Oral Difficulties of Using English Language Encountered by Grade 10 Students of Cahil National High School, Cahil, Calaca, Batangas: Basis for a Proposed Intervention Program
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Oral Difficulties of Using the English LanguageAbstract
INTRODUCTION
Speaking is the active use of language to express meaning, and for students, the spoken language is the medium through which a new language is encountered, understood, practiced, and learned. Rather than oral skills being simply one aspect of learning language, the spoken form in the student's classroom acts as the prime source of language learning. However, speaking problems can be major challenges to effective foreign language learning and communication.
METHODS
This study utilized the descriptive method of research with the questionnaire as the main instruments in gathering data. This method met the purpose of the study because the purpose of the descriptive technique is to know "what exists" or what is about the present. This method also helped in determining the factors that affect the respondent experiencing oral difficulties in the English language and determined the status of English instruction.
RESULTS
To ensure the reliability and validity of the data gathering procedures regarding the factors affecting the oral difficulties in using the English language, the researcher will conduct a pre-test to twenty students who were not included as respondents of the study. Adjustment on the questionnaire based on the result of validity analysis and content validation was done after the pre-testing exercise. The researcher enhances the utilization of using the English language in communication through the proposed action plan.
DISCUSSIONS
The results based on the assessments of the teachers of English with regard to the effectiveness of English teachers in the delivery of the four phases of English instruction, listening skills speaking skills writing skills and reading skills. Teachers of English with respect to the extent of the delivery of the English language in terms of instructional materials, teaching strategies, and evaluation instruments.
