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STUDENTS EXPOSURE TO THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND THE

GRAMMATICAL COMPETENCE OF THE GRADE 10 STUDENTS
IN DIGOS CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

A Thesis
Presented to the Faculty of the Education Program
UM Digos College
Digos City

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of

Bachelor of Secondary Education
Major in English

By
Mia Cristialen D. Pan
Hanah R. Mocoy
Kristal Marollano

SY:2016-2017

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to determine the students exposure to the English

language and their grammatical competence and to cite if there is a significant
relationship between the two (2) variables. The study used the Descriptive
Correlation Research Design as it sought to determine the level of students
exposure to the English language and their grammatical competence. The
respondents of the study were the Grade 10 high school students of Digos
City National High School who were officially enrolled 2016-2017.
Results revealed that the level of exposure of the Grade 10 high school
students had a low rating. Furthermore, the level of grammatical competence
of the respondents had an average rating. Moreover, there is a significant
relationship between the level of students exposure to the English and their
grammatical competence.
Based on the findings of the study, the researchers recommended that
schools should implement programs to encourage students to expose
themselves in the English Language. Similarly, parents should also try to use
the language when they are at home to provide an environment for the
students to use the language effectively.

APPROVAL SHEET

This research entitled STUDENTS EXPOSURE TO THE ENGLISH

LANGUAGE AND THE GRAMMATICAL COMPETENCE OF THE GRADE
10 STUDENTS IN DIGOS CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL prepared and
submitted by Mia Cristialen D. Pan, Hanah R. Mocoy, Kristal G. Marollano in
partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Secondary
Education has been examined and is hereby recommended for oral
examination, acceptance and approval.
JENNY T. HERNAN, MAEd
Adviser

PANEL EXAMINERS
APPROVED by the committee on oral examination with a grade of _______.

TESSIE G. MIRALLES, Ph.D.

Chairman

GARNETTE MAE V. BALACY, MSAM

Member

JENNY T. HERNAN, MAEd

Member

ACCEPTED in partial fulfillment for the Degree of Secondary Education Major

in English.

GARNETTE V. BALACY, MSAM

Research Coordinator

JAN RONAN V. CORTES, MA

Program-head Education

TESSIE G. MIRALLES, Ph.D.

AVP UM Digos College

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The researchers would like to extend their heartfelt gratitude and
appreciation to the following persons who gave them knowledge and
inspiration to finish and established this research.
Prof. Garnette Mae V. Balacy, MSAM, the research coordinator
for the valuable comments and guidance on how the tasks should be
done.
Dr.Tessie G. Miralles, their adviser who patiently taught them
everything they need to know.
Prof. Jenny T. Hernan Prof. Bernardino P. Magno Jr. and Prof.
Khareen Culajara, for spending their precious time reading this
manuscript for validation and evaluation;
Prof. Mylyn Labanon for always making sure that all the
statistical formulas, computations and tables were correct.
Prof. Ronel D. Cornella for being our grammarian and making
time correcting the grammar lapses of this research.
Prof. Melchizedek Baas for imparting his knowledge and skills
for the improvement of this research.
To Digos City National High School, Principal, Datu Roger A.
Manapol, MAEM, and staff, for allowing the researchers to conduct this
study and providing access to the researchers to gather the data and
information needed in making this study.
To the Almighty God for his unconditional love, guidance and strength
that he bestowed to us.

To their families, friends, and classmates especially their

parents who helped them with everything morally and financially who
believed that they can finish the study despite of all the struggles,
depression, and stress they experienced most importantly in the making
of this research.
The Researchers

DEDICATION

To our Almighty God, who is our source of strength,

To our parents who draw-out the best in us,
To the teachers who dared to be the catalyst of information.
To future researchers, students & friends,
This research paper is entirely dedicated.

Mia
Hanah
Kristal

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRELIMINARY PAGES
TITLE PAGE

ABSTRACT

ii

APPROVAL SHEET

iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

iv

DEDICATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

vi

LIST OF TABLE

viii

LIST OF FIGURE

ix

CHAPTER
I

THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING

Background of the Study

Statement of the Problem

Hypothesis

Review of Related Literature

Theoretical and Conceptual Framework

23

Significance of the Study

25

Scope and Limitation

26

Definition of Terms
II

26

METHODOLOGY

Research Design

28

Research Respondents

28

Research Instruments

28

III

Data Gathering Procedure

31

Statistical Treatment

32

RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

Level of students exposure to the English language

33

Level of respondents grammatical competence

36

Significant relationship between the students

39

exposure to the English language and

grammatical competence.

IV

SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Summary

42

Conclusions

44

Recommendations

44

REFERENCES

46

APPENDICES

48

A.

Letter of Permission

49

B.

Letter of Validation

50

C.

Survey Questionnaire

51

D.

Validation Sheet

58

E.

Grammarian Certification

CURRICULUM VITAE

61
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LIST OF TABLES

Table

Description

Page

Level of Students Exposure to the English Language

Level of the Grammatical Competence of the Respondents 38

Correlation between Exposure to English Language and

Grammatical Competence

LIST OF FIGURE

35

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Figure
1

Description
Schematic Diagram Showing the variables
of the Study

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