THE CORRELATION BETWEEN STUDENTS’ ENGLISH LANGUAGE

PROFICIENCY AND CLASSROOM CODESWITCHING

ALJAY C. LAPITAN
REHENA P. MANGAYAT
CARLOC A. DALGAN
ALBION V. LEYSA III

A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE COLLEGE OF

TEACHER EDUCATION, SULTAN KUDRAT STATE UNIVERSITY IN
PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE COURSE REQUIREMENT IN ENG322
THESIS WRITING IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

MARCH 2023
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER I – INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study 1
Theoretical Framework 4
Statement of the Problem 8
Research Hypothesis 8
Significance of the Study 8
Scope and Delimitation of the Study 9
Definition of terms 10

CHAPTER II- REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

English Language Proficiency 12
English Language Proficiency in the Philippines 15
Levels of English Proficiency 17
Definitions of Code-switching 19
Functions of Codeswitching 20
Types of Codeswitching 23
Codeswitching in the Philippines 24
Classroom Codeswitching 26
Class Recitation 28
Class Demonstration 29
Asking Questions 31
Summary 32

CHAPTER III- METHODOLOGY

Research Design 34
Locale of the Study 36
Respondents of the Study 36
Sampling Technique 36
Data Gathering Instruments 37
Statistical Treatment 37
Data Gathering Procedure 39
Ethical Considerations 41

REFERENCES 49

APPENDICES
Appendix 1 53
Appendix 2 54
Appendix 3 55

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 LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE TITLE PAGE

1 Schematic Diagram 6

2 Map showing the Locale of the Study 35

3 Diagram showing the data gathering procedure 40

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