Appendix B

Questionnaire

Linguistic Competence
(Semantics, Morphology, Syntax)
Name:______________________
I.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
II.

III.

Date:___________

Fill in the gap by supplying the correct preposition in each item.

Choose the answer from the box below:
With

in

to

From

by

since

On

for

until

at

The child responded to his mothers demand ____ throwing a tantrum.

My fingers were injured so my sister had to write the letter ____ me.
Its been raining ________ Christmas morning.
She didnt stop crying _______ she got tired.
My teacher wasnt around so I just put my assignment _____ her table.
True or False. Identify whether each statement carries correct
information or not. Write T for TRUE and F for FALSE.
______1. The word measles is plural.
______2. Womans is the plural form of woman.
______3. The word desirable has 4 syllables.
______4. In the sentence Mara is a conservative girl. When she was
asked to wear mini skirt, she felt a little jittery. The antonym of the
word Jittery is comfortable.
______5. The sentence I saw her duck may have 2 or more
interpretations.

Multiple Choice. Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct

answer of each item:
1. Which of the following is the correct syllabication of the word repainted?.
A. Re-paint-ed
C. repain-ted

B. Repaint-ed
D. re-painted
2. What is the new part of speech of the word establish with the suffix ment
added to it?
A. Noun
C. Adjective
B. Verb
D. Adverb
3. If suffix en will be added to the adjective sweet, what is the part of speech
of the new word?
A. Noun
C. Adjective
B. Verb
D. Adverb
4. Which of the following sentences is not applicable in the English Language
system?
A. The ice melted.
C. The little girl cried.
B. To the boy found.
D. Broken ice melts in the sun.
5. In the sentence, He watered his lawn, what is the function of the underlined
word?
A. Appositives
C. Indirect Object
B. Direct Object
D. Vocative
6. Which among the sentences has transitive verb?
A. I want to go to Baguio City.
C. The baby eats the cookies.
B. The vase broke.
D. She sleeps in her room.
7. What is the correct transitional device to be used in the sentence I cant
answer your question ____ because I dont know the story?
A. Because
C. thats why
B. Therefore
D. and
8. She thought her husband would like her new haircut, but he loathed it. What
does loathed mean?
A. Curse
C. Adore
B. Disliked
D. imitate
9. Emotionally disturbed people may be troubled by morbid thoughts. For
instance, they may often think about suicide or murder. What does the
underlined word mean?
A. Disturbing
C. Psychologically ill
B. Dealing with Death
D. Scary
10. Raul is an indulgent father. He lets his daughter stay p late as she likes and
he never insists that she does her homework. Indulgent means?
A. Lazy and caring
C. strict and mean
B. Stupid and kind
D. lenient and tolerant
11. It is refreshing to see students so excited, zealous in doing their homework.
Zealous means?
A. Lazy
C. indifferent
B. Disciplined
D. jealous
12. Most basketball players are lanky, well over 65 tall. Lanky means:

A. Healthy
C. short
B. Tall
D. active
13. What does the pair of word below demonstrate?
1. Edgar is married.
1.1 Edgar is a bachelor
A. Synonymy
C. Anomaly
B. Antonymy
D. Ambiguity
14. In the sentence, The teacher advised the students to work hard for their
project and not to settle on mediocre outputs. What does mediocre mean?
A. Average
C. Impossible
B. Minor
D. Minimal
15. Which of the following pairs of sentences demonstrate synonymy?
A. Jack is a sailor.
Jack is a seaman.
B. Mr. Jobs is our postman.
Mr. Jobs is the person who delivers our mail.
C. Mr. Adams is a bachelor.
Mr. Adams is old.
D. I find that song funny.
I find that song peculiar.
16. Where is the error in the sentence below?
My mother did not watched the basketball game last night.
A. My mother
C. did
B. Watched
D. game last night
17. Which among the following follows the Subject-Verb-Object pattern?
A. The child ate the cake. C. That boy in the garden.
B. Mother cried.
D. Anna and Gina danced.
18. In the sentence, The government wants to totally eradicate the practice of
abortion in the country, what is the part of speech of the word eradicate?
A. Noun
C. Adjective
B. Adverb
D. Verb
19. Illegal logging causes flashfloods in Mindanao. What is the lexical category
of the word illegal?
A.
Noun
C. Adjective
B. Adverb
D. Preposition
20. In the sentence, The scenario earlier seemed strange, what is the part of
speech of the word strange?
A. Noun
C. Adjective
B. Adverb
D. Verb

II. Linguistic Competence

(Phonology- Speaking)

The other day, I forgot my phone on the bus. The next morning I went
to the lost and found office to see if it had been turned in. I saw the
phone on the desk at the office. Since the battery had died during
the night, it was difficult to convince the man that it was mine. Then
I remembered a v-shaped scratch on the back of the phone. I
described the scratch to the man, and he happily returned the phone
to me.
This is adapted from the Seattle Learning Academys English
Pronunciation (2005)

Rubrics for Phonology

Scale

Equivalent

Description

Excellent

The student pronounced all of the words

properly. There is an awareness of proper
intonation.

