LINGUISTIC AND DISCOURSE COMPETENCE OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: BASIS FOR REMEDIAL PROGRAM IN ENGLISH

Author Name: Robert T. Salvador

Volume: 01 &  Issue:

Country: PHILIPPINES

DOI NO.: NA, DOI Link: http://doi-ds.org/doilink/08.2020-25662434/

Affiliation:

1. Instructor, Research/Inquiries and Investigations, Riverside College, Inc. – Bacolod City, Philippines
   E-mail:rsalvador@riverside.edu.ph

ABSTRACT

This study on the levels of linguistic and discourse competence has aimed at constructing a proposed remedial program in English. Employing quantitativeresearch design, the researcher-made essay test and extemporaneous speech questions were administered among 248 senior high school students who were randomly chosen as respondents. To analyze and interpret data, mean, standard deviation, and One-Way Analysis of Variance were utilized. Major findings reveal that the respondents were competent in both written and oral communication with mean scores of 44.07 and 47.03, respectively.When grouped according to sex, female students performed better than their male counterparts. Whereas, when grouped according to strand, the mean scores of the respondents vary from ‘Moderate’ to ‘Good’ in both areas. Further, when grouped according to sex, the data indicate a significant difference in terms of linguistic and discourse competence. On the contrary, no significant difference is noted when the respondents grouped according to strand for both areas. Overall, the communication skills of senior high school students could still be improved. For this reason, a remedial program to aid the difficulties of students in English language learning was proposed.

Key words: Linguistic competence, discourse competence, English language learning