WRITTEN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY OF LABORATORY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN A STATE UNIVERSITY IN CAGAYAN VALLEY PHILIPPINES
Keywords:
Written Language Proficiency, Structure, Grammar, MechanicsAbstract
This study determined the written language proficiency of 140 high school students in a Laboratory High School students in a State University in Cagayan Valley, Philippines. The written compositions of the respondents were used as the instrument to gather data. The descriptive-correlational method of research was applied.
The study revealed that most of the students are very proficient in structure and grammar but not so much in mechanics.
The study also revealed the persistent errors committed by the respondents in their written compositions namely: use of verbs, verb tenses and proper use of capitalization.It revealed that there is no significant relationship between the written language proficiency of the respondents and their proffle variables. It revealed further that there exists no significant relationship between the persistent written language errors of the respondents and their profile variables.
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