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Thesis Revised 2
Thesis Revised 2
A Thesis Proposal
Presented to
The Faculty of Graduate School
CARAGA STATE UNIVERSITY
Ampayon, Butuan City, Philippines
In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION MAJOR IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
TEACHING
April 2022
Chapter 1
THE PROBLEM
Introduction
and general stances. One of those that top the list is the overwhelming issue
would agree likewise. The Philippines, for example, scored the lowest in
recent one, the World Bank estimated that the learning poverty in the country
The said predicament, nonetheless, is just the tip of the iceberg of the
real deal that must be gotten rid of. As per classroom observations and
Rashid (2019), Shehu (2015), and Chen et al. (2016), along with the difficulty
of enunciating letters lies the issue of lacking adequate vocabulary that would
gap could have been prevented if learners had just developed their
country, San Agustin National High School faces the same unfortunate
consequences that the said problem ushers, which in this case, to the 7 th and
8th graders of the institution. Due to this, most learners cannot comprehend
the literary works which they are asked to read. A handful of them cannot
satisfactorily write, lest apply creativity to written works. While this can be
attributed to the lack of face-to-face classes for the past two years due to the
sufficient English lexicon and array of words – a rather shocking cause given
postmodern trend, such as the perceptible abuse of mobile phone usage that
further drags them away from reading without constant monitoring. This
constantly checked out for the 16-hour period that they are not in school,
mere hollow reminders are not enough to help them from the abovementioned
quandaries.
Nevertheless, while this remains an eyesore reality at present, a
proposed initiative might just work amidst the looming conditions in the locale
setting: the crafting of a weekly learning plan, that is. True enough, the
Department of Education did utilize the said intervention during the 2-year
face-to-face hiatus, and, fortunately, did a good job of guiding the learners on
what to do even without the head-on supervision from our teachers. This is
so that it can efficiently attend to the learners as to how they can remotely and
gradually enhance their English vocabulary, and quite possibly, to the heights
Ultimately, the said intervention is hoped to carry out the vital mission
of slowly solving the stumbling block that hinders our agents, that is, the
project. With this, the researcher welcomes inquisitive minds to take a look at,
weigh out the underlying components, and consider the subject that this
investigation seeks to convey. By the noble vow to help the 7 th and 8th
graders of San Agustin National High School, the mitigation can, one day, be
applied to a much wider scope – to help our country’s hope and carriers of its
eventual future.
Theoretical Framework
learning.
these new experiences to his/her prior knowledge. This process does not only
amplify the “existing knowledge base” but also restructures it. A constructivist
“facilitator” of it.
In line with this notion, the vital component of this study, that is, the
educator, as the latter needs only to be facilitated due to its rather dominantly
passive nature. In addition, the activities that will be included in the plan will
the new ones that they are undertaking. As such, this combined knowledge
On one hand, the social learning theory of Albert Bandura holds onto
acquire meaningful knowledge. In other words, the theory declares the idea
that everything can be learned via social avenues. One can grasp information
if he/she observes and copies his/her fellow learner and/or mentor. As with
the implication of the theory, the arranged activities that are proposed in this
Conceptual Framework
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Intervention:
Pre-test Post-test
Weekly Learning
Plan in English
Implications to
teaching and
learning English
lexicon
This study aims to satisfy every element that is embedded within the title
1.1. sex;
1.3. ethnicity?
2. What is the level of vocabulary skills of the learners before and after
students:
Learning Plan?
The following are among the objectives which this study strives to
satiate:
significance:
Since the learning gap (i.e., lexical deficiency) can be, undeniably,
seen among the schools, particularly, as in the case of the 7 th and 8th graders
of San Agustin National High School, this study opts to shed clarity based on
factual data and orderly process. Holding onto this proposition, the results of
theoretical tools to aid the learners’ needs, most particularly in the linguistic,
and lexical arena, where this paper longs to bring them toward remediation,
learning intervention in their quest to help and facilitate the learners to prevail
since it would provide insights and grounds for assessment regarding the
said matter; and as much as how the latter would be perceived by the school
springboard for future educators who would invest in this study and its impact
toward cultivating the lexical aptitude among the 7 th and 8th graders of San
Agustin National High School, class of the academic year 2023-2024. This
includes the proper application of the said tool along with the proposed
in assisting the said learners’ reading habits, which can certainly score a
learners after undergoing the said intervention will also be included in this
statistical data that back up this study, a section intended for it will be
provided.
