THE EFFECT OF PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH DEVELOPMENT ON STUDENT

LEADERS’ AHCHIEVEMENT IN KASIGLAHAN VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH

SCHOOL

A Research
presented to the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
KASIGLAHAN VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
1K2 Kasiglahan Village, San Jose, Rodriguez, Rizal

in partial fulfillment of the requirements in

Practical Research 2

Inson, Trixie P.
Blanza III, Ricardo C.
Infante, Roderick Jr. D.
Aloro, Joshua V.
Donor, Mary Grace A.
Researchers

Grade 12- HUMSS A

EDILBERTO V. MARTINEZ, LPT, MAT-Math

Research Adviser

November 16, 2023

Date of Completion
 Chapter I
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
This chapter of the paper will provide an introduction to the topic and the
purpose of this research. It consists of the background of the study, the scope
and limitation, statement of the problem, the hypothesis of the study, the
conceptual framework, and the definition of terms.

Introduction
English is known as a universal language and it is being used in different
context such as in school, work and even in our daily lives. Students are one of
the regular users of the English language in and outside od their classrooms.
They use it to communicate, in recitation and speeches. Students have
acknowledged the importance and function of English language as an
international language as well as using it as a communicative tool (Estliden,
2017).
Student leaders are also one of the regular speakers of the English
language. Student leaders has been part of every school as it was mandated by
our government, more specifically the Department of Education (DepEd) in
accordance with department order (DO) no. 47, s. 2014 titled “Constitution and
By-Laws of Supreme Pupil Government and Supreme Student Government in
Elementary and Secondary Schools”, as it has been stated as foremost co-2
curricular learner-ed organized to implement pertinent programs, projects and
activities in schools nationwide.
Thus, other student leaders in Kasiglahan Village Senior High School, like
Supreme Secondary Learner Government (SSLG), and Red Cross Youth (RCY),
and many more are student leaders that implements extracurricular programs
and activities in their respective organizations. In these independent
organizations and dependent organizations or clubs, the student are required
more often use English language, whenever they speak in public and when they
write documents and records. However, some student leaders find it challenging
to speak and comprehend the English language, however, many of these student
leaders are more confident when they are using Filipino Language. Furthermore,
their limited language skills might be one of the determinants directly and
indirectly influencing their success (Matirosyan, Hwang & Wanjohi, 2023).
Other related studies are focused on conducting studies on the importance
of English language in students academic success, however, the focus of this
study is the co-curricular or extracurricular achievement of the student leaders.
This study aims to examine the effect of English professional development on
student leaders, exploring and have a depth-understanding of the factors that
affect the English professional development of student leaders’ achievement.
This study is significant because it will provide insights into the
effectiveness of English professional development in improving the leadership
skills of student leaders. The findings of this study can be a guideline for
educational policies and practices to promote the development of English
proficiency among student leaders therefore enhancing their academic and
leadership achievement.
Background of the Study
One of the most important skills a student can have are his ability to speak
and understand English language, as speaking skill is regarded one of the most
difficult aspects of language learning (Leong, & Ahmadi, 2017). English language
is a universal language, where in the Philippines English is one of the official
languages (Santos, Fernandez, & Ilustre, 2022). English is part of their official
language and more than 14 million Filipinos use this language. This language is
being used in schools, workplace and even in their daily lives.

This study is seeking in depth exploration not only to students, but more
specifically to the student leaders. Furthermore, a review of the literature showed
a strong relationship between the use of extracurricular activities and students’
learning of English (Zakhir 2019), and other study’s scope only focused on
regular students, not on student leaders. Moreover, since having organizations
and clubs is part of school’s co-curricular project in accordance with department
order (DO) no. 47, s. 2014. In addition, there are a variety of clubs and
organizations in Kasiglahan Village Senior High School. Currently, KVSHS has
four independent organizations and four dependent organizations/clubs.
Independent organizations, these organizations are mandated by our
government, whilst dependent organizations or clubs are organizations that are
established based on the school's recommendation. These organizations are
crucial to a student’s achievement. Because after implementing cooperative
learning, results revealed positive effects in developing students’ leadership skills
such as critical thinking, effective communication, decision making, and
teamwork (Petre 2020). Hence, to avoid any deficiencies to the learner’s
performance, this study will reveal the factors why English affects the student
leader’s achievement.

Overall, the findings of this study can become a guideline on how schools
should approach students when it comes to learning English language by
analyzing the findings of this study and come up with the leading effect on how
being proficient in English can affect a student leaders’ achievement.

Scope and Delimitation

This study will cover the determination of the effect of English professional
development on student leaders' achievement. The study's main focus are
participants that will consist of Grade 11 and Grade 12 student leaders enrolled
in the academic year 2023-2024. The process of limiting this study is by
determination whether these respondents are student leaders or not a student
leader in Kasiglahan Village Senior high school.

