FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERCEPTION OF STUDENTS IN CHOOSING BSEd

ENGLISH OVER BSEd FILIPINO.

Estrada, R., Manamtam A. J., Odogan, R. M., Vila, I. C., Vinluan, C.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics B (Banyuhay)
Pangasinan State University-Lingayen Campus-Senior High School

Background of the Study

In the Philippines, there are more than 50 million speakers of Tagalog and it is located
in the archipelago's largest island, Luzon, in the southern part of it. Other dialects
spoken in the Philippines include Cebuano, Ilokano, Waray-Waray, Hiligaynon,
Pangasinan, Bikol, Maranao, Maguindanao, Tausug, and Kapampangan. While the
official language of the country is Filipino, which is based on Tagalog. The name of the
language is derived from "Taga-ilog" which literally means "from the river". It is an
Austronesian language belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian subfamily, with outside
influences from Malay and Chinese, and later from both Spanish and American English
through four centuries of colonial rule. This influence is seen in Tagalog words and their
spelling (Living Language, 2014).
According to Thompson (2015), Tagalog is spoken by 21.5 million people as a first
language and as a second language by a great majority of Filipinos. The language is
also spoken in Canada, Guam, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom,
and USA. Additionally, the total number of speakers of Tagalog worldwide is estimated
to be 24.2 million.
According to Living Language (2014), there are significant numbers of
Tagalog-speaking communities in other countries, with the largest in the United States
where it ranks as the sixth most-spoken language.
In 1937, Tagalog was chosen as the basis for the national language of the Philippines,
Filipino. From 1961 to 1987, Tagalog was also known as Pilipino. The name was
changed into Filipino in 1987 (Thompson, 2015). According to Rafael (2015), Filipino is
not one language but two. It is both the national language and the native language of
the Philippines.
The aim of this study is to determine the factors affecting the perception of students in
choosing BSEd english over BSEd Filipino in Pangasinan State University Lingayen
Campus.

Statement of the Problem

The study intends to obtain answers to the following questions:

1. What are the factors affecting the students in choosing BSEd English over BSEd
Filipino?
2. What are the perception of students in choosing BSEd English over BSEd Filipino?

Significance of the Study

The study aims to determine the factors affecting the perception of students in
choosing BSEd english over BSEd Filipino in Pangasinan State University Lingayen
Campus. The study would be very helpful in explaining why students chose BSEd
English over BSEd Filipino. This research might be helpful to teachers assigned in
Filipino teaching and students who wanted to make the right choice in deciding.

Scope and Delimitation

 The study will focus on the factors affecting the perception of college students in
choosing BSEd English over BSEd Filipino in Pangasinan State University Lingayen
Campus. The site of this study will be at Pangasinan State University Lingayen Campus
considering the proximity of residence of the researchers. The researchers will conduct
an interview to the first year to third year BSEd English and Filipino college students to
give their own perceptions about the topic. The study is expected to be finished on the
month of February 2019.
Tagalog is an Austronesian language belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian subfamily,
with outside influences from Malay and Chinese, and later from both Spanish and
American English through four centuries of colonial rule. This influence is seen in
Tagalog words and their spelling (Living Language, 2014). The name of the language is
derived from "taga-ilog" which literally means "from the river". It is spoken by 21.5
million people as a first language and as a second language by a large majority of
Filipinos. Tagalog is also spoken in Canada, Guam, Saudi Arabia, United Arab
Emirates, United Kingdom, and USA. It is the sixth most-spoken language in the U.S.
and the lingua franca of Filipinos anywhere in the world. The total number of speakers
of Tagalog worldwide is estimated to be 24.2 million (Thompson, 2015).
According to Thompson (2015), Tagalog is one of the major languages of the
Republic of the Philippines. It functions as its lingua franca and de facto national
working language of the country. It is spoken in central and southern Luzon, in Manila,
the capital of the Philippines, and on some of the other islands. In 1937, Tagalog was
chosen as the basis for the development of Filipino, the national language of the
Philippines, wherein the country is documented with 181 languages. From 1961 to
1987, Tagalog was also known as Pilipino. In 1987, the name was changed to Filipino.

According to Living Language (2014), Tagalog had its own writing system based on
an ancient script called the Baybayin that uses a syllabic alphabet, which the Spanish
colonialists romanized. Even the modern alphabet has been changed several times to
incorporate foreign sounds from both Spanish and English. Additionally, there are
thousands of loan words in Tagalog, particularly from Spanish, and the use of “Taglish,”
the mixing of Tagalog and English, is common, especially in urban areas. In both
spoken and written Tagalog, English words are used alongside words of Spanish origin.
Some of these borrowed words do have equivalent forms in Tagalog but their use is
reserved for formal or literary language. But many of these loan words do not have
Tagalog counterparts, especially those that refer to objects or concepts that did not exist
in the country prior to the arrival of Westerners. However, in spite of all the foreign
borrowings in Tagalog, the richness of the language remains intact.
English is commonly used by the professionals followed by Filipino, the lingua franca
in the Philippines as their language. Many Filipinos who are fluent in English frequently
switch between Tagalog and English for a variety of reasons. This mixed language is
called Taglish. It is more common among educated city dwellers than in rural areas.
Frequent contact between Tagalog-speaking and Spanish-speaking people during the
Spanish occupation of the Philippines has resulted in Philippine Creole Spanish known
as Chabacano. Since 1940, Filipino has been taught in schools throughout the
Philippines. Tagalog is also the language of major literary works, of films, and of the
media (Thompson, 2015). According to American English (2018), most people study
English to interact or communicate with others. In addition, Filipinos do it for career
opportunities and job growth.

Methodology Research Design

The research is done qualitatively. The research data used is primary data and the
respondents was chosen using strategic random sampling.

Subject of the Study

​The research subjects are the first year to third year BSEd English major Students in
Pangasinan State University-Lingayen Campus. Specifically, the researchers got 20 first
year BSEd English College Students, while 15 respondents was chose on second year
and third year BSEd College Sudents. In sum, there were a total of 50 respondents
involved in the study.

Research Instrument

Questionnaires was provided to collect the pieces of data used in the study.
Moreover, the data gathered using different research instruments were analyzed and
interpreted.

Data Gathering Procedure

The researchers went and provided the questionnaires to the 50 college students in
Pangasinan State University-Lingayen Campus for data gathering.

References:

About World Languages. (2015). Tagalog. Retrieved from aboutworldlanguages.com

American English. (2018). Why is learning English important?. Retrieved from ht
tp://americanenglish.ph/why-is-learning-english-important/

Living Language. (2014). Tagalog: A History of the Language of the Philippines.

Retrieved from
https://​www.livinglanguage.co​m/blog/2014/11/25/​tagalog-a-history-of-​the-language-phili
pp​ines/
Rafael, V. (2015). Filipino, the Language that is not one. Retrieved from
https://www.google.com.ph/amp/s/amp.rappler.com/thought-leaders/103304-filipino-lan
guage-not-one