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Title Page…………………………………………………………… i
Table of Contents………………………………………………….. ii
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1 INTRODUCTION
Theory Base……………………………………. 3
Conceptual Framework……………………….. 4
Definition of Terms…………………………….. 6
Hypothesis……………………………………… 6
2 METHODOLOGY
Research Design………………………………. 14
Respondents…………………………………… 15
Sampling Method…………………………….... 15
Research Instruments……………………….... 16
Data Analysis…………………………………… 19
REFERENCES……………………………………………… 20
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
This dissertation aims to study the English language and the attitude of
humanities and social sciences students in school. It is well known that one of the
We all know how our attitude changes when we speak the English language. The
schools adhered to the “English Only” policy so that the students could be
acknowledged as one of the most important factors that impact learning the
reviewed and it was observed that if the learning environment is not conducive to
learning, students are likely to develop a negative attitude towards the subject
with the resultant poor achievement. The issue of poor performance in the
English language has been a cause for concern to all stakeholders in the
education sector and the problem has been blamed on so many factors. That
ideas and the achievement of any learner will to a great extent depend on his
attitude towards the learning materials. Thus, students’ attitude is one of the
variables that affect language learning. This means that a favorable attitude could
and attitude toward learning the English language. Also, it is generally agreed
among researchers that positive attitudes facilitate the learning process, though
motivation and attitudes toward learning English, the current study was
undergraduates and their attitudes toward learning the target language and its
Philippines yet it is widely used and taught in the educational system of this
driven by curiosity as to what might shape the attitude and motivation of the
had encountered these problems with gaining motivation to learn English in non-
English speaking countries because they are afraid of mistakes and are not
encouraged to use learning strategies (Ditual, 2012). Students are also less
motivated due to the lack of creative setup in the classroom. Similarly, a positive
attitude toward learning the English language is significant because it shows that
learners are inclined to learn. It was stated that a learner's second language
inefficient reach of the target language (Corsino, Lim, & Reyes, 2022).
or behavior under this study which is the English language and attitude of
students in humanities and social sciences. We want to know what are the
students' actions or attitudes when they speak in English. We also want to know
Theory Base
functions. According (Katz, 1960) argued that to build a strong attitude theory, a
firm understanding of what students’ attitudes are is required. This theory aims to
Researchers also show how this theory affects the English language.
This study would explain the correlation of the following variables: English
Attitude
English Language Behavioral Aspect
Cognitive Aspect
English Speaking
Emotional Aspect
English Listening
This study will determine the level of HUMSS Student’s “English Language
This may help the students in more efficient ways so that their Attitude could
show the desired outcome. Knowing that HUMSS Students’ English Language
will positively impact many aspects. It also may help the students in more
structured ways on
The study will give knowledge and benefit to the following sectors:
Students. This study will help the students to have knowledge of the
English Language and how they could express their attitude toward learning the
English Language.
Parents. They will gain insight into how to evaluate this topic. The
instruction for the students. The results of this study may also help them to
of the students in learning English language, and how they could help to improve
material for further research into the associated discoveries. They might use this
environment and to set your personal goal, learning new skills as an individual
Emotional aspect - To helps us build better relationship and talk clearly about
how we can react. This information can guide every human to recognize
emotions/feelings.
Enthused -is a more self-serving variety that strives to maintain the enthusiasm
This study takes effect during the school year 2022-2023. Out of all SHS
This study limits its coverage to the SHS HUMSS strand only. /This
study aims to test the level of English language and attitude of HUMSS students.
Hypothesis
attitude?
Review of Related Literature
This chapter gives a summary of the prior research on the two domains of
Along with attitudes, this also includes the three categories that are examined in
discourse that combined facts, ideas, and research findings from both local and
international sources and served as the context and framework for the various
study components also contained the relationships between the variables in this
study.
English Language
foreign language, students must have adequate and continuous study methods
language which separates influential class from the rest of individual who lives in
society (Akram & Yasmeen, 2011) as cited by (Anwar & Shukur, 2015).
English is the language that is most commonly used within the academic
field. With the help of developing technology, English has been playing a major
social prestige to one who can speak it, thus, empowering the elite and keeps the
power within it. Undoubtedly, therefore, the ability to logically present one's ideas
English language is challenging since it requires much time and effort, and is not
always an easy and pleasant activity even for a language enthusiast (Lam, 2009).
English Speaking
deliver information or express feelings into speech and skill is defined as the
processing of information. The type and meaning of the speech depends on the
context in which it happens, the participants, and the reasons for which it is
spoken (Burns & Joyce, 1997). And another meaning is speaking (reading,
writing, listening, and speaking) is one of the four language skills. It is the
medium by which learners can interact with others to attain those objectives or
speaking is the language skill most commonly used in almost any environment
think and want. In expressing their opinion people just said what they want
language through the mouth. Also, Saputra (2018) stated that besides speaking
English Listening
Nowadays listening is the one skill that you use the most in everyday
life. Listening comprehension is the basis for your speaking, writing and reading
skills. To train your listening skills, it is important to listen actively, which means to
Mukhamedova, 2021).