Good

The students pronunciation is comprehensible.

The pronunciation is generally correct with only
occasional error.

Fair

The student committed frequent errors in

pronunciation that make the utterance a little
confusing and requires guessing at meaning.

Poor

The student committed many errors in

pronunciation that interfere with
comprehensibility.

Very Poor

The student demonstrated an

incomprehensible pronunciation which contains
many errors.

Appendix B2
Writing Test
Write a 200-word essay on the topic Life after Typhoon Pablo.

5- Very Satisfactory

Demonstrates clear competence in writing on both

the rhetorical and syntactic levels.
The respondent effectively addresses the
writing task.

4- Satisfactory

3- Fair

2- Poor

The output is well-organized and welldeveloped.

The respondent uses clearly appropriate
details to support a thesis or illustrate ideas.
The respondent displays consistent facility in
the use of language.
The respondent demonstrates syntactic
variety and appropriate word choice
Demonstrates competence in writing on both the
rhetorical and syntactic levels, though it will
probably have occasional errors.
The respondent may address some parts of
the task more effectively than others
The output is generally well-organized and
well- developed.
The respondent displays facility in the use of
language, although little errors are noticeable
The respondent demonstrates some syntactic
variety and range of vocabulary.
Demonstrates some developing competence in
writing but it has flaws on both the rhetorical and
syntactic levels.
The respondent addresses the topic
adequately but only touches slight parts of
the task
The respondent uses some details to support
a thesis or illustrate an idea.
The respondent demonstrates adequate but
possibly inconsistent facility with syntax and
usage
The paper may contain some errors that
occasionally obscure meaning
Demonstrates minimal competence in writing on
both the rhetorical and syntactic levels.
The respondent shows inadequate
organization of ideas
The paper exhibits inappropriate or
insufficient details to support or illustrate
generalizations
There is a noticeable inappropriate choice of
words or word forms
The paper shows an accumulation of errors in

1- Very Poor

sentence structure and/or usage of words

Demonstrates no competence in writing on both the
rhetorical and syntactic levels, with visible errors
The paper shows serious disorganization or
underdevelopment of ideas
There is little or no detail about the topic
The paper contains severe and persistent
writing errors
The paper is noticeably incoherent

Q1. Studying English is important to me because I can understand their

culture and tradition.
Q2. Studying English is important to me because I can understand English
stories, novels, and literature
Q3. Studying English can be important for me because I will be able to
participate more freely in activities among other groups who speak English.
Q4. Studying English can be important for me because it will help me to get
an ideal job in the future.
Q5. Studying English can be important for me because I will need it for my
future career.
Q6. Studying English can be important for me because it will make me a
more knowledgeable person.
Q7. Studying English helps me to better understand the ways of life of native
English speakers.
Q8. Studying English helps me to easily make friends with foreigners.
Q9. Studying English helps me to associate with foreigners and learn about
their values and beliefs.
Q10. Studying English can be important for me because other people will
respect me more if I know a foreign language.
Q11. Studying English can be important for me because it will help me to
further my studies.
Q12. Studying English can be important for me because it will help me
search for information and materials in English on the Internet.
Q13. Studying English helps me to be an open-minded and friendly person
like native English speakers.
Q14. Studying English is important to me because it will help me when I
travel abroad.
Q15. Studying English is important to me because it will help me to achieve
at school.
Q16. The American and British are kind and cheerful.
Q17. I enjoy watching English news and movies.
Q18. I enjoy reading English books, articles, newspapers, and magazines.

Q19. I study English diligently because I want to earn a university

degree.
Q20. I study English diligently because it is an important tool for
communication.

Appendix B3
Language Learning Motivation Test (Adapted from Gardners Attitude Motivation Battery

Appendix B4
Inventory of Gardners Attitude Motivation Battery Test

Instrumental Motivation Items

Q4. Studying English can be important for me because it will help me to get an ideal job in the future.
Q5. Studying English can be important for me because I will need it for my future career.
Q6. Studying English can be important for me because it will make me a more knowledgeable person.
Q10. Studying English can be
important for me because other
people will respect me more if I
know a foreign language.
Q11. Studying English can be important for me because it will help me to further my studies.
Q12. Studying English can be important for me because it will help me search for information and
materials in English on the Internet.
Q14. Studying English is important to me because it will help me when I travel abroad.
Q15. Studying English is important to me because it will help me to achieve at school.
Q19. I study English diligently because I want to earn a university degree.
Q20. I study English diligently because it is an important
tool for communication.

