Language Research

EXPLORING THE CHALLENGES IN SPEAKING
ENGLISH LANGUAGE FACED BY FIRST YEAR

COLLEGE STUDENTS UNDER BACHELOR OF
SECONDARY EDUCATION OF APAYAO STATE
COLLEGE:
A LITERATURE REVIEW
A LANGUAGE RESEARCH
PRESENTED TO THE FACULTY OF COLEGE
TEACHER EDUCATION
APAYAO STATE COLLEGE
SAN ISIDRO LUNA APAYAO
PRESENTED BY:
JEAN LORD B. UMBLAS
SCOTCH DAILE PEREZ
SUBMITTED TO :
MRS. REMA OCAMPO
S.Y. 2O23- 2024

CHAPTER 1
PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
INTRODUCTION
English language proficiency plays a crucial role in the

education and career prospects of students, especially in the
context of secondary education. However, first-year Bachelor
Secondary Education students often encounter difficulties in
speaking English, leading to various challenges in their
language acquisition journey. This literature review aims to
explore the challenges faced by these students in speaking
English and provide insights into the factors influencing these
difficulties.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The study aims to search the perception and experiences of 1 st
year college students under Bachelor of Secondary Education of Apayao
State College regards to their difficulties in speaking English language.
Specifically the researchers seek to find out the answers of the

following questions:
1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of:
1.1 Age
1.2 Gender
1.3 Major
2. What are the specific challenges faced by first-year Bachelor

Secondary Education students in speaking English?
3. What are the factors that contribute to these difficulties in

speaking English?
4. How do these challenges impact the students' perception of

their own English language proficiency and their overall academic
experience?
Conceptual Framework
INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT
1.What is the
demographic profile
of the respondents in
terms of?
2. What are the

specific challenges
faced by first-year
Bachelor Secondary
Education students Identified
in speaking English? Challenges in
1.Descriptive
Speaking English
3. What are the
2.Survey- Language faced by
factors that
Questionaire first year Bachelor
contribute to these
Secondary
difficulties in 3..Descriptive
speaking English? Education
Statistic Students.
4. How do these
challenges impact
the students'
perception of their
own English
language proficiency
and their overall
academic
experience?
FEEDBACK
Significance of the Study:
This study holds significant importance as it provides valuable

insights into the challenges faced by first-year Bachelor Secondary
Education students in speaking English. The findings will contribute to
the existing body of knowledge on language acquisition in educational
settings. The study's outcomes will aid educators, curriculum designers,
and policymakers in developing effective strategies and interventions to
address the difficulties faced by these students and enhance their
spoken English proficiency.
Scope and Delimitations:

This literature review focuses specifically on the experiences and
perceptions of first-year Bachelor Secondary Education students
regarding their difficulties in speaking English. The study will analyze
peer-reviewed articles, books, and relevant scholarly sources published
in English. The geographic scope will be global, encompassing various
educational institutions and cultural contexts. However, the study will be
limited to the English language difficulties faced by first-year Bachelor
Secondary Education students rather than considering other language
skills or aspects of their education.
Definition of Terms:
CHAPTER 2
Review of Related Literature
Foreign Literature
Overview of the importance of English language proficiency in the

context of secondary education and its impact on academic and career
prospects.
Ranasinghe, S. (2012). Perceptions of university students on the role of

English language proficiency in career choice and mobility.
The findings revealed that both the undergraduate and

postgraduate students in the sample had a positive attitude
towards learning English. Over 90 per cent of the respondents
believed English language proficiency to be a means for upward
career mobility and better career prospects. The majority believed
that proficiency in English was a requirement to perform better in
higher studies.
Abbas, F., Rana, A. M. K., Bashir, I., & Bhatti, A. M. (2021). The English
language proficiency as a global employment skill: the viewpoint of
Pakistani academia. Humanities and Social Sciences Review, 9(3),
1071-1077.
The study concludes that the importance of English was

associated with increased connectivity due to globalization. The
study also concludes that the importance of English for finding jobs
and making a career was wellestablished. To conclude, it can be
said that English language proficiency is amongst the top global
employment skills in the viewpoint of Pakistani academia.
Tai, K. W., & Zhao, Y. V. (2022). Success factors for English as a

second language university students’ attainment in academic English
language proficiency: exploring the roles of secondary school medium-
of-instruction, motivation and language learning strategies. Applied
Linguistics Review, (0).
The findings of a large-scale questionnaire reveal that the
effect of medium-of-instruction in students’ secondary school
education is not a significant predictor of students’ academic
English language proficiency at university. The findings suggest
that university students who previously attended secondary
schools which adopt medium-of-instruction other than English tend
not to be disadvantaged in improving their academic English
proficiency. Institutional factor (i.e. provision of EMI lectures at
university) and learners’ variables, including students’ L2 strategy
use and motivation, are statistically significant predictors of the
student’s English language proficiency. The implications for higher
education policy in Hong Kong and worldwide will be discussed.
Freeman, D. (2002). The hidden side of the work: Teacher knowledge

and learning to teach. A perspective from North American educational
research on teacher education in English language teaching. Language
teaching, 35(1), 1-13.
The analysis examines four broad families of issues: how

teachers learn content and teaching practices, how teachers'
mental processes are conceived, the role of prior knowledge in
learning to teach, and the role of social and institutional context.
Taken together, research in these areas suggests implications for
the design and practice of teacher training and professional
development in Second language teacher education.

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EXPLORING THE CHALLENGES IN SPEAKING

ENGLISH LANGUAGE FACED BY FIRST YEAR

S.Y. 2O23- 2024

English language proficiency plays a crucial role in the

Specifically the researchers seek to find out the answers of the

1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of:

2. What are the specific challenges faced by first-year Bachelor

3. What are the factors that contribute to these difficulties in

4. How do these challenges impact the students' perception of

INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

2. What are the

This study holds significant importance as it provides valuable

Scope and Delimitations:

Overview of the importance of English language proficiency in the

Ranasinghe, S. (2012). Perceptions of university students on the role of

The findings revealed that both the undergraduate and

The study concludes that the importance of English was

Tai, K. W., & Zhao, Y. V. (2022). Success factors for English as a

Freeman, D. (2002). The hidden side of the work: Teacher knowledge

The analysis examines four broad families of issues: how

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