Barriers of Language Communication: Its Effects in the Academic Performance of Grade 12 General Academic Strand Students of Bestlink College of the Philippines

Abstract

Language barriers are the most common communication barriers which cause misunderstanding and misinterpretations between people. Linguists use the term dialect to denote patterns in the way people use language. These patterns include pronunciation (or "accent"), vocabulary, and grammatical structures that reflect the user's cultural and regional background. Communication becomes difficult in situations when people don't understand each other's language. The study used the descriptive method design for the investigation and gathering information about The Barriers of Language Communication and Its Effects in the Academic Performance of Selected Grade 12 GAS Students at Bestlink College of the Philippines. To gather the needed data, the questionnaire, unstructured interview, and focused group discussion were used. These data were carefully tallied, tabulated, analyzed, and interpreted using percentage and frequency distribution, weighted mean, and ranking. The result revealed that the respondents are male and female, ranging from 17 years old, with parents as high school graduates. There are barriers to language communication encountered in terms of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. The barriers of language communication affect the students in their academic performance, but these are resolved and address with the help of their teachers to motivate them. A guide was crafted to improve language communication. The students need to improve their language communication in the modern way to catch their attention. As a millennial, they must prefer to watch films as a model of conversation skills because some of them are bored traditionally. The teacher must provide more activities to the students by reading more books using the application to get their interest. In teaching strategy, the teacher must motivate students to improve their language communication. The teachers and parents must work together to develop the students’ language communication skills. The facilities of the school can also be used by the students to improve their communication skills.