Integrative Motivation Items

Q1. Studying English is important to me because I can understand their culture and tradition.
Q2. Studying English is important to me because I can understand English stories, novels, and
literature
Q3. Studying English can be important for me because I will be able to participate more freely
in activities among other groups who speak English.
Q7. Studying English helps me to better understand the ways of life of native English speakers.
Q8. Studying English helps me to easily make friends with foreigners.
Q9. Studying English helps me to associate with foreigners and learn about their values and
beliefs.
Q13. Studying English helps me to be an open-minded and friendly person like native English
speakers.
Q16. The American and British are kind and cheerful.
Q17. I enjoy watching English news and movies.
Q18. I enjoy reading English books, articles, newspapers,

and magazines.

Appendix B5

Interview Questions
Focus Group Discussion

1. What problems do you encounter in understanding the English language in

communicating?
2. What could be the reasons why you mispronounce some English words?
3. Is it easy for you to construct sentences and connect ideas?
4. How do you form English words to signify that the event happened in the
present, past and future?
5. What are the other factors that affect your performance in English?

Appendix C
Table of Specification for Linguistic Competence Test

Linguistic Competence

Test
Phonology

Morphology

Syntax

Semantics

Total

I
1,2,3,4,5
II

Part 2

1,2,3
1,2,3,17,18,19
20

4,5,6,7,16

8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15

10

10

10

III

4,5

Appendix D
Answer Key
Linguistic Competence Test

Test 1
1. by
2. for

Test II
1. F
2. F

Test III
1.A
2.A

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3. since
4. until
5. on

3. T
4. T
5. T

3.B
4.B
5.B
6.B
7.A
8.B
9.D
10.D
11.B
12.B
13.B
14.A
15.B
16.B
17.A
18.D
19.C
20.C

Appendix E
Responses of the Respondents

Responses of the Respondents during the Focus-Group-Discussion (FGD)

Question

Respondents

Responses

1. What problems do 1
you

encounter

in

understanding

the

meaning

the

of

English words?

3
4

6
7

2. What could be the

reasons why you
mispronounce some

1
2

English words?
4

Problema jud nko na maam. Kapuyan

ko maghuna-huna sa meaning mao ng
bahalag di nako kasabot.
If the words are unfamiliar dili ghapon
nko masabtan usahay kay even the
definitions in the dictionary are also
difficult
Yes maam, true. I dont like reading
novels kay lisud.
Difficult words are challenging, I think.
But there are times when I dont like to
think, so I just got the whole meaning.
Pag dili ko kasabot sa words maam
nagapangutana
ko
unya
akong
ginapangutana kay wala pud kasabot.
Sometimes, I just skip the word and
continue with the simple ones.
Its okay to understand the meaning if
there are clues maam.
I always bring with me my dictionary
and maski ang akong phone naay
dictionary I still find it difficult to use the
words in a sentence.
I skip if I encounter the unfamiliar
words. Kapoy na maghuna-huna
because dili man ghapon ko kasabot.
Musalapid jud akong dila maam.
If I am too conscious about my
pronunciation especially pag naa sa
classroom mamali jud ko maam.
Rapid speech confuses me. Naa koy
difficulty in pronouncing mga sounds
nga nagsunod such as /th/, /f/ and /v/
I am too conscious. I want to have a
perfect pronunciation thats why I
commit mistakes.
Dili lang jud ko particular sa
pronunciation maam. Usahay dili ko
aware nga mali na diay.

3. Is it easy for you to

construct sentences

and connect ideas?

3

Mahadlok ko maam ui especially sa

mga oral recitations. Dili lng jud ko
anad mag English.
Same with him maam, kanang
musalapid jud akong dila. Kadugayan
kay maconscious nako mamali na
nako ug pronounce.
Mao jud. Unya mabali na ang uban
pronunciationmalata na kaayo ang
uban ang uban pud magahi.
Depende sa topic maam. If I know what
to write about makasulat jud ko.
In my case, even if kabalo ko sa topic
maglisud gihapon ko magsulat kay sa
grammar.
Maglagot jud ko maam. Makasulat
man ko pero lisod kaayo gamiton ng
in, on, at. Kanang prepositions.
Grammar man jud ang problema
maam. Same sa giingon gud nimo sa
amua sa una maam nga naa man jud
mi ideas kaso lang lisod kaayo isulat
kay English man gud.
I can write sentences man maam but
magluya nako sa unsaon sila pag
connect maam kay usahay mawala jud
ko sa passing.
Makasulat ko maam. I can finish writing
tasks pero after that ma realize nako
nga daghan ko errors especially sa
kanang verb tense ug kanang subjectverb agreement
Prepositions are my problems. Lahi
rajud maam kay if naa koy idea tapos
pag ibutang nko sya sa words usahay
malahi ang meaning kay malahi diay
nko ug sulat.
If I know the topic maam, I can write. I
can write sentences.

