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Critique 2.1 Listening
Critique 2.1 Listening
Critique
2.1 Listening
2.1.1 Table 1: Following Verbal Instructions
Number of Students
13
14
1
Very Difficult
2
Difficult
Easy
Degree of Difficulty
Very Easy
Table 1 shows the rating given by the third year students of ICLA on the
skill: following verbal instructions. The results show that the highest rated degree
of difficulty was Easy, with 14 students and Difficult, following close with 13
students. There was as well 1 student who rated the skill to be Very Difficult,
while 2 students rated it to be Very Easy. Based on the results, it could be seen
that more than half of the class finds applying the skill easy and the rest find it
difficult. It could be also seen that there is a division in the class on the
application of this skill.
Number of Students
13
10
8
6
4
2
5
3
0
Very Difficult
Difficult
Easy
Very Easy
Degree of Difficulty
Table 2 shows the rating given by the third year students of ICLA on the
skill: Comprehending conversations or dialogues. The highest rated degree of
difficulty on this skill was Easy with 13 students and then Difficult with 9 students.
There were as well 3 students who rated the skill to be Very Difficult and 5
students who rated the skill to be Very Easy. It could be seen that majority of the
class finds applying the skill to be easy.
Number of Students
11
9
8
6
4
2
2
0
Very Difficult
Difficult
Easy
Degree of Difficulty
Very Easy
Table 3 shows the rating given by the third year students of ICLA on the
skill: Understanding a phone conversation. The highest rated degree of difficulty
on this skill is Difficult with Easy and Very Easy following with 9 and 8 students
each. Last is Very Difficult with 2 students. It could be inferred from the results
that majority if the third year class finds understanding a phone conversation to
be easy.
Number of Students
17
8
4
Very Difficult
1
Difficult
Easy
Very Easy
Degree of Difficulty
Table 4 shows the rating given by the third year students of ICLA on the
skill: Comprehending an Oral Report. 17 of the students rated the skill to be
Difficult followed by 8 students rating it to be Easy. 4 students rated the skill to be
Very Difficult and 1 rated it to be Very Easy. It could be seen that majority of the
class found the skill to be Difficult.
Number of Students
13
13
10
8
6
4
2
0
Very Difficult
Difficult
Easy
Very Easy
Degree of Difficulty
Table 5 shows the rating given by the third year students of ICLA on the
skill: Comprehending an Audio Recording. The highest rated degrees of difficulty
on this skill were Difficult and Easy, each with 13 students.
Difficult and Very Easy, there were 2 students each. It could be seen that the
class is divided.
2.2 Writing
2.2.1 Table 6 Structuring sentences
Number of Students
12
12
4
2
Very Difficult
Difficult
Easy
Degree of Difficulty
Very Easy
Table 6 shows the rating given by the third year students of ICLA on the
skill: Structuring Sentences. The highest rated degrees of difficulty on this skill
were Difficult and Easy, each with 12 students. While for Very Difficult and Very
Easy, there were 2 and 4 students respectively.
Number of Students
14
12
12
10
12
8
6
4
2
4
2
Very Difficult
Difficult
Easy
Degree of Difficulty
Very Easy
Table 7 shows the rating given by the third year students of ICLA on the
skill: Applying Correct Grammar Principles. The highest rated degrees of difficulty
on this skill were Difficult and Easy, each with 12 students.
Number of Students
14
12
10
11
12
8
6
4
2
0
Very Difficult
Difficult
Easy
Degree of Difficulty
Very Easy
Table 8 shows the rating given by the third year students of ICLA on the
skill: Using Appropriate Words. The highest rated degree was Easy, with 12
students and following is Difficult, with 11 students. There were as well 4
students who rated the skill to be Very Easy while 3 rated it to be Very Difficult.
Number of Students
16
14
14
12
13
10
8
6
4
2
Very Difficult
Difficult
Easy
Degree of Difficulty
Very Easy
Table 9 shows the rating given by the third year students of ICLA on the
skill: Providing Sufficient and Supporting Details. The highest rated degree of
difficulty in this skill is Difficult and followed by Easy, which were scored 14 and
13 by the students. 3 students scored very Difficult, while none scored Very
Easy.
Number of Students
14
12
13
10
10
8
6
4
Very Difficult
Difficult
Easy
Degree of Difficulty
Very Easy
Table 10 shows the rating given by the third year students of ICLA on the
skill: Organizing Ideas. The highest rated degree of difficulty in this skill is Difficult
and followed by Easy, which were scored 13 and 11 by the students. 6 students
scored very Difficult, while 1 scored Very Easy.
From tables 6 to 10, it could be seen that the highest scored degree of
difficulties were as well, Difficult and Easy. It could also be seen that there is not
a big difference between these two degrees of difficulty experienced by the
students in the five writing skills and that there were two skills wherein the results
were equal. This trend is seen throughout tables 6 to 10. It could once again be
inferred from the data that the third year class is divided into two, when it comes
to their degree of difficulty in applying these writing skills.
2.3 Speaking
2.3.1 Table 11 Pronouncing words properly
The Degree of Difficulty experienced by Third Year Students of
ICLA in Pronouncing Words Properly
Number of Students
16
14
14
12
10
8
4
2
Very Difficult
Difficult
Easy
Degree of Difficulty
Very Easy
Table 11 shows the rating given by the third year students of ICLA on the
skill: Pronouncing Words Properly. The highest rated degree of difficulty in this
skill is Difficult and followed by Easy, which were scored 14 and 8 by the
students. 7 students scored Very Easy, while 1 scored Very Difficult.
