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A Thesis
Presented to the
Faculty of the Graduate School
Bataan Peninsula State University
City of Balanga, Bataan
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by:
Introduction
English was first introduced to the Filipinos through the American public school
system and, for half a century, the language was systematically promoted as a civilizing
tool. Today, beliefs and attitudes about English, as well as the various ways in which the
language is used, may be traced to the Filipino experience of American Colonial Education.
(Martin, 2012).
The 1987 Philippine Constitution states that “for purposes of communication and
instruction, the official language of the Philippines are Filipino and, until otherwise
provided by law, English.” This law is carried out through DECS Order No. 52 series 1987,
also known as the Bilingual Education Policy (henceforth BEP) of the Department of
Education (henceforth DepEd), which was first introduced in 1974 and then re-issued with
minor modifications in 1987. The BEP aims to develop bilingual Filipinos competent in
both English and the national language. This BEP is the recognized language-in-education
This present research aims to determine the impact of English Speaking Policy to
the Grade 10 students selected public school in Bataan was based on the following
literature. In 2008, Andrew King, country director of IDP Education Philippines, a group
Testing System (IELTS) exam to Filipinos who seek to enter Australia as workers,
migrants or students in its universities, recently revealed a seeming drop in Filipinos’
proficiency in English from the results of Filipino takers of the IELTS they administered
in 2008. In the IDP Education Pty. Ltd’s review of IELTS results they had administered in
countries all over the world for 2008, he said that the Philippines’ average overall score
was 6.69, which was below the 7 passing score of the Australian government. In their
analysis of the results and the Philippines’ system of English instruction in schools, King
said that the deteriorating level of English proficiency could be attributed to the
deficiencies in the proficiency of the teachers teaching English as well as the poor quality
Marcelo (2010) states that, it used to be that the Philippines’ biggest competitive
advantage in the global job market is the proficiency of our skilled workers in the English
language. This advantage, however, is fast being eroded by rising competition from other
countries coupled with declining mastery of the English language by our college graduates.
By these statements, it is rather important to stress out the importance of the English
venture the world of globalization. That is why the researcher wants to know the impacts
of English only policy in the selected school in Bataan and to five ideas on the institution
to make training ground for language skill enhancement and to produce globally
competitive graduates.
In this research, the researcher decided to use the triangulation analysis in studying
the impact of ESP to the Grade 10 students in Bataan. This method seeks to know the
relationship and differences between the variables and look for and sometimes explain the
cause of such relationship. It also aimed to establish a generalization that transcends the
immediate situation or particular setting, it also concern with understanding situation and
stay as one of the most attractive areas for business process outsourcing (BPO) investment,
national Economic Development Authority (NEDA) director general Augusto Santos said
in press briefing in Malacanang. He said the country has to remain competitive in terms of
school teachers in the Philippines failed in an English proficiency test in 2007. So where
is the veracity of those claims that the Philippines has a substantial pool of English
proficient workers? Aside from its bountiful natural resources, the other main wealth of
the Philippines is perhaps its people. Despite the poverty and corruption that still pervade
in the country, the current generation of Filipinos has ably demonstrated they can surpass
the achievements of their elders and raise the standard of living in the country. If not for
the youth, the country would not have made a name in the outsourcing business. Their
exposure to global cultures and practices has also pushed them to apply these yardsticks in
The general objective of this study is to know the impact of English Only Policy to
the Grade 10 students of selected school in Bataan as English teachers, this also aims to
propose enhancement program that will help the DepEd, students, and language teacher to
uplift the level of the competencies of our students and teacher in English language. It is
clear that English Language Proficiency plays a significant role in the cause of
globalization among students that one of the researcher’s motivation in pursuing this study
This study aimed to ascertain the Triangulation analysis on the Impact of the
English Speaking Policy (ESP) of selected schools in Bataan S.Y. 2019-2020 to Grade 10
students
To perceive a clear understanding of the problem, the following inquiry was taken into
account:
3. To what extent is the impact of the English speaking policy of selected schools in Bataan
4. Is there a significant difference on the impact of English speaking policy to the Grade
School Administrators – The result of this study would help them identify the strengths
and weaknesses of the said policy. It will also serve as a basis for the improvement of the
guidelines on the policy. This study would equip them to properly motivate students to
Faculty – The findings of this study would help them carry out their responsibilities as
molders of minds and properly teach and encourage their students in speaking English.
Students – This study would enable them to be more attentive to their responsibilities as
students and be more aware of the trends of globalization and work better towards being
Parents – This study would help them assess the progress of their children towards the
proficiency in English. It would awaken their consciousness of the English speaking policy
Other researchers – this study would serve as a reference and guide to those who will
conduct future studies regarding the impact of the English speaking policy.
The study was limited only in determining the triangulation analysis of the impact
of English Only Policy of Grade 10 students in the selected schools in Bataan for school
year 2019-2020. It involved getting and describing the profile of the respondents in terms
of, age, sex, language use at home and extent of academic performance; social relations,
and personal development. Collection of data was limited to the respondents from public
schools in Bataan while the treatment of data was limited to the tabular and textual
presentation of the gathered information and the computed solution of the main and sub-
problems through the use of statistical treatment as recommended by statician and trans
Books
Isabel Pefianco Martin: Diffusion and directions: English language policy in the
Philippines (2012)
Law
14th Congress of the Republic of the Philippines. 2008. An Act Establishing a Multi-
lingual Education and Literacy Program (House Bill 3719)
Online Sources
Arroyo, G. 2003. Establishing the Policy to Strengthen the Use of the English Language as
a Medium of Instruction in the Educational System. Executive Order No. 210, 17 May
2003. <http://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/index10.php?
doctype=Executive+Orders&docid=a45475a11ec72b843d74959b60fd7bd645f73003691a
4> (11 May 2011).
Unpublished Works
Estioko, L. 1994. History of Education: A Filipino Perspective. Manila: Society of Divine
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Fernandez, D. 2009. he Red Carabao. In How, How the Carabao: Tales of Teaching English
in the Philippines, I.P. Martin (ed), 21–24. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University
Loyola Schools. Gonzales, A. 1996. Language and nationalism in the Philippines: An
update. In Readings in Philippine Sociolinguistics, M.L.S. Bautista (ed), 228–239. Manila:
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