English Language Education in the Philippines: Policies, Problems, and Prospects

Madrunio, Marilu Rañosa; Martin, Isabel Pefianco; Plata, Sterling Miranda

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“…The English language education in the Philippines is frequently faced with low academic performance among Filipino students. This is due to many factors, such as poverty, lack of school facilities, qualified teachers, and learning resources (Madrunio, Martin, & Plata, 2016). Likewise, scholars imply that these unfortunate factors contributed to the low results in functional literacy skills which are apparent in the Program for International Student Assessment data (PISA 2018 results, 2019).…”

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“…English is one of the compulsory subjects in the Philippines because aside from Filipino, it is considered the official language used in different transactions at schools and other institutions in the country (Porciuncula, 2011). Transitions in the curriculum and Medium of Instruction (MOI) were observed from Bilingual Education to the current K to 12 curricula, highlighting the implementation of the Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) to the early stage of education among learners (Madrunio, Martin, & Plata, 2016). Since then, according to Bernard (2011), there has been consistent and systematic documentation of students' learning difficulties associated with using the English language as the medium of instruction knowing the fact that English is a foreign language.…”

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Teaching Methods in English Language Instruction: Case of Selected English Language Teachers in General Santos City, Philippines

2020

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The aim of the Philippine education is to highlight the learners' equal opportunity in learning and holistic development to the best level possible amid insufficient learning materials and facilities. Hence, the teachers' pedagogies, their best practices and strategies applied in the classroom are the key which leads to the questions on what are the most common teaching methods used by the teachers and how are they using these methods? The underpinning concept in this study is guided by the theory of constructivism. As such, in view of the research questions; the mixed method concurrent design was used to explore the experiences of the selected English language teachers in rendering an effective teaching strategy. The teaching methods in English language instruction were determined through a survey questionnaire. This is further reinforced by the qualitative data obtained through the semi-structured interview and classroom observations. Results showed that the lecture method and brainstorming were most often used as a method of teaching. The profile of the subjects showed that teachers are well experienced and qualified English language teachers in view of their educational background and professional development. Implications for teachers considering the results emphasized more innovative and contextualized teaching strategies in English instruction.

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“…Hence, teachers have been frustrated about the disconcerting levels of vocabulary skills among the students that result in poor comprehension. Moreover, English proficiency in the Philippines, as well as in other subject areas, is declining (Madrunio, Martin, & Plata, 2016).…”

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“…In their book, Madrunio, Martin, and Plata (2016) discussed the overview of the results of National Achievement Test (NAT) in English from school years [2004][2005][2005][2006], and 2011-2012. The NAT results from the abovementioned school years showed the continuing deterioration of English proficiency of high school students in the Philippines as shown in the figure below (Department of Education (2012) as cited by Madrunio, Martin, and Plata (2016). Figure 1 shows the performance of the high school students in English for the past years has been on the decline and are significantly low.…”

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Exploring Parent-Teacher Collaboration To Improve Students’ Vocabulary Skills: An Action Research

Javier¹,

Jubay²

2019

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This action research was conducted to help students develop their vocabulary skills through parent-teacher collaboration and to help parents and teachers understand that collaboration is an important aspect that warrants enough attention. Thus, few studies have focused on parent-teacher collaboration to help students develop their vocabulary skills. This study applies Beck, McKeown, and Kucan’s (2013) three-tiered model of vocabulary to gauge the vocabulary level of the students. Moreover, the researchers used quasiexperimental research to test whether or not collaboration between teachers and parents is effective in improving the vocabulary skills of students. This study used pre-test and post-test to measure students’ vocabulary skills. A training matrix was developed by the researchers to be used for the monthlong duration of the experiment. In the matrix, the researchers employed vocabulary exercises during the experiment. The data gathered were statistically analyzed using SPSS. The results of the study are presented and discussed with reference to the aim of the study; (1) based on the computed mean of the pre- and post-tests, it was found out that there is an increase in the students’ level of performance in vocabulary. Moreover, (2) the results accepted the hypothesis that there is a significant difference before and after the exposure to parent-teacher collaboration. Lastly, (3) it is proposed that parent-teacher partnership shall be the next priority of the school Continuous Improvement Program (CIP) which will highlight communication skills primarily.

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“…Shockingly, even though numerous initiatives have been made to enhance the standards of English, the results have been quite disheartening and discouraging (English Language Standards & Quality Council, 2015). Moreover, there is no doubt that there is an acute deterioration in the grasp of English in many parts of the world such as Thailand (James, 2015), Turkey (Koru & Akesson, 2011), Indonesia (Wati, 2011), Japan (Steele & Rong, 2016), Hong Kong of China (Yeung, 2013), Philippines (Madrunio, Martin, & Plata, 2016), to name a few.…”

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Looking through the Lenses of Non-Native English Teachers: Native English Trainers in the Pro-ELT Programme

Sukri¹,

Yunus²

2018

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The world has held a strong predisposition towards native English-speaking teacher trainers in an endeavour to leapfrog the competencies of non-native English-speaking teachers. In the Malaysian context, realizing the acute decline in English proficiency among English teachers, the Ministry of Education recruited native English-speaking trainers through the implementation of an in-service training programme or better known as Pro-ELT (Professional Up-skilling for English language teachers). However, there have always been mixed results in regard to the outcomes of the Pro-ELT Programme. To this view, the study employed individual semi-structured interviews which were conducted with 5 Pro-ELT programme participants. The findings illuminated that all the study participants held positive perceptions of their native English-speaking trainers in the Pro-ELT Programme mainly because of their competencies, exemplary qualities and the confidence that they cultivated in the participants to communicate in English. Nevertheless, there is clamour for the recruitment of local trainers to better optimize the impact of the Pro-ELT Programme. Implications of the study and suggestions for future research are also discussed.

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English Language Education in the Philippines: Policies, Problems, and Prospects

Cited by 20 publications

References 2 publications

Teaching Methods in English Language Instruction: Case of Selected English Language Teachers in General Santos City, Philippines

Teaching Methods in English Language Instruction: Case of Selected English Language Teachers in General Santos City, Philippines

Exploring Parent-Teacher Collaboration To Improve Students’ Vocabulary Skills: An Action Research

Looking through the Lenses of Non-Native English Teachers: Native English Trainers in the Pro-ELT Programme

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