Grammatical Competencies of Teachers Teaching Subjects Using English as Medium of Instruction: Basis for Communication Training, SY 2015-2016

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the grammatical competencies of teachers of Antipolo National High School who are teaching subjects using English as medium of instruction and to provide them with appropriate training for communication in order to help address their weaknesses.Using the Frequency Percentage Score and Weighted Mean of the Pre-test where 35 teachers were found to be below mastery level, the following are the least mastered skills: (1) Identifying Errors (2) Subject – Verb Agreement and (2) Correct Usage with 34.77 Mean and 57.96 Mean Percentage Score (MPS).Meanwhile, post test results after the In-service training showed 6 teachers found below mastery level with 73.14 MPS and a mean of 43.88. The data implies as corroborated by the T-test, that the intervention conducted during the In-service training is effective since it significantly improved the performance of teachers in the post-evaluation. It is recommended that (1) continuous In-service training addressing teachers’ grammatical competencies be provided (2) the school should device a structure / mechanism that could check or evaluate teachers’ grammatical competence during the teaching-learning process most especially those who are using English as medium of instruction and (3) future researchers should also look into the oral proficiency of teachers.