Definition of Terms
For the purpose of precision, some terminologies which are used in this
from the target subject, which in this case, is the arsenal of words, that is, the
vocabulary of learners.
set of words.
Weekly Learning Plan. This refers to the learning intervention that was
teachers.
Americans and Filipinos; and is regarded as one of the widely used languages
globally.
who attend in-person classes and is currently learning a subject or skill, such
Learning Poverty. This means the inability to read and comprehend an age-
Learning Gap. This refers to any of the learning difficulties that is/are
learners. In this case, the difficulty of reading comprehension due to the lack
Constructivism. This pertains to the learning theory, which Jean Piaget and
others suggested, that gives emphasis toward the idea that the learner is the
Bandura proposed, that suggests the idea that learning can be acquired
researcher and this paper seek to apply in order to control, lessen, and
comprehension level, etc.) that meets the ideal standard through which it is
measured with.
Chapter 2
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
(Handog, 2020). A part of the steps from the initiative that they came up with
was the crafting of a Weekly Learning Plan that enabled the learners to be
that they must go through in order to complete a learning session just as what
relative success (relative as there are aspects of remote classes that still need
inferences, related articles and studies that are concerned with this study’s
knowledge of a certain word, not just its sheer definition, but how it sees fit to
the world (Stahl, 2005). Formally, it is a kind of knowledge that facilitates text
identification that paves the way for higher level process of reading (Silva &
In light of the issue that this study conveys, some studies pointed out
to linguistic competence. In the same study that gave us the definition of the
abovementioned concept, for instance, it has been found out that past
as well as both listening and reading comprehension (Cain & Oakhill, 2014;
the fundamental key to besting reading and other learning skills. 1 In addition,
Avila et al. (2021), in their rather localized study, stressed that the limited
without the learners’ proper and ample knowledge of the target language,
he/she cannot be able to express his/her ideas. The same study suggests that
1
Cf. Christine Ferrer & Louie Gee Carmen, “Strategies and Attitude in English Vocabulary Learning of
Grade 11 Filipino Students: A Literature Review”
language’s lexicon, the more he/she becomes confident in understanding
verbal and written contexts, literary works, and even social jargon.
instructors should pay more emphasis on lexicon and not just on the
fact that they fall short in vocabulary. These findings from two different
pursuit.
vocabulary’s influence on one’s speaking skills. The latter study, for example,
English language facilitates the verbal exchange of ideas and can, in turn,
previously stipulated.
Through its order no. 17, series of 2022, referred to as the Guidelines
good definition of what exactly a Weekly Learning Plan is. According to the
based activities that guides both teachers and learners in the attainment of
combines the Weekly Home Learning Plan and the Daily Lesson Plan. The
building students’ reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills. In this case,
the researcher aims to gradually build proficiency in the English lexicon
such an epistemological standpoint asserts that it is the learners, and not the
teachers, who truly discover meaningful ways in learning about the content,
supervision this time. This is anchored to what Bandura (1977), in his Social
Learning Theory, has posited – that direct reinforcement could not account for
“feasible” means, one of the proposed activities from our Weekly Learning
Plan is, simply, watching movies. Two separate studies have found that
learners. These studies conclude that their correspondents were positive that
understand the meaning of the text that is being read, reading is the first and
foremost requirement for the learner to acquire the needed vocabulary set.
The prediction that reading skill could be linked with vocabulary growth
effect on a child’s exposure, for instance, to novel words/words that are new
to them (Duff, et al., 2015). That, acquiring large numbers of words is only
Sánchez, 2020).
collocations can also be learned incidentally from the said activity (Pellicer-
reading activity.
2
Cf. Isabel L. Beck, et al., Bringing Words to Life
vocabulary among learners (Hirschel & Fritz, 2013; Wu, 2015) and thus
need for a method of delivering such a strategy in which the students can be
This just supports beforehand that the activities included in this study’s
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Chapter 3
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter presents the research design, along with its research
Research Design
This study will make use of quantitative research coupled with the One-
data that are analyzed using mathematically based methods (in particular
generalizability of findings.