skills. Listening is firstly acquired language skill and has essential role as the
in the language tool. Nurgiyantoro explains (2010) that listening has meaning to
interactive process in which the individual takes the roles of speaker and listener
through a verbal and non-verbal component. It means that the ability of a person
Attitude
directed towards some objects, events or persons. On the other hand, Ewen
(2003) as cited by Nyamubi (2016) defines attitude as a mental and neural state
influence upon the individual’s response to all objects and situations with which it
is related.
achievement. Baker (1992) as cited by Nyamubi (2016) found the following: first,
and second, they facilitate learners’ motivation to learn the language in relation to
course, the teacher and learners may have favorable attitudes to the language
learnt, if they expect to benefit from it. In this way, learners will strive to achieve
highly in the expectation of doing well in examinations and mastering the
Kubiatko (2013) argued that if attitudes towards a subject and school are
the study of Holúbková & Glasová (2011) associated academic achievement with
positive attitude towards learning English language, they will be able to attain
Behavioral Aspect
The behavioral aspect of attitude (BAA) deals with the way one behaves
and reacts in particular situations. Kara (2009) stated that positive attitude leads
and striving to learn more. Such students are also observed to show more
enthusiasm to solve problems, to acquire what is useful for daily life, and to
learning improves the students to recognize themselves with the native English
speakers and adopt or obtain numerous features of behaviors which describe the
solving, to obtain the knowledge and competencies valuable for day to day life
Cognitive Aspect
learners about the knowledge that they receive and their understanding of the
process of language learning. The cognitive attitude could be classified into four
steps of connecting the previous knowledge and the new one, creating new
knowledge, checking new knowledge, and applying the new knowledge in many
This aspect contains the belief of the language learners in terms of the
information that they can gain and their sympathetic in the process of language
learning. The cognitive aspect could be categorized into four phases of linking the
2015).
Emotional Aspect
With respect to the emotional attitude, Feng and Chen (2009) stated
emotional factors. The teacher and his students engage in various emotional
activities in it and varied results of emotions are yield.” Since attitude is one of the
key factors for success in language learning, numerous studies have already
research has been considered in the previous 50 years because of the growing
relation between the importance of the language use and the nature of individuals
show their feeling whether they dislike/like the matters or circumstances. It has
been agreed that the internal emotion and feeling of learning new language affect
their viewpoints and their attitude towards the aimed language according to
METHODOLOGY
Research Design
Therefore, its primary objectives are to verify facts, forecast events, test
hypotheses, and verify assumptions. It isolates the variables and employs a large
variable (Myers and Well, 2013). The English language and attitude are two
aspects in this study that the researchers will be able to compare and contrast.
Respondents
Toril, Specifically the Senior High School Students under the Humanities and
Social Sciences Strand in the school year of 2022-2023. There are seven
Service. The researchers are confident that the 265 respondents will be able to
provide the require data for this study because they are part of the SHS HUMSS
strand, which is one of the qualities that are a good fit for the data required.
Sampling Design
This study utilizes simple random sampling, and it allows the researchers to
pick out samples on online students from all Grade 11&12 STEM sections:
population of Senior High School HUMSS students, the study's researchers will
apply Slovin's Formula, from which they will extract the necessary data.
confidence level, we have arrived at the value of 265 as our sample size. To
total of 265 learners from Grade 11 & 12 under Humanities and Social Sciences
Research Instrument
The researchers will use a research instrument that is composed of the two
Attitude
The first part of the instrument will be the English language questionnaire
adopted from the study of Rui M. Schroeder (2016) having the two domains
All items in the questionnaire section for English language learning will be
Disagree). For interpretation of the level of motivation, the researchers will use
2 1.00-1.99 Agree
3 2.00-2.99 Moderate
4 3.00-3.99 Disagree
The second part of the instrument is to measure the student’s Attitude. This
questionnaire was adopted from the study of Shahrzad Eshghinejad (2016) Three
the researcher used the Scale of Value, Range, and Descriptive Equivalent
presented below.
2 1.00-1.99 Agree
3 2.00-2.99 Moderate
4 3.00-3.99 Disagree
Toril's Ms. Cristina A. Pusta, LPT, MAST, Riomey A. Marata, LPT, MaEd, Analiza
A. Languido, LPT, MaEd, and Arthelo P. Palma, LPT, MBA, PhD asking for the
In addition, a permission letter will also be sent to Mr. Geronimo Hilario Jr.,
LPT permission to conduct a research study. After it has been reviewed and
recommended, a second letter will be sent to Mr. Geronimo Hilario Jr., LPT,
officially start the survey. This will give the researchers the opportunity to gather
data for their study and compile a master list of all the respondents they have
selected.
disseminated Face to Face, as well as the collection of the results will be done
Face to Face. The researcher will first explain the study's purpose and relevant
questionnaire. After collecting the results, they will be tabulated using a data
analysis tool.
After tabulating the results, the researchers will record and analyze the data
from the survey, and it will be validated and interpreted. Subsequently, the result
Data Analysis
The following statistical tools will be used to analyze the quantitative data
random variable's distribution. The first and second questions in the problem
the level of students' English language and the level of Attitude of HUMSS
students.
correlation coefficient) (Dator et al., 2021) is a test statistic that determines the
association or correlation and the direction of the relationship. This is the tool
two variables in this study: SHS HUMSS Students' English Language and
Attitude.
Each predictor value is weighted to indicate its relative contribution to the overall
prediction. This is the tool utilized to determine which of the domains of English