Moreover, any students who are considered student leaders of Kasiglahan

Village Senior High School can be part of this study. In addition, any participants
from independent organizations, for instance BKD (Barkada Kontra Droga), RCY
(Red Cross Youth), YES-O (Youth for Environment in School’s organization), The
Cocoon, Ang Banyuhay, and SSLG ( Supreme Secondary Learner Government)
can participate to this study, as well as dependent organizations or also known
as clubs, such as HUMSS, STEM, ICT, and ABM Society. Therefore, this study
will be composed of student leaders based on their extracurricular
achievements.

Statement of the Problem

This study aims to determine the relationship between professional English
development and student leaders’ achievement in Kasiglahan Village Senior
High School. It seeks the answer to the following questions:
1. What are the profile of the respondents in terms of:
1.1. Age
1.2. Sex
1.3. Grade
1.4. Strand
1.5. Organization or Club
2. What are the effects of being proficient in English in terms of:
2.1. Achievements
2.2. Oratory Skills
2.3. Writing Skills

3. In what ways do student leaders’ inspire fellow students by being proficient in

English language in terms of:

3.1. Delivery of words

3.2. Familiarization of the English language

4. What are the difficulties student leaders’ encountered in the English language
in terms of:

4.1. Comprehensive Skills

4.2. Fluency

Significance of the Study

The findings of this study aims to provide valuable information on how
professional English development affects the student leader’s achievement and
the important role of the English language in the fields of education. The
beneficiaries are the following:

Subject group heads. Each head has their own strands in Kasiglahan
Village Senior High School, and this study may be used as a reference to help
group heads to strategize ways on how they are going to guide each organization
/ club advisers, and student leaders to accomplish implementing programs, and
may improve student leader’s achievement.

Organization / club advisers. This study may be used as a guide on how

organization / club advisers assist their pupils. A guide to improve their pupil’s
leadership on how to implement English development on student leader’s way of
management.

English teachers. One of the big factors why students improve

professional English development is how students speak, write, and construct
their words using the English language. The English teachers play a crucial role
in improving learners’ leadership skills.
Students. English has been part of the student’s educational system. The
language is widely used, and often used by students in performance and written
tasks, enhancing student capability in the English language.
Student leaders. English development broadens their minds and unlocks
the student leader’s capability to more opportunities. There are various
opportunities that are related to the English language for a student leader to
encounter. A student leader may develop extracurricular and academic
achievement and enhance their leadership skills.
Future researchers. This study may be used as related literature as a
basis to conduct a new study.
Conceptual Framework
 In figure 1., it includes the demographic information of student leaders
such as age, sex, grade, strand, and organization/club. It also mentions the
effects of being proficient in English in term of the learners’ achievements,
oratory skills, and writing skills. As well as the ways of the student leaders inspire
fellow students by being proficient in English language in terms of delivery of
words and familiarization of the English language. We also added the difficulties
student leaders’ encountered in English language in terms of comprehensive
skills and fluency.
In figure 2., it shows the process of how the data will be obtained. First the
researchers will going to conduct a profiling of the respondents. Second, the
formulation of the questions that will be going to be used in the survey
questionnaire. Third, the distribution of survey questionnaires to the respondents
and lastly, the analyzation of the data obtained.
In figure 3., the output will show how proficiency in English language affect
student leaders extracurricular achievements and what strategies help student
leaders become proficient in English Language.
Overall, this conceptual framework discusses the process how the study
will obtained it’s data and use it to get the desired answers.

Definition of Terms
Herein are the comprehensively constructed definitions. For an
apprehensible understanding about this study.
Dependent Organization. The Kasiglahan Village Senior High School
system made the choice to establish these organizations. It is sometimes
referred to as clubs, and the goal of these specific organizations is to promote
and implement programs in which clubs serve as the representation of a certain
club strand.
Independent Organization. These organizations are distinct from the
school system and are required to operate alongside all schools, as per the
Department of Education's agreement and authorization. It is made up of six
different organizations at Kasiglahan Village Senior High School that carry out
feasible and beneficial tasks that benefit the school, teachers, learners, and other
student leaders.
Organization/Club advisers. Since the advisers have been assigned as
the supervisors of the student leaders, it is their responsibility to lead and guide
them in order to help them fulfil their accomplishments within their respective
organizations.
Student Leaders. These are learners that became part of a club or
organization who have been elected or appointed to have a certain position of
responsibility in their respective organizations. That has been a component of the
extracurricular curriculum at Kasiglahan Village Senior High School.
 Subject Group Head. The heads have the responsibility to make optimal
decisions for the other teachers, and also to oversee the supervision of strand
societies and organizations advisers’ plan and actions.