that are written 3.4 Neutral
in deep and old English
12. Reading dictionaries improve your reading 4.1 Agree
skills
Mean 3.65 Agree

Table 1.2 presented the Grade 11-ABM students English Proficiency. The students
Agree that reading and writing can affect their English Proficieny with a mean of 3.65.
The students both Agree that reading dictionaries improve their reading skills (X=4.1)
and reading and writing can improve their proficiency in English (X=3.72), they are
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Neutral that reading English book is one of their hobbies with a mean of 3.48. The
students both agree that they find reading English textbook and literature fun and
exciting (X=3.6) and that they write English essays (X=3.6) . On the other hand the
students are Neutral that they really understand the stories that are written in deep and
old English (X=3.4).

Table 2

THE COLLECTED DATA ON HOW THE GRADE 11-ABM STUDENTS COPE UP

WITH THEIR LOW ENGLISH PROFICIENCY

Table 2.1

COPING UP WITH LOW ENGLISH PROFICIENCY

WM DESCRIPTION
1. Listening carefully to your English Teacher 3.64 Often
2. Studying your English lessons every night 2.78 Sometimes
3. Reading texts related to English 3.14 Sometimes
4. Asking a friend to help understand the English 3.52 Often
language
5. Participate in activities activities related to 3.12 Sometimes
English
Mean 3.24 Sometimes

Table 2.1 presented that Grade 11-ABM students sometimes cope up with their
low English proficiency with a mean of 3.24 . The students often listen carefully to their
English Teacher (X=3.64) and often ask a friend to help understand the English
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language woth a mean of 3.52. Sometimes, they read texts related to English (X=3.14)
and sometimes they participate in activities related to English with a mean of 3.12. The
students sometimes study their lessons every night (X=2.78).

Table 3

THE COLECTED DATA OF POSSIBLE METHODS ON HOW THE GRADE 11-ABM

STUDENTS CAN IMPROVE THEIR ENGLISH PROFICIENCY

Table 3.1

POSSIBLE METHOD TO IMPROVE ENGLISH PROFICIENCY

WM DESCRIPTION
6. Watching English films and movies 3.78 Often
7. Playing games related to enhancement of 3.1 Sometimes
English proficiency
8. Writing poems and essays as a hobby 2.74 Sometimes
9. Speaking in English anytime and anywhere 2.48 Seldom
10. Reading English novels and stories to 3.02 Sometimes
improve your vocabulary
Mean 3.02 Sometimes

Table 3.1 presented the collected data of possible methods on how the Grade 11-ABM
students sometimes improve their English Proficiency (X=3.02). The students often
watch English films and movies (X=3.78). The students sometimes read English novels
and stories to improve their vocabulary with a mean of 3.02. The students sometimes
play games related to enhancement of English Proficiency (X=3.1) and they seldom
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speak English language anytime and anywhere (X=2.48). On the other hand, the
students sometimes write poems and essays as a hobby (X=2.74).

Chapter V

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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This chapter presented the summaries, findings, conclusion and recommendations for
the analysis of data collection.

SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS

These were the summaries of the findings:

1. What are the factors affecting the English Proficiency?

A.) Oral Communication

The Grade 11-ABM students in GenSantos Foundation College Incorporated is

with a weighted mean of 3.36 interpret that the Grade 11- ABM students are NEUTRAL
that Oral Communication is one of the factors affecting the English Proficiency.

B.) Reading and Writing

The Grade 11-ABM students in GenSantos Foundation College Incorporated is with a

weighted mean of 3.65 interpret that the Grade 11-ABM students are AGREE that
Reading and Writing is one of the factors affecting the English Proficiency.

2. How can the students in GenSantos Foundation College Incorporated cope up with
their low English Proficiency?

The Grade 11-ABM students in GenSantos Foundation College Incorporated is with a

weighted mean of 3.24 interpret that SOMETIMES the Grade 11-ABM students listens
to their English teacher carefully, study their English lessons everynight, read texts
related to English ,ask a friend to help understand the English to cope up with their low
English Proficiency.

3. What are the possible method they can use to improve their English Proficiency?
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The Grade 11-ABM students in GenSantos Foundation College Incorporated is with a

weighted mean of 3.02 interpret that SOMETIMES the Grade 11-ABM students watch
English films and movies, play games related to enhancement of English Proficiency,
write poems and essays as a hobby, speak English anytime and anywhere, and reads
English novels and stories to improve their vocabulary and to also improve their English
Proficiency.

CONCLUSIONS:

Based on the findings, the following were the conclusions:

1. The Grade 11-ABM students were neutral that oral communication can affect their
English proficiency, on the other hand, the Grade 11-ABM students were agree that
reading and writing also affect their English Proficiency.

2. The Grade 11- ABM students were sometimes persistent on how to cope up with
their low English Proficiency.

4. The Grade 11-ABM students were sometimes making an efforts or different

possible methods so that they can improve their English Proficiency.
5.

RECOMMENDATION:

The following recommendations were made based on the findings of the study:

1.The Grade 11-ABM students should make an effort especially in their oral
communication.
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2. The Grade 11-ABM students should practice more ways to improve their reading and
writing skills.

3. The Grade 11- ABM students should study their English lesson so that they can cope
up with their low English Proficiency.

4. Individual accountability should be enhanced by enabling an Grade 11-ABM

students to be good in their proficiency in English.

5. Similar studies are also recommended so as to validate the finding of the study.

GenSantos Foundation College Inc.

Bulaong Extension, General Santos City

Researcher- Made Questionnaire on The English Proficiency of Grade 11- ABM

students of GenSantos Foundation College Inc.

Name:

Direction: Please check and rate honestly based on what you actually do on the given
statements and questions using the following scales.

5- Strongly Agree 4- Agree 3-Neutral 2- Disagree 1-Strongly Disagree

Questions:

Oral Communication 5 4 3 2 1
1. Do you understand the English
language?
2. Do you prefer to express your thoughts
and ideas in English?
3. Do you love speaking English?
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4. Do you use English as meduim for

communication?
5. Do you prefer to express your feelings
in English?
6. Do you prioritize English language?

Reading and Writing

7. Does reading English books one of
your hobbies?
8. Do you find English textbook and
literature fun and exciting?
9. Do reading and writing improve your
proficiency in English?
10. Do you write English essays?
11. Do you really understand the stories
that are written in deep and old English?
12. Does reading dictionaries improve
your reading skills?