Advanced Institute Of Technology

Liatsan dg. Mc Arthur Hi-way

San Sebastian Tarlac City

Common Difficulties of AIT

students in English

Names

Mark Vincent Ramos

Edlyn Mendoza

Mary Grace Liquiran

Trisha Ibarra

Marina Bandasan

Vincent Chiolo Candelaria

Donarica Bawa

SHS Teacher

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 Chapter 1

Introduction

Background of the study

English language is considered as one of the important subject in secondary school.

However, the standard of achievement among students is still very poor especially in

Advance institute technology. The result of our given exam have shown, the grade 11

performly poorly in English. On the other side all these efforts is not unsatisfied because

many studies still facing in English speaking, writing a English grammar, lack of

vocabulary and even pronouncing a English word. They always have a problem in

pronouncing a word because it is hard to them to understand what they read and

sometimes they didn't now the correct used of the word they read that's why they are

having a problem in grammar.

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 Nowadays, students are lazy to study about English language because they are not easily

understand about it. Other students are being shy everytime they need to read in front of

their classmates because they didn't know how to pronounce certain word especially the

difficult words. Certain students always ask why they need to study about this language?.

Others said because it is our second language and we can use it in our life for our own

success that's why we need to study it.

Statement of the problem

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 This study was conducted to determined the reason and effect why students having

difficulties in English. It aims to investigate among the AIT students.

1. Why the students didn't know how the correct used of English?

2. What are the reason why they are having difficulties in English?

3. Why they are havng a hard time to understand English?

4. What are the effects of having difficulties in English?

Objectives

In respected to the following stated problem m, the researcher hope to accomplish the

following objective:

1. To assert the advantage of having a knowledge in English.

2. To discuss the disadvantage of having difficulties in English.

Significants of the study

This study is the great value to the teacher, parents and pupil in the following ways:

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 This study will help to the teacher to encourage the senior high school student of AIT and

give more concerns and special attention to study well in English by enhancing their teaching

strategies and maximizing the innovative to facilitate learning.

On the other hands, parent will give their full support to their child's in their study be a

students also needs an attention from their parents to have a self confidence and encourage

their self to learn and study well.

Finally, the study is very useful because it can help to improve the students in English

and teacher can easily evaluate the cause of having difficulties in English.

Scope and delimitation of the study

This study was undertaken to determine the Grade 11 Senior high of Advanced Institute

of Technology San Sebastian Tarlac City Year 2017-2018.

The respondents of the study is the Grade 11 students of Advanced Institute of

Technology San Sebastian Tarlac City Year 2017-2018.

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 Descriptive survey method was utilized in gathering information needed to accomplishe

the objectives of this study.

Definition of the terms

•Grammar- The whole system and structure of languages or of In general usually taken as

consisting of syntax and morphology including inflection and sometimes also phonology and

semantics.

•Lack of vocabulary- Small vocabulary size as well as a lack of adequate knowledge of

word meanings, usually impedes learner from comprehending the meaning of the text.

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 •Confidence- The feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something.

•Listen- Take notice of and act on what someone say. Make an efforts to hear someone.

•Pronunciation- The way in which word is pronounce.

•Spelling- The act of forming a word from letter.

•Native speaker- is someone who speak a language as his on her first language or mother

tongue.

Chapter 2

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Review of Related Literature and Studies

Related Literature

This study is similarly interactions with representative of the target language and culture

impacts affective factors related to acquisition. Negative stereotypes towards learner can

affect self-esteem, result in negative attitudes regarding the target language and culture.

(Richar-Amato,2003). Motivation which has been categorized as two types- integrative the

desire to integrative members of the target language group) and instrumental (learning the

language to obtain a goal; (Gardener & Lambert, 197) also impacts acquisition. Although it

remains unclear which type may have a more positive role.(http:// www.tandofline.com)

In some cases, professor fell that international students' difficulties with English skills

negatively impact with academic performance and communication, and attribute to

segregation and ineffective work (Trice,2003). They express concerns about the

appropriateness of Tue curriculum for international students' future employment, helping

American students feel comfortable with international students, and are uncertain as to how

to address international students from lack of awareness, concern about the extra amount of

time required to work with all of them, deep appreciation of their value and considering

them a threat of funding and reputation.

Another relevant area to this study is the types of students support offered to

international students. This typically include intensive English program, which often enroll

non matriculated students and are not credit bearing. Content-based language learning

models in which students are concurrently enrolled in an ESL classes and introductory level

university courses (Snow & Kamhistein,1977) may also be used. English language support

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may involve technology(Wu, Griffith, Wisker,Waller & Illes,2001),supplemental courses

(Beasley & Pearson,1999), or study buddies (Blakeley, 1995).

In sum, based on students and faculty reports, the English language skills of NNES affect

academic and social judgement. The stronger students' English skills, presumably, the fewer

challenges they will face in their studies. Students maybe successfu academically,despite

weakness in English, particularly if professor adjust standards and grading criteria.

Interaction in the target language and culture support acquisition, adjustment and cultural

learning. Although interaction with host country representative also cannot be equated with

intercultural learning or understanding, the latter will not occur without it.(http://

www.tandofline.com.ph)

Foreign Literature

Kimura (IV) conducted a study to investigate second language listening anxiety (L2)

among university students learning English in Japan and demonstrat that the L2 listening

involves social concerns that are specific to L2 setting. Successful performance in aural

interaction presupposes mutual understanding, and L2 listeners have good reasons to

become anxious when it is doubtful whether they properly comprehend what other say. The

verbal data suggested that L2 listening anxiety was receiver-specific in that it involved

concerns over comprehending and responding appropriately to aural messages. They also

indicated that the level of L2 listening anxiety were (a) susceptible to individual difference

and (b) influenced by different social situation.(http:// www.ukessays.com.pH)

Local Literature

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 Go, Lucas, and Miraflores (94) conducted a study to determine the causes of anxiety in

English language learning of foreign students in the Philippines. Finding suggests that these

types of learners used vocabulary strategies to efficiently learn the English language and to

cope with their English class anxiety. Two hundred fifty foreign students were the

respondents of this study. The target participants were foreign college students taking any

courses in these institutions proved that they enrolled in any English course during the time

of the administration of the questionnaire. It has been found that the employment of this

strategy enables the learner to take charge of their own learning's as this service as their

basic aid to learn other macro skills in the target language.(http:// www.Ukessays.com.ph).

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