APPENDICES

Appendix 1. Personal report of communication apprehension

Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-24)

Name:______________________

Directions: This instrument is composed of twenty-four statements concerning feelings about

communication with other people. Please indicate the degree to which each statement applies to
you by marking whether you:
(5) strongly agree, (4) agree, (3) are undecided, (2) disagree, or (1) strongly disagree.

Work quickly; record your first impression.

_____ 1. While conversing with a new acquaintance, I feel very relaxed.

_____ 2. I have no fear of giving a speech.
_____ 3. I feel relaxed while giving a speech.
_____ 4. I face the prospect of giving a speech with confidence.
_____ 5. I’m afraid to speak up in conversations.
_____ 6. Certain parts of my body feel very tense and rigid while I am giving a speech.
_____ 7. My thoughts become confused and jumbled when I am giving a speech.
_____ 8. While giving a speech, I get so nervous I forget facts I really know.
_____ 9. I am very calm and relaxed when I am called upon to express an opinion at a meeting.
_____ 10. I am very relaxed when answering questions at a meeting.
_____ 11. I have no fear of speaking up in conversations.
_____ 12. Ordinarily I am very calm and relaxed in conversations.
_____ 13. I am afraid to express myself at meetings.
_____ 14. Communicating at meetings usually makes me feel uncomfortable.
_____ 15. While participating in a conversation with a new acquaintance, I feel very nervous.
_____ 16. Ordinarily I am very tense and nervous in conversations.
_____ 17. Generally, I am comfortable while participating in group discussions.
_____ 18. I like to get involved in group discussions.
_____ 19. I am calm and relaxed while participating in a group discussion.
_____ 20. Usually I am calm and relaxed while participating in a meeting.
_____ 21. I dislike participating in group discussions.
_____ 22. I am tense and nervous while participating in group discussions.
_____ 23. Engaging in a group discussion with new people makes me tense and nervous.
_____ 24. Generally, I am nervous when I have to participate in a meeting.

Obtained from: http://www.jamescmccroskey.com/measures/prca24.htm.

Original Source: McCroskey, J. C. (1982). An introduction to rhetorical communication (4th Ed). Englewood Cliffs, NJ:
Prentice-Hall.

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Appendix 2. Rubrics for assessment of speaking activities

Impromptu Speaking: students will answer questions impromptu.

Clinical Interview: students will answer 6 questions briefly.
Panel Discussion: students will be given a recent issue and will discuss it in 5 to 10
minutes. Each student must participate and they will be rated individually.

Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor

(5) (4) (3) (2) (1)
Pronunciation
> words No error 1 error 2 errors 3 errors 4 or more
accurately errors
pronounced
>acceptable
pronunciation
Language
> English tense No error 1 error 2 errors 3 errors 4 or more
used properly errors
Impact and
Timing
> wait time spent 15 seconds 30 seconds 45 seconds 60 seconds 75 or more
before speaking seconds
Confidence
> loudness of The The speaker The speaker The speaker Only the
voice speaker’s and the and the and the speaker can
voice people three people two people in the hear his
reaches the rows in front rows in front first row can voice
whole room can hear his can hear his hear his
voice voice voice
> speaks fluently The speaker The speaker The speaker The speaker The speaker
speaks stumbles on stumbles on stumbles on stumbles on
straight a word 2 words 3 words 4 or more
words
Nonverbal
Communication
> use of eye The The The The The
contact when speaker speaker speaker speaker speaker
talking looks looks looks looks rarely never looks
directly at frequently occasionally at the at the
the at the at the audience audience
audience audience audience
shows shows shows often shows does not
> facial exact adequate enough expression show
expressions and expression expression expression and gesture expression
gestured and and gesture and gesture and gesture
manifested gesture

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Rating Scale

Student Criteria Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor Total

Number (5) (4) (3) (2) (1)
1
1. Pronunciation
2. Language
3. Impact and timing
4. Confidence
5. Nonverbal Communication
2
1. Pronunciation
2. Language
3. Impact and timing
4. Confidence
5. Nonverbal Communication
3
1. Pronunciation
2. Language
3. Impact and timing
4. Confidence
5. Nonverbal Communication
4
1. Pronunciation
2. Language
3. Impact and timing
4. Confidence
5. Nonverbal Communication
5
1. Pronunciation
2. Language
3. Impact and timing
4. Confidence
5. Nonverbal Communication

Source: Pasadena City College English as Secondary Language Rubric, 2013. ALSA LC UNPAD, 2009.

