GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN THE BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE

CORPORA OF SOPHOMORE BSBA STUDENTS

A Thesis Proposal
Presented to the Faculty
of the Pangasinan State University
School of Advanced Studies
Urdaneta City

In Partial Fulfilment of the

Requirements for the Degree
Master of Arts in Education
Major in Communication Arts –English

by

RHEGINA M. FLORA

October 2018

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 APPROVAL SHEET

In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts in

Education (M.A.Ed.), major in Communication Arts - English, this thesis proposal

entitled, “GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN THE BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE

CORPORA OF SOPHOMORE BSBA STUDENTS” prepared and submitted by

RHEGINA M. FLORA, is hereby recommended for Oral Examination.

ROSANNA D. GONZALES, Ph. D. PRESLEY V. DE VERA, Ed. D.

Critic Reader Adviser

Approved by the Committee on Oral Examination

ADONIS S. BAUTISTA, DBA

Chair

ELIZABETH F. EPISCOPE, Ed. D. DOMINGO M. CABARTEJA, Ed. D.

Member Member

LUZVIMINDA Q. RAMOS, Ed. D.

Member

Accepted and approved in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the

Degree Master of Arts in Education, major in Communication Arts - English.

ADONIS S. BAUTISTA, DBA PAULO V. CENAS, Ed. D.

Executive Director Officer- in- Charge
Office of the President

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

TITLE PAGE i

APPROVAL SHEET ii

TABLE OF CONTENTS iii

LIST OF FIGURES v

LIST OF TABLES vi

CHAPTER

1 THE PROBLEM

Background of the Study 1

Statement of the Problem 8

Research Hypothesis 10

Significance of the Study 10

Scope and Delimitation 13

Definition of Terms 15

2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

Related Literature 21

Related Studies 38

Conceptual Framework 46

3 METHODOLOGY

Research Design 50

Respondents of the Study 52

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 Data Gathering Instruments 54

Data Gathering Procedure 56

Statistical Treatment of Data 57

BIBLIOGRAPHY 63

APPENDICES

A Survey Questionnaire on Learner Profile 67

B Business Correspondence Corpus Generator 75

C Content Validity Questionnaires 78

D Letter of Request to Conduct the Study 81

CURRICULUM VITAE 83

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 LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Page

1 Sampling Frame Used in Balanced Corpus 25

2 Sample Matrix for Linguistic Analysis

of Business Correspondence 27

3 CSU Styles and Standards

for Reviewing and Proofreading 28

4 Partial List of Business Composition Basics 29

5 Grammarly’s Top 5 Most Frustrating Writing Mistakes 33

6 Paradigm of the Study 49

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 LIST OF TABLES

Table Page

1 Range of Ratings and Description 57

(Level of Content Validity)

2 Scale, Description and Interpretation

58
(Attitudinal Orientation)

3 Error Rubric Analysis for Prescribed Verbs

60

4 Scoring Rubric for Extend of Error in Verb- Tense 61

5 Scoring Rubric for Extent of Error in Subject- Verb 61

Agreement

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