In One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design, everyone in a group is
measured once before and once after treatment. In this type of quasi-
experimental design, the researcher will not examine the differences between
groups but the other way around. The researcher does not control any
the estimate of the treatment effect. That is, it is assumed (rather than
the observation would have been zero or some other small number, with any
treatment effect.
Research Locale
northern part of Brgy. San Agustin, Bayugan City. The city, per se, is a third-
class city and the only city in the province of Agusan del Sur in the
kilometers away from the national highway, via an entrance at a junction road
in Barangay San Vicente, Sibagat, Agusan del Sur; and lies at about 16 feet
below the ground surface. There are 118 learners who are currently enrolled
in the school.
The school has a total land area of 1 hectare, which was donated by
the local barangay. Within its vicinity lie lustrous carabao grasses, two landfills
area used to be farmland then, thus retaining the marshy-ness and sloppiness
on the northeastern side, and verdant, concaving hills on most sides. The
entrance side of the school is surrounded with flowers, eggplants, and lemon
trees. The school is just adjacent to the provincial road; the latter of which is
The participants of the study include the 7 th and 8th graders, class of
school year 2023-2024 of San Agustin National High School, whose age
Research Instrument
This study will utilize the following research instruments: the Pretest
et al. and the questionnaire for the level of appreciation of learners toward the
The Pretest and Posttest assessments that this study shall employ are
openly pointed out by Stuart Webb et al (2017) as the most widely used
can be found in the English language. This tool shall be disseminated to the
teachers who are accounted to monitor the learners’ performance before and
insights, reflecting the level of appreciation among the latter, with the first two
questions focusing on the general conduciveness of the plan on their part; the
next three questions talk about how learners would see the activities
proposed within the plan; while the last five delve into how the plan essentially
develops the vocabulary skills of the agents in each of the given indicators.
of the week, the teachers shall conduct a pretest assessment via the
Vocabulary Levels Test. The teachers shall, then, distribute the Weekly
Learning Plan to each learner. The learners shall undergo the set of activities
After which, the teachers shall hold the posttest assessment to monitor
the progress of the learners after the employment of the intervention. The
questionnaires on the level of appreciation, which will be one of the bases for
the researcher’s data analysis. It should be noted, however, that the outcome
from the filled-out questionnaires shall not be sifted subjectively as it might
Name:(Optional)________________________________________
Grade and
Section:_______________________________________________
Teacher:______________________________________________
This questionnaire is solely developed for research purposes only. You are
encouraged to answer each of the following questions truthfully. Your utmost
cooperation is highly appreciated.
1= Strongly Disagree
2= Disagree
3= Uncertain
4= Agree
5= Strongly Agree
Do not forget to encircle the number that best corresponds with your answer.
1. I like utilizing the Weekly Learning Plan as it can be 1 2 3 4 5
easily adapted especially on my level as a learner.
2. I like the Weekly Learning Plan as it is timewise, 1 2 3 4 5
hence, conducive.
3. I enjoy each of the activities that are suggested 1 2 3 4 5
within the said plan.
4. I am able to boost my reading comprehension upon 1 2 3 4 5
going through the activities which are suggested by the
plan.
5. I find no problem on utilizing the plan as it just 1 2 3 4 5
suggests feasible and simple tasks.
6. I am able to boost my vocabulary skills upon utilizing 1 2 3 4 5
the learning plan even without the head-on guidance of
my parents/guardians, teachers, and peers.
7. I am able to learn previously unknown words with 1 2 3 4 5
their meaning just by simply completing the activities.
8. I am able to add up a lot of words and their meaning 1 2 3 4 5
in my arsenal without worrying how or where I can get
them.
9. I am now able to fully understand what I am reading 1 2 3 4 5
thanks to the help of the plan.
10. I am able to apply the words that I have learned in 1 2 3 4 5
real contexts, such as academic avenues and casual
conversation thanks to the help of the learning plan.
Isabel L. Beck, et al., Bringing Words to Life (New York, USA: The Guilford
Press, 2013), 4.
Charles S. Reichardt, A Guide to Design and Analysis (New York, USA: The
Guilford Press, 2019), 95.
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