4. Do you find it easy

to identify what is the

part of speech of the
word?

2
3

5
6

7
8

5. What are the other

factors that affect

your performance in

English?

Kabalo ko unsa ng noun maam ug verb

pero pag naa na gani sa sentence
malibog nako.
Malagot jud ko anang part of speech
maam ui.
Depende sa paggamit maam. Pero
naa lang jud usahay nga malibog ko
maam especially pag kanang ipagamit
na gani na siya sa sentence.
To easily identify the lexical category
maam kay ginagamit nko sa sentence
para makabaalo ko sa iyang location.
Pag naa na sentence maam makabalo
nako sa part of speech.
Ginabantayan nako tong giingon nimo
sa una maam kadtong affix na ma-add.
So for example government kay noun
sya because naay -ment
Makutaw jud akong utok ana maam,
promise. Mao tong naglisud ko sa test.
Libog maam pag daghan na kaayo ipaidentify pero kung isa-isa lang maka
answer ko. Labi na ug nakasulat with
the sentence.
Maybe maam its my exposure.
Kanang makaencounter lang ko ug
English sa classroom.
Sa balay maam kay wala gyud ng idea
nga mag English kay sila mama ug
papa maam pag iask nako unsa
English ani or ana, muingon rag, ay
ambot ana, wa ko kabalo. Mao ng
wala jud maam.
My uncle is the one who influenced me
maam. Wala man jud naka graduate
akong parents mao ng wala pud silay
ma share sa amoa about ana pero my
uncle who is a teacher helped me.
Ginapabasa ko niya, ginapa apil ug

7
8

speech fest. It helped me.

Sa balay kay trabaho jud sa uma
maam. My parents would always tell
me nga mutabang sa ila sa bukid or if
not naa lang ko sa balay magprepare
ug food. However, even if wala sila
nagatabang sa akoa to learn the
language, I do it myself. I love English
mao ng nagapaningkamot ko.
No one in the family finished a degree
maam. Unya sa among pagskwela
supportive jud sila pero syempre
theyre not particular with the language.
Ako-ako lang jud maam and ma-inspire
pud ko sa kanang mga teachers pud
nga hawud kaayo mutudlo ug English.
Siguro maam kay wala jud ko naanad
ug English. When I was in high school
kay wala ra jud na sa akoa. Basta
makapasar. Dili pud kaayo ko
nagaparticipate ug activities maam
because maulaw lagi.
My ate loves to read maam. Mao pud
siguro iya influence sa akoa.
Sa baryo baya maam kay dili baya uso
ng English2. Mao ng karon ra jud ko
college nabumbahan jud ug English.
Medyo nashock ko maam during my
first day here kay daghan man diay
klase sa English (laughed-out-loud).

Appendix F
Reliability Test Result

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CURRICULUM VITAE

MELODY D. MIRA
P-7, Poblacion Monkayo, ComVal Province
melomira2288@gmail.com
0910-301-4727

Summary of Qualifications:
Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) Passer-

September, 2011

P.D. 907 Honor Graduate-

April 16, 2009

Civil Service Professional Passer-

November, 2008

Educational Background
Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics - 21 units earned- 2009-2010
University of Southeastern Philippines
Teachers Certificate for Non-Education Professional- Graduated- April, 2011
University of Southeastern Philippines
Bachelor of Arts in English- Graduated- April 16, 2009
University of Southeastern Philippines
Heracleo Casco Memorial Natioanal High School- April, 2005
Sta. Maria, davao Occidental
Pongpong Elementary School- March, 2001
Pongpong, Sta. Maria, Davao Occidental

Work Experience

Instructor- Monkayo College of Arts, Sciences and Technology(June 2011- Present)

ESL Teacher- English Knowledge Awareness, Inc.
(March 2010- April 2011)
Administrative Staff- Mindanao Trade Expo Foundation
(June 2009- February 2010)

Seminars Attended:
Regional Seminar on Applied Linguistics
Reading the Writer Rewind: A seminar on Creative Writing and Literary Craft
Gender and Development Seminar
Forum on Teaching in the 21st Century
Press Conference: Strength in Divergence

Personal Details
Birthday: August 22, 1988
Parents:
Mr. Buenaventura T. Mira
Mrs. Anita Diales- Mira
Siblings:
Nasser D. Mira
Marwin D. Mira