LANGUAGE ANXIETY AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE

PROFICIENCY OF THE BEED IV STUDENTS

OF ST. MARY’S COLLEGE OF
BANSALAN, INC.

An
Undergraduate Thesis
Presented to the Faculty of
St. Mary's College of Bansalan, Inc.
Bansalan, Davao del Sur

In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Bachelor in Secondary Education
Major in English

Hara Jane Ello

Rizza Joy Aquino
Ruby Basagan

September 2016
 ST. MARY’S COLLEGE OF BANSALAN, INC.
Dahlia St., Poblacion Uno, Bansalan, Davao del Sur
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APPROVAL SHEET

This thesis entitled “ Language Anxiety and English Language

Proficiency of the BEED IV Students of St. Mary’s College of Bansalan,
Inc.”, prepared and submitted by Hara Jane M. Ello, Rizza Joy Aquino, and
Ruby Basagan, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the subject
Introduction to Research has been examined and is recommended for
acceptance and approval.

EVELYN V. CORTES, Ed.D.

Adviser

APPROVED by the Panel of Reviewers with a grade of PASSED

EVELYN E. PANSOY, Ph.D.

Chairperson

VIRGINIA P. MASILLONES, Ed.D. MR. VIRGILIO M. ENCINARES

Member Member
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ACCEPTED and APPROVED in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
degree Bachelor in Secondary Education Major in English.

S. MA. MAGDALENA M. MONTEZA, RVM

Dean of College

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 DEDICATION

To

Our Heavenly Father,

Our Beloved Parents,

Teachers, and

Friends

We Dedicate

This Fruit of Our

Labor.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The researchers express their heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to all

the special persons who became of great help to the success of this study.

Indeed, they provided all their support and assistance in the preparation and

completion of this study.

Dr. Evelyn V. Cortes, Stylistic and English instructor of SMCBI, who

showed sincerity and effort in her constructive criticism and relentlessly shared

her knowledge in research writing.

The panel of reviewers, Evelyn E. Pansoy, Ph.D., Education Program

Head of St. Mary’s College of Bansalan, INC., who has inspired the researchers

amidst the hardships that they have been through in making this research.

Mr. Erick Baloran, their statistician, for his efforts in helping the

researchers interpret the raw data of this study.

Dr. Virginia P. Masillones, Evelyn E. Pansoy, Ph.D., and Mr. Virgilio M.

Encinares for their suggestions and corrections leading to the improvement of

this study.

The School President, S. Ma. Magdalena M. Monteza, RVM for her

approval in making this study possible.

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 The BEED 4 students of St. Mary’s College of Bansalan, Inc., for their

hospitality and time spent during the conduct of this study in answering the

questionnaires.

Their respective parents, for giving them the encouragement and financial

support for the completion of this research. And to their friends, who brought

humor and happiness despite the difficulties in making this research.

Above all, our Supreme God, for His never ending mercy and infinite

wisdom and for providing the researchers all the necessities for the total

accomplishment of this study. To Him, they are eternally grateful.

The Researchers:

Hara Jane M. Ello

Rizza Joy A. Aquino

Ruby D. Basagan

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 ABSTRACT

This study assessed the Language Anxiety of BEED IV students of St. Mary’s

College of Bansalan College Inc., and related it to the English Language

Proficiency of the aforementioned respondents. It used descriptive correlation

method with validated tests that were administered to 40 BEED IV students. The

findings of the study revealed that students had a moderate Language Anxiety

and high in English Language Proficiency. The test of relationship between

Language Anxiety and English Language Proficiency using Pearson Product

Moment Correlation gained a p-value of 0.021 which is noticeably not greater

than 0.05 level of significance. The p-value obtained is interpreted as significant

since it is not greater than 0.05 level of significance. This implies that the 4th year

BEED students Language Anxiety and English Language Proficiency showed a

significant relationship.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

TITLE PAGE i

APPROVAL SHEET ii

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

ABSTRACT vi

TALBE OF CONTENTS vii

LIST OF TABLES x

LIST OF FIGURES xi

CHAPTER

I THE PROBLEM OF THE SETTING

Introduction 1

Statement of the problem 3

Hypothesis 4

Theoretical Framework 4

Conceptual Framework 5

Scope and Delimitation 6

Significance of the Study 6

Definition of Terms 7

II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 8

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III METHODOLOGY 16

Research Design 16

Research Locale 16

Research Respondents 18

Research Instrument 18

Data Gathering Procedure 20

Statistical Tools 20

IV PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA 22

Level of Language Anxiety of the BEED IV Students 22

Communication Apprehension 22

Fear of Negative Evaluation 24

Test Anxiety 25

Anxiety in English Class 27

Level of English Language Proficiency of the BEED IV Students 30

Listening 30

Speaking 31

Reading 33

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 Writing 35

Correlation Between Language Anxiety and English Language

Proficiency of the BEED IV Students 37

V SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMENDATIONS 40

Summary of the Findings 40

Conclusions 41

Recommendations 42

REFERENCES 43

APPENDICES 45

Questionnaire 45

Permission 49

Curriculum Vitae 50

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 LIST OF TABLES

Table Page

1. Level of Language Anxiety in terms of

Communication Apprehension 23

2. Level of Language Anxiety in terms of

Fear of Negative Evaluation 25

3. Level of Language Anxiety in terms of

Test Anxiety 26

4. Level of Language Anxiety in terms of

Anxiety in English Class 26

5. Summary Table for Language Anxiety

of the BEED IV students 29

6. Level of English Language Proficiency

in terms of Listening 31

7. Level of English Language Proficiency

in terms of Speaking 32

8. Level of English Language Proficiency

in terms of Reading 34

9. Level of English Language Proficiency

in terms of Writing 35

10. Summary Table for English Language

Proficiency of the BEED IV students 37

11. Correlation Between Language Anxiety

and English language Proficiency of
The BEED IV Students 39

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 LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Page

1. Conceptual Paradigm of the Study 5

2. Map of the Research Locale 17

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