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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
English, as we all know, is the language which connects people from different
nations, cultures and region. It has become a common language to the world. As
English is spoken in most countries, language can no longer be a barrier for
people to settle or make connections to other people in other countries in the
world.
The use of the English Language had become a must from the education sector, up to the
employment sector. The type of communication which is used in the corporate world is business
communication. It is not mere exchange of ideas. In the world of business, the communication
system is considered effective, only if there is some positive transaction. If the sender of
information is just able to convey the message without any fruitful deal, then the communication
is not effective.
So English is much required. It will help your team to be successful in your tasks and as
well as communicate with different people coming from different cultures.
In the Philippines, especially in Mindanao, with the help of United States Agencies for
Industrial Development (USAID) in partnership with Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM)
create a program to help students achieve English Proficiency. This program is called JEEP or
the Job Enabling English Proficiency. This is an intensive two-year English language training
program. This was developed in partnership with the different schools in Mindanao, to include
the Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology.
JEEP’s ultimate goal is to deliver innovative approaches in learning English to students
and language enthusiasts of all ages and cultural backgrounds. This program is envisioned to
improve the English proficiency among students enrolled in selected universities in Mindanao.
OBJECTIVES
1. Explain the importance of English Language in your quest to find better jobs.
2. Identify why English Language in the Philippines is now deteriorating.
3. Make plans to better improve your English Language Proficiency.
READ
The Philippines is considered as an English-speaking country, with more than 95% of the
population able to speak or understand the English language. This is due to the colonization of
the Philippines by the Americans which led to the use of English as the medium of instruction in
schools for decades. However, various surveys show that there exists deterioration in the English
language proficiency among college students today (Kyodo News/ Yahoo! 2005).
More and more college students can neither converse nor understand English, the
language widely seen as a ticket to a better life in the Philippines, despite the national policy of
requiring tertiary level schools in particular to use English as the medium of instruction.
A study conducted by the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines noted that
75% of more than 400,000 Filipino students who graduate from college each year have
“substandard English skills.” But what may have caused this deterioration?
Different sources and authorities cite various factors that may explain this decline (Social
Weather Station Survey as cited by Kyodo 2005). The first factor cited is that in 1987, the
Department of Education of the Philippines (DEP) adopted a bilingual program to promote the
use of Tagalog, the other official language. The government was swayed by the studies
indicating that students tend to learn better in their native languages. Moreover, during those
times the nationalist lobbied to restore Tagalog, also called Filipino, was overwhelming.
Secondly, the rise of “Taglish,” a highly popular language in the Philippines combining
Tagalog and English, skewed all the rules of grammar and usage of the English language.
Thirdly, the majority of programs and shows on televisions and radio stations are in the
local dialects. Very few Filipinos in general and students in particular can afford to watch good
Forth, when cellular phones became popular, the inevitable “text lingo” drove people
from almost all walks of life into a mania. Worst, people tend to just type words just as how they
are pronounced with nobody caring about the correct spelling of the word. For as long as the
completed.
The fifth factor cited was the negation of the students’ self-motivation to learn English
language. The Social Weather Station (2006) survey showed that present day students are bored
in the English class and they seemingly refuse to digest the learning that should transpire during
the class lectures and discussions. In fact, this same survey shows that only 7 percent of high
school graduates who enter college can properly speak, read, or understand English (Word Press
Lastly, teachers are partly to blame for the deterioration of English language
Proficiency among the college students. Aside from presuming and assuming that their students
already have absorbed the lessons presented in the class, teachers lack the knowledge and skills
to use strategies and proper approaches in teaching. Teachers simplify the transfer of knowledge
for students to grasp and comprehend knowledge which would eventually made students active
ACTIVITY
English Proficiency
“Taglish”
Taglish is an unofficial Language of the Philippines where in Taglish is the combination
of Tagalog and English, both in name and in substance. It is the name given to the phenomenon
where the two languages are combined into one sentence in everyday speech or where it become
normal to the Filipinos to use as their Language. In this thought the use of grammar and rules is
neglected when it comes to forming words and sentences in speaking or writing. Thus, the
internet-based conversations, such as casual messaging through Facebook. It is most often used
by Filipinos in their daily lives where they just type words without proper spelling or how the
word is pronounced without caring about the correct spelling of the words used, for as long as
the words they use are understood by the receiver and it became normal to us for it is one of the
Quality education
By extending and enhancing the English language training capabilities of colleges
participating in the project, the program seeks to increase the employability of Mindanao
colleges and universities graduates and produce graduates with the English language skills
necessary for productive employment in careers. Students should have the capacity to use the
English language to create and transmit meaning in oral and written situations.
Language Deterioration
The English Language Proficiency is declining among the college students due to the
lack of strategies and proper approach of the teacher. In case of English Proficiency, the teacher
must hone and develop the skills of the students, especially in using the language English. It can
be a form of writing, speaking, reading and listening. The students as well should help
themselves in achieving the required level when it comes to developing their skills and their
English Proficiency will also reach the required skill level in communicating and writing English
Language
Globally competitive
An ability that everyone should hone and improve, the world is wide as our nationalities
apply and this is where we can achieve, maintain and appreciate in understanding multiple
perspectives with the use of critical and comparative thinking skills as well as problem solving
for it helps everyone to produce a productive and well-mannered person in each community and
the world. Also this can be applied when we are looking for a job, where students equipped with
the required level are most likely to get the opportunities that they deserve. That is why
improving and honing globally competitive is one key to stand your grown or maintain your
standing.
Job Enabling
The ultimate objective of JEEP is to provide students and language of all ages and ethnic
backgrounds and methods for learning English. In which it produce a proficient person who can
handle most tasks independently with fluency in expressing, syntax, vocabulary, semantics, and
other areas that demonstrate language abilities in a interview or nationally speaking in different
domestic work because of the skills required for getting a job, they require the best for getting