Preferences of ISPSC Students in Language Used By Teachers in Teaching NGEC
Keywords:
Preference, NGEC, strandsAbstract
Introduction
There was an issue with the medium of instruction used by teachers in teaching NGEC. According to Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on July 13, 2013, the Memorandum Order No. 20, series 2013 entitled “General Education Curriculum: Holistic Understandings, Intellectual and Civic Competencies" emphasized that the medium of instruction used in teaching NGEC may depend on the preference of students or administrators. This study aimed to determine the profile of one hundred twenty students with different strands ( STEM, ICT, HUMS and ABM) and their preference in the language used by their teachers in teaching NGEC(Ethics, Rizal, Understanding oneself and Purposive Communication) as well as to find out its relationship. The study was conducted at Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College.
Methods
The descriptive-correlational design was employed in the study. Researcher-made survey questionnaire was used which was validated by five teachers. Percentage, mean and Pearson r was used to treat the data and it was subjected to the analysis.
Results
The researcher found out that students vary in their demographic profile and most of them preferred Filipino as the language used by their teachers in teaching NGEC. There are more female than male respondents and most of them live in an urban area. Further, age and address of the respondents are correlated in their preference of language used by their teachers in teaching NGEC.
Discussions
This only implies that Filipino is the medium of communication of students which they are most comfortable with. Based on the given findings, the results of the study should be disseminated especially for the curriculum planners to be aware of the preference of students in their teachers' language in teaching NGEC. Aside from English, Filipino should also be used as a language in the different textbooks in NGEC. Teachers should also consider the preference of students in terms of the language that is used by their teachers in teaching NGEC. Further studies should also be conducted in other schools.