CUREnglish

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Many researchers make an attempt to study the factors that contribute to the weakness in English Grammar of Filipino students as the basis for an effective action plan in remedial. Studies randomly focus on communication skills such as listening, speaking, reading and writing; innumerable strategies for effective lesson; and variations in the teaching-learning process, specifically to suit the needs of the language learners. But despite the strategic efforts to remedy the problems, the adversities remain visible and only certain issues, but not all, have been visibly recognized. In our program, CIP, we deliberately worked hard to identify the problems and spent ample time to scrutinize every single detail to help us succeed in effective remediation. We even resorted to evidenced-based works for the basis of identifying to solving barriers.

METHODS

Variations in methods were applied. The researcher wanted to verify the authenticity of the data acquired, down to the results to identify the target customers, and as well as the strategies and the materials to be used. More than 400 students, all Grade 8 learners, took the 2 sets of examination, responded to the survey questionnaire, and interviewed. Responses under the varied techniques were collected through quantitative and qualitative analyses.

RESULTS

A big number of participants showed weaknesses in learning the English Language. The identified affecting factors centered mainly on the following issues-first, the majority of the respondents are children of parents who are high school graduates and within an average income fixed to more or less 5,000 a month; second, the respondents assessed that student factors, family factors, and teacher factors affect the proficiency of the students in English Grammar to a great extent; finally, significant relationships were noted between proficiency in English grammar and the student factors, family factors, and teacher factors.

DISCUSSIONS

The results reveal that the factors affecting the low performance of Filipino students in the acquisition of skills in learning the English language can be attributed to varied contributing factors. It is well identified that there must be a constant collaboration, cooperation, and participation among the parties involved to eradicate the underlying issues concerning the performance of students. There will always be problems but with the involvement of the people concerned and with all the available materials, matters are settled and the progress in the skills shall be met.