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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
ENGLISH ONLY POLICY TO
THE COMMUNICATION
SKILLS OF HUMANITIES AND
SOCIAL SCIENCES
STUDENTS
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STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The study seeks to find answer to the following:
1.What is the profile of the respondents in the terms
of:
1.1. Age
1.2. Gender
1.3. Section

2.What are the positive effects of English Policy on the

communication skills of Grade 12 HUMSS Students?
3.WHAT ARE THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS
OF ENGLISH POLICY ON THE
COMMUNICATION SKILLS OF GRADE 12
HUMSS STUDENTS?

4.HOW DO STUDENTS COPE WITH

BEING UNABLE TO SPEAK ENGLISH?
5.HOW DOES SPEAKING ENGLISH IMPROVE
THE COMMUNICATION SKILLS OF THE
STUDENTS?

6.WHAT ARE THE SUGGESTIONS OR

RECOMMENDATIONS CAN BE DRAWN IN
THIS STUDY?
Methodology
Research Design
This study used a descriptive-
quantitative research design to
investigate the research
objectives and to gain better
perspective on the data gathered.
RESEARCH RESPONDENTS
The researchers selected 100
students from the 178 Grade 12
Humanities and social science
(HUMSS) students that are enrolled
in Tanauan School of Craftsmanship
and Home Industries for the school
year 2022-2023.
RESEARCH LOCALE
This study was conducted in
Tanauan School of Craftsmanship
and Home Industries at Imperio
Street, Barangay Canramos,
Tanauan, Leyte.
INSTRUMENTATION
In this study the researchers used the
Likert scale as an instrument to gather
enough information from the Humanities
and Social Sciences students of Tanauan
School of Craftsmanship and Home
Industries.
FINDINGS
 TABLE 1
THE DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS
ACCORDING TO AGE
Descriptors Frequency Percentage
15 years old 1 1%
16 years old 4 4%
17 years old 44 44%
18 years old 51 51%
and above
  n=100 100%
 TABLE 2
THE DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS
ACCORDING TO GENDER

Descriptors Frequency Percentage

Male 38 38%
Female 62 62%
  n=100 100%
 TABLE 3
THE DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO THE
POSITIVE EFFECT OF ENGLISH ONLY POLICY TO THE
COMMUNICATION SKILLS OF GRADE 12 HUMMS STUDENTS