2.3.2
Table
12
Using
stress,
intonation
and
pauses
Students
15
8
5
2
Very Difficult
Difficult
Easy
Degree of Difficulty
Very Easy
Table 12 shows the rating given by the third year students of ICLA on the
skill: Using stress, intonation and pauses. The highest rated degree of difficulty in
this skill is Difficult and is followed by Easy, which were scored 15 and 8 by the
students. There were as well 5 students scored Very Easy, while 2 scored Very
Difficult.
2.3.3 Table 13 Composing words together in the correct order
The Degree of Difficulty experienced by Third Year Students of
ICLA in Composing Words Together in the Correct Order
12
11
Students
10
11
8
6
5
4
2
0
Very Difficult
Difficult
Easy
Degree of Difficulty
Very Easy
Table 13 shows the rating given by the third year students of ICLA on the
skill: Composing words together in the correct word order. The highest rated
degrees of difficulty in this skill were Easy and Difficult, each were scored 11 by
students. There were as well 5 students scored Very Easy, while 3 scored Very
Difficult.
10
Students
10
8
6
6
4
2
0
Very Difficult
Difficult
Easy
Degree of Difficulty
Very Easy
Table 14 shows the rating given by the third year students of ICLA on the
skill: Speaking Clearly. The highest rated degree of difficulty in this skill is Easy
and is followed by Difficult, which were scored 11 and 10 by the students. There
were as well 6 students scored Very Easy, while 3 scored Very Difficult.
13
Students
10
8
6
4
2
5
3
Very Difficult
Difficult
Easy
Degree of Difficulty
Very Easy
Table 15 shows the rating given by the third year students of ICLA on the
skill: Translating thoughts into words. The highest rated degree of difficulty in this
skill is Difficult and if followed by Easy, which were scored 13 and 9 by the
students. There were also 5 students scored Very Easy, while 3 scored Very
Difficult.
From tables 11 to 15, it could be seen that the highest scored degree of
difficulties were as well, Difficult and Easy. It could also be seen that there is an
increase in the difference between these two degrees of difficulty experienced by
the students in the three of the five speaking skills. There was as well a skill
wherein the results were equal and one wherein the difference of Difficult and
Easy was only 1. Lastly, there was a steady increase in Very Easy in Speaking
compared to the other Macro Skills. It could be inferred from the data that even if
there are those who finds speaking to be Very Easy there are still many in the
third year class who finds speaking to be easier compared to the other macro
skills.
2.4 Reading
2.4.1 Table 16 Getting the main idea of a text
Students
16
11
2
Very Difficult
1
Difficult
Easy
Degree of Difficulty
Very Easy
Table 16 shows the rating given by the third year students of ICLA on the
skill: Getting the Main Idea. The highest rated degree of difficulty in this skill is
Easy and is followed by Difficult, which were scored 16 and 11 by the students.
There were as well 1 student scored Very Difficult, while 2 scored Very Easy.
15
Students
12
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Very Difficult
Difficult
Easy
Degree of Difficulty
Very Easy
Table 17 shows the rating given by the third year students of ICLA on the
skill: Finding supporting details for the main idea. The highest rated degree of
difficulty in this skill is Difficult and if followed by Easy, which were scored 15 and
12 by the students. There were as well 3 students scored Very Difficult, and none
for Very Easy.
2.4.3 Table 18 Inferring based on the content of the text
Students
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
19
8
2
Very Difficult
1
Difficult
Easy
Degree of Difficulty
Very Easy
Table 18 shows the rating given by the third year students of ICLA on the
skill: Inferring based on the content of the text. The highest rated degree of
difficulty in this skill is Difficult and if followed by Easy, which were scored 19 and
8 by the students. There were as well 8 students scored Very Difficult, and 1 for
Very Easy.
2.4.4 Table 19 Applying Reading Strategies
Degree of Difficulty experienced by Third Year Students of ICLA
in Applying Reading Strategies
18
16
17
Axis Title
14
12
10
11
8
6
4
2
0
1
Very Difficult
1
Difficult
Easy
Very Easy
Axis Title
Table 19 shows the rating given by the third year students of ICLA on the
skill: Applying Reading Strategies. The highest rated degree of difficulty in this
skill is Easy and is followed by Difficult, which were scored 17 and 11 by the
students. There were as well 1 student who scored each for Very Difficult and
Very Easy.
Students
10
11
8
6
4
2
Very Difficult
Difficult
Easy
Degree of Difficulty
Very Easy
Table 20 shows the rating given by the third year students of ICLA on the
skill: Summarizing. The highest rated degree of difficulty in this skill is Difficult
and if followed by Easy, which were scored 12 and 11 by the students. There
were as well 4 students scored Very Difficult, and 3 for Very Easy.
From tables 16 to 20, it could be seen that the highest scored degree of
difficulties were as well, Difficult and Easy. It could also be seen that the results
for the different skills vary. There were skills wherein the difference between the
two degrees of difficulty was just a few, while some had more.
use of stress, intonation and pauses, that there was an increase in the gap of
Difficult and Easy. Lastly for Reading, Difficult and Easy were still the two highest
degrees of difficulty. Although it is seen that compared to the other Macro Skills,
there were very few who answered Very Easy and that there were instances that
the difference between Difficult and Easy increased.
The third year class of ICLA consists of both ESL and EFL learners, 60%
Filipinos and 40% Koreans.