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Chapter I
THE PROBLEM
Introduction
One of the aims of the Department of Education is to prepare the
students to be globally competitive. To achieve this, educational reforms of the
government must also focus into the mastery of English as the second
language. Such attempt will greatly help to harness the productive capacity of
the countrys human resource base towards international competitiveness.
Competitiveness may be gauged from sociolinguistic competence of a
person. Sociolinguistic competence is the ability to use language appropriate to
a given communicative context taking into account the roles of the
participants, the setting and the purpose of interaction. It is the ability to use
and respond to language appropriately, given the setting, the topic, and the
relationships among the people communicating, particularly the lingua franca
of the educational society and community, in its various contexts and
Chapter II
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES
This chapter presents the literature and studies which are found to have
a direct bearing to the present investigation.
Related Literature
Sociolinguistic Competence
All language events consist of a pierce of language in social context.
Every different social context determines the particular form of language. The
language used in particular situation determines the nature of that social event
( Stockwell 2002).
Brown (2001) posited that sociolinguistic competence is the knowledge of
the sociocultural rules of language and of discourse. This type of competence
Chapter III
METHODOLOGY
Research Design
This study utilized a descriptive-correlational method. It described the
sociolinguistic competence of freshmen students in English in terms of style of
discourse, euphemisms, idioms and jargons; as well as determined the
academic performance of freshmen students. Additionally, it determined the
Research Respondents
The respondents of the study were the one hundred thirty two
(132)freshmen students taking up the degree of Bachelor of Secondary
Education on the three major courses namely Math, English, and Biology
during the school year 2011-2012. Table 1 shows the distribution of
respondents.
CHAPTER IV
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
This chapter presents, analyzes and interprets the data gathered in this
research study. The various results were presented in the succeeding tables
with corresponding discussions and explanations. It also answered specific
problems given in the previous chapter.
Table 2
Level of Sociolinguistic Competence of Freshmen BSED Students
Sociolinguisti
c
FEMALE
MALE
(Percentage
(Percentage
Competence
Style
Legend
of 55.11
Moderate
52.27
Moderate
Discourse
Euphemisms
63.41
Competent
Moderate
57.05
Competent
Moderate
Idioms
30.50
Competent
Low
29.1
Competent
Low
51.70
Competent
Moderate
49.3
Competent
Moderate
Jargons
:
Competent
Competent
86%
- 100% - Very High Competent
71% - 85% - High Competent
40% - 70% - Moderate Competent
15% - 39% - Low Competent
1% - 14% - Very Low Competent
CHAPTER V
This chapter presents the summary of the study, findings on the results,
conclusions, and recommendations.
Summary
This study is conducted to determine the sociolinguistic competence of
freshmen students of bachelor in secondary education students in Mindanao
State University-General Santos City.
Specifically, this study seeks answers to the following sub-problems:
1. What is the level of sociolinguistic competence of Freshmen BSED
students relative to:
1.1 Style of Discourse
1.2 Euphemisms
1.3 Idioms
1.4Jargons
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
JFG
APPROVAL SHEET
This undergraduate thesis entitled SOCIOLINGUISTIC COMPETENCE
OF FRESHMEN STUDENTS OF BACHELOR IN SECONDARY EDUCATION IN
MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY GENERAL SANTOS CITY prepared and
submitted by JAY FORD CABANBAN GONZALES in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree BACHELOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, has
been examined and is recommended for ORAL EXAMINATION.
AVA CLARE MARIE O. ROBLES, Ph.D.
Adviser
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PANEL OF EXAMINERS
Approved by the Committee on Oral Examination.
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Date
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LIST OF TABLES
Table
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Distribution of Respondents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Statistical Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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LIST OF FIGURES
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1. Conceptual Framework......
2. Research Design
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
TITLE PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
APPROVAL SHEET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
ACKNOWLEDGMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
LIST OF TABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
LIST OF FIGURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vi
CHAPTER
I
THE PROBLEM
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Statement of the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .
Significance of the Study. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scope and Delimitation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
II
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3
3
5
Conceptual Framework .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
III
Related Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
Hypothesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
Definition of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
METHODOLOGY
Research Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26
Research Respondents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26
Conceptual Framework .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
IV
Research Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28
29
Statistical Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29
32
38
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38
Findings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39
Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40
BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
APPENDICES
Appendix A
Dear Respondents:
Greetings!
I am one of the students of Mindanao State University, General Santos
City who is conducting a thesis on The Extent of Texting and the Level of
Spelling Skills of First Year Student of LunPadidu National High
Noted by:
(Sgd) AVA CLARE MARIE O. ROBLES, PhD.
Adviser
Appendix B
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE RESPONDENTS
Questionnaire on the Extent of Texting and the level of Spelling Skills of
the First Year Students of LunPadidu National High School
Directions: The lists below are statements which are designed to determine the
regularity of texting, the amount youve spend in texting and the texting
promo you had availed. You are requested to give your honest rating by
checking () the box that corresponds to the number which best reflects
your rating using the legend below.
4
High Extent
3
Moderate
Extent
2
Low extent
1
Very low
Extent
RATINGS
A. Regularity of Texting
5
Appendix C
QUESTIONNAIRE VALIDATION TOOL
Questionnaire on the Extent of Texting and the level of Spelling Skills of
the First Year Students of LunPadidu National High School
Direction: This tool asks for your evaluation of the questionnaire to be used in the data gathering for the
investigation stated above, to establish its validity. You are requested to give your honest
assessment using the criteria stated below; please check () only one from the selection.
Scale
5
Interpretation
Very Highly Valid
The
Highly Valid
The
Valid
The
Less Valid
The
The
Description
questionnaire is valid and can provide unbiased
investigation, allowing 0 5% error.
questionnaire is valid and can provide unbiased
investigation, allowing 6 10% error.
questionnaire is valid and can provide unbiased
investigation, allowing 11 15% error.
questionnaire is valid and can provide unbiased
investigation, allowing 16 20% error.
questionnaire is valid and can provide unbiased
investigation, allowing 21 25% error.
____________________________________________
Signature Over Printed Name of the Validator
Rating
3
2
Appendix D
QUESTIONNAIRE VALIDATION RESULT
Questionnaire on the Extent of Texting and the level of Spelling Skills of
the First Year Students of LunPadidu National High School
VALIDATORS
PROF.ROSSEL
MEAN
INTERPRETATION
Very Good
4.56
Excellent
4.44
Excellent
4.33
Excellent
AUDENCIAL
PROF. LOURDES
MANZANO
Over-all rating