5 4 3 2 1 AVERA INTERPRET
DESCRIPTORS GE ATION

It allows me to express myself by 24 49 20 6 1 3.89 Agree

using the language.
It allows me to communicate 19 36 34 9 2 3.61 Agree
effectively with my teachers and
classmates.
It enhances my vocabulary. 34 43 15 5 3 4 Agree
It increases my confidence. 24 46 21 6 3 3.82 Agree
            3.83 Agree
 TABLE 4
THE DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO THE
NEGATIVE EFFECT OF ENGLISH ONLY POLICY TO THE
COMMUNICATION SKILLS OF GRADE 12 HUMMS STUDENTS
5 4 3 2 1 AVE INTERPRE
DESCRIPTORS RAG TATION
E
I cannot express my thoughts and 12 30 42 15 1 3.37 Neutral
ideas.
I cannot participate in every class 6 19 34 35 6 2.84 Neutral
discussion.
I sometimes face 11 34 37 16 2 3.36 Neutral
misunderstandings in
communicating.
I find it hard to communicate with 6 30 42 18 4 3.16 Neutral
my teachers and classmates.
            3.18 Neutral
 TABLE 5
THE DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS ACCORDING TO
HOW THEY COPE WITH BEING UNABLE TO SPEAK
ENGLISH
DESCRIPTORS 5 4 3 2 1 Aver Interpretatio
age n
I watch English videos on 23 48 21 6 2 3.84 Agree
Youtube and I follow social
media accounts that help me
learn English.
I read English books. 14 42 36 7 1 3.61 Agree
I try to learn new vocabulary 20 47 25 8 0 3.79 Agree
and use it when I speak
English.
I practice more to speak 27 47 19 5 2 3.92 Agree
English in private.
            3.79 Agree
 TABLE 6
THE DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS ACCORDING
TO HOWENGLISH IMPROVES THE COMMUNICATION
SKILLS OF GRADE 12 HUMSS
DESCRIPTORS 5 4 3 2 1 Aver Interpr
age etation
It boost's my confidence 28 37 29 4 2 3.85 Agree
with talking in front of many
people.
I can communicate well 14 38 42 6 0 3.6 Agree
with everyone.
It helps me get rid of the 12 43 41 4 0 3.63 Agree
language barrier.
It allows me to express my 15 41 36 7 1 3.62 Agree
thoughts and ideas easily.
            3.68 Agree
 TABLE 7
THE DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS ACCORDING
TO THE RECOMMENDATION/SUGGESTION THAT CAN
BE DRAWN BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF THE STUDY
DESCRIPTORS 5 4 3 2 1 Aver interpre
age tation
Build an English-speaking club 28 38 27 4 3 3.84 Agree
inside the campus.
Every student should visit the 37 36 20 5 2 4.01 Agree
library.
Practice speaking English during 38 40 17 4 1 4.1 Agree
free time.
Require students to create their 31 34 25 6 4 3.82 Agree
vocabulary list.
            3.94 Agree
SUMMARY
Based on the gathered, analyzed,
and interpreted data, the
researchers have come with the
following findings presented in
accordance with research question
formulated in the statement of the
problem.
51% or majority of the respondents ages
from 18 years old and above. It is followed by
44% aging 17 years old, 4% aging 16 years
old, 1% aging 15 year old. Majority of the
respondents are female students with 62%
followed by male students with 38%. The
respondents are from Grade 12 Humanities
and Social Science. The respondents were
equally distributed to the four sections of
Humanities and Social Science with 25
respondents every section.
Majority of the respondents agreed
that English only policy positively
affects the communication skills of
Grade 12 Humanities and Social
Science students in terms of
expressing themselves using the
language, communicating effectively
with teachers and classmates, it
enhances their vocabulary, and
increases their confidence.
Majority of the respondents are
undecided whether English Only Policy
has a negative effect to the
Communication Skills of Grade 12
Humanities and Social Science student
in terms of expressing their thoughts
and ideas, participating in every class
discussion, facing misunderstandings in
communicating, and find it hard to
communicate with their teachers and
classmates.
Majority of the respondents
agreed that they try to cope with
being unable to speak English by
watching English videos in
youtube, reading English books,
trying to learn new vocabulary
and use it when speaking, and by
following social media accounts
that help them learn in English.
Majority of the respondents agreed that
speaking English improves their
communication skills in terms of
boosting their confidence while talking
in front of many people, communicating
well with everyone using the language,
it also helps them get rid of the
language barrier, and allows them to
express their thoughts and ideas using
the language easily.
Majority of the respondents
recommended that the school should
build an English-speaking club inside
the campus, every student should visit
the library, students should practice
speaking English during their free time,
also the respondents suggested that
every students should create their own
vocabulary list.
CONCLUSION
Therefore, English Only Policy has positive
effects to the communication skills of Grade 12
Humanities and Social Sciences Students of
Tanauan School of Craftsmanship and Home
Industries. Students cope with being unable to
speak English by practicing more in private and
by that, the policy improves their
communication skills. But despite all the
positive effects of English Only Policy, It is still
uncertain if the policy also affects the
communication skills of the students
negatively.
RECOMMENDATIONS
• English-Only Policy must strictly be implemented on
students as a support to the learners of the language
and train them to naturally use English in their
everyday school activities.

• Students should not treat “English-Only Policy” as

merely a policy but also a part of their daily practice
for their own benefits.

• Students should practice more and be more exposed

to speaking English by spending their free time in the
library or joining an English club.