Improving Grade 9 Students’ Speaking

Proficiency Through Case Presentation Method

Action Research Proposal

Requirement in Field Study 2
Participation and Assistanship

Morallos, Nikki Marie L.

BSEd – English 4

2022
 I. Context and Rational

In the world of globalization of era, English has increasingly become the medium in

every domain of communication, both in local and global contexts. Furthermore, the success

in learning a language at first can be seen from the ability of the learner’s speaking. However,

it is very hard for the second language learners to speak the foreign language, especially

English. There are a lot of reasons why they get difficulties in speaking, such as lack of ideas

to tell, lack of vocabularies to express the ideas, lack of the exposure to speak, and lack of the

interesting teaching method or technique that can motivate them to speak.

Teaching and learning English, except for the native language, is thus crucial for

communicative purposes to meet demands of global economics and to cope with the growing

local, national and international demands for English skills. Khamkhien (2006:1). English is a

language as a means of communication requires a habit of practice. Therefore, speaking is

one of the skills that becomes a priority for all people especially learners of English to learn.

Students express their thoughts in speaking but the fact shows that they sometimes find

themselves bereft and absolutely it gives bad impact to the English learning process. For this

reason, the researcher wants to emphasize on improving the Speaking Proficiency in the

English learning process. Thus, this research applied case presentation method to Improve

Students' Speaking proficiency of the students of grade 9 – sampaguita in the University of

Eastern Philippines – Main.

 II. Action Research Questions

The researcher seeks to answer the following upon the Strategic Use of Podcasts in

Teaching English among Grade Nine (9) students:

1. Did Case Presentation Method improve the students‟ speaking accuracy of grade 9 –

Sampaguita at the University of Eastern Philippines – Main Campus?

2. Did Case Presentation Method improve the students‟ speaking fluency of grade 9 –

Sampaguita at the University of Eastern Philippines – Main Campus?

III. Proposed Innovation, Intervention Strategy

The result of the research was expected to be a meaningful input for the teaching

device that could help the teachers find their easy communicative way of teaching the

language and absolutely deal with the success of teaching speaking proficiency in learning

process and it was expected to be meaningful for the students in learning the language so as

to easily be able to understand and use it then either in their classroom or outside. Besides

that, it was also expected to be a valuable reference for either the university, those who would

do another research relating to this case or the researcher for the English teaching

improvement in future.
 IV. Action Research Methods

a. Participants/Other sources of Data

The scope of this research was limited to the application of Case Presentation to

improve students‟ speaking accuracy and fluency of the grade 9 – Sampaguita students at the

University of Eastern Philippines – Main, which covered both accuracyespecially in grammar

and fluency especially in smoothness.

b. Data Gathering

To gather data on the sample students, the scores of both the pre-test and the post-test

will be taken and these data will be encoded, tallied, and will statistically treated using the

mean, standard deviation, and t-test of significant difference.

The mean and the standard deviation will be used to determine the level of

performance of the controlled and experimental groups, whereas the t-test will be employed

to determine the significant difference of the mean scores of the results of the pre-test and

post-test of the two groups of student-respondents.

However, before the conduct of the action research, the teacher-researcher will seek

approval from the Principal of the School and the class advisers of the Grade 9 students of

University of Eastern Philippines, Catarman, Northern Samar through a formal letter.

c. Data Analysis Plan

To determine the performance of the Grade 9 students of University of Eastern

Philippines, Catarman, Northern Samar, the scores of both the pre-test and the post-test will
be taken and these data will be encoded, tallied, and will be statistically treated using the

mean, standard deviation, and t-test of significant difference.

To gather data on the sample students, the scores of both the pre-test and the post-test

will be taken and these data will be encoded, tallied, and will statistically treated using the

mean, standard deviation, and t-test of significant difference.

The mean and the standard deviation will be used to determine the level of

performance of the controlled and experimental groups, whereas the t-test will be employed

to determine the significant difference of the mean scores of the results of the pre-test and

post-test of the two groups of student-respondents.

However, before the conduct of the action research, the teacher-researcher will seek

approval from the Principal of the School and the class advisers of the Grade 9 students of

University of Eastern Philippines, Catarman, Northern Samar through a formal letter.

V. Action Research Work Plan

This research would follow the principal working of Classroom Action Research (C.A.R) that

contains of four sorts, they were: Planning, Action, Observation, and Reflection. This

research wouldl be held around two cycles.

Activities Target Date Person/s Involved Remarks

1. Submission of the December 16, 2022 Action Research

Action Research Coordinator, Teacher-

Proposal researcher
2. Ask permission to January 16, 2023 UEP Laboratory High

conduct the action School teaching faculty,

research to the Principal, School principal, Grade 9

class adviser, and the respondents

school in general.

3. Final preparation January 25, 2023 Teacher-researcher

before the conduct of the

action research

4. Conduct of pre-test to February 8, 2023 School Principal, Class

the Grade 9 respondents adviser, Grade 9 students,

Teacher-researcher

5. Gathering and February 8, 2023 School Principal, Class

Interpretation of data adviser, Teacher-researcher

from the pre-test results

6. Start of the The day after the pre- Class adviser, Grade 9

Implementation of test until the day students, Teacher-

podcasting in section before the post-test on researcher

Sampaguita the month of February

2023

7. Conduct of the post- February 24, 2023 Class adviser, Grade 9

test to the Grade 9 students, Teacher-

respondents
 researcher

8. Gathering and February 24, 2023 School Principal, Class

Interpretation of data adviser, Teacher-researcher

from the post-test results

9. Final analysis and First week of March School Principal, Class

interpretation of the 2023 adviser, Teacher-researcher

results

10. Finalize the Action Second week of Teacher-researcher

Research March 2023

VI. Cost Estimate

Activities Date Expenses Cost

1. Submission of the action December 16, 2022 Fare and food 200.00

research proposal

2. Asked permission to January 16, 2023 Fare and food 200.00

conduct the action research to

the Principal, class adviser,

and the school in general

3. Conduct of the pre-test and February 6, 2023 Printing and bond 500.00

the post-test to the Grade 9 papers

respondents

4. Gathering and Interpretation February 24, 2023 Bond papers, ball 1,000.00

of data from the pre-test and pen, and snacks

post-test results

5. Start of the Implementation February 7, 2023 Printing, bond papers, 2,000.00

of podcasting in teaching ball pen, and food

section Sampaguita

6. Final analysis and March 3, 2023 Bond papers, ball 1,000.00

interpretation of the results pen, and snacks

7. Finalize Action Research March 10, 2023 Printing, bond papers, 1,000.00

ball pen, and food

TOTAL: 5,900.00