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Appendix 3. Questions for impromptu speaking

Answer each question in 3 sentences.

Answer the questions in present tense:

1.) Tell me something about yourself.

2.) Tell me about your family.

Answer the questions in past tense:

3.) What is your unforgettable experience?

4.) Can you recall the saddest personal or family experience that your recently went
through?

Answers the questions in future tense:

5.) Tell me what you want to become 5 years from now.

6.) What attitudes do you like for a husband or wife in the future?

Source: ASEBA Semistructured Clinical Interview for Children and Adolescents, 2001 by S. H. McConaughty & T. M.
Achenbach.

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Appendix 4. Questions for clinical interview

Answer each question in 3 sentences.

Answer the questions in present tense:

1.) What makes you happy? What makes you mad?

2.) What is your view about God? About heaven? About hell?

Answer the questions in past tense:

3.) Have you been brokenhearted? How did you cope up?

4.) Was there a situation that put you to stress? What did you do?

Answer the questions in future tense:

5.) If given a chance to become a multi-millionaire, what will you do with your money?

6.) If you had 3 wishes, what would you wish? Why?

Source: ASEBA Semistructured Clinical Interview for Children and Adolescents, 2001 by S. H. McConaughty & T. M.
Achenbach.

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Appendix 5. Topic for peer discussion

Direction: Give a 5-sentence statement on your view on the issue given.

"Is it ok to have premarital sex?" That is a common question among teens and

engaged couples. Perhaps you are in a relationship that is progressing in that direction,

but you are not sure what to do. In your mind, you are probably weighing the pros and

cons of premarital sex. On the positive side of the scale, there is acceptance from your

peers, hope for pleasure, and the fulfillment of sexual desires. The negative side of the

scale carries the weights of morals, fear of pregnancy or disease, and guilt. How do

these scales balance? What is the right decision?

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Appendix 6. Letter-request to the principal of MSUN-IDS for the conduct of the study

Mindanao State University at Naawan

College of Education and Social Sciences
DEPARTMENT OF SECONDARY AND ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
9023 Naawan, Misamis Oriental

August 5, 2015

JUVY S. ARJONA
Principal
MSU Naawan Integrated Developmental School
Naawan, Misamis Oriental

Dear Ma’am:

Good day!

The undersigned is a 4th year BSE English student of MSU at Naawan and presently
conducting a research entitled “ORAL COMMUNICATION APPREHENSIONS AND SPEAKING
SKILLS OF GRADE 10 STUDENTS IN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY AT NAAWAN
INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENTAL SCHOOL” as a requirement of Eng Ed 199 (Language
Research).

In this connection, I would like to ask permission from your good office to let me conduct
the said study.

Your support along this educational endeavor is highly appreciated.

Truly yours,

REGGY A. SABILLA

Noted by:

MILAGROS M. HAMBRE, Ph. D.

Adviser

Approved by:

BELLA S. AMARGA
Chairperson, DSEE

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Appendix 7. Letter to the respondents

Mindanao State University at Naawan

College of Education and Social Sciences
DEPARTMENT OF SECONDARY AND ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
9023 Naawan, Misamis Oriental

August 2015

Dear Respondents:

Good day!

The undersigned is a 4th year BSE English student of MSU at Naawan and presently
conducting a research entitled “ORAL COMMUNICATION APPREHENSIONS AND SPEAKING
SKILLS OF GRADE 10 STUDENTS IN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY AT NAAWAN
INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENTAL SCHOOL” as a requirement of Eng Ed 199 (Language
Research).

In this connection, I would like to request that you answer the following questions as
honestly as you can and I promise that I will keep them confidential.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Truly yours,

REGGY A. SABILLA

Noted by:

MILAGROS M. HAMBRE, Ph. D.

Adviser

Approved by:

BELLA S. AMARGA
Chairperson, DSEE

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