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METHODOLOGY
Northern Samar as the locale of their study. The municipality of Catarman is one of the twenty
four municipalities that comprise the Northern Samar province. This town is consisted of fifty-
five (55) barangays and seventeen (17) of it is in the poblacion. It is the largest municipality in
terms of land area and population in the province. Its area is 179.32 sq mi and its population,
according to the latest census data, is 94,307. Catarman is the centre municipality of the said
province and because of that, many business people were interested in building various
businesses in this municipality. There was only a single rationale behind the choice of locality of
the researchers --- it was because the fitted business establishments employing the appropriate
workers were resided in this rapidly growing business centre. Gaisano Grand Mall Catarman is
the first commercial mall built in the municipality. It was opened for the pubic on Novermber 27,
2015. The researchers have chosen respondents from all business establishments in the ground
The research study included business establishment such as hardware stores, cellphone
repair shops, gadget shops, salons, clothing stores, and food chains.
Research Design
This study utilized solely the descriptive-correlational type of research employing the
survey method since it intends to gather data from the respondents through different instruments.
It is suited to carry out the primary purpose which was to know the Basic English speaking skills
of the respondents. It also looked into the strength and weaknesses of their speaking skills using
the English language. This study took into consideration the respondents demographic profile in
terms of age, gender, civil status, and educational attainment. The levels of the basic speaking
This study makes used of two variables: the dependent and the independent variables.
a. Independent Variables
which was comprised of the age, gender, civil status, and educational attainment.
b. Dependent Variables
On the other hand, the dependent variable includes the respondents proper English
The first commercial mall of Catarman is a bowl of fast growing businesses, thus, there
was a wide range of businesses in the said locale. And some of these businesses employ workers
that are fitted to be respondents to this study. Based on the numbers of workers given by the
establishments in the three categories, there were a total of 192 respondents. Since the population
was huge, only a quota was taken as respondents. Out of 192 respondents from all the business
establishments, the researchers have decided to select only 30 from the population. The sampling
The Respondents
This study focused on the basic English speaking skills of workers in business
establishments in Gaisano Grand Mall Catarman. The workers that served as respondents to this
study were the ones who have worked in all the ground floor level business establishments in the
said locale. The researchers used an oral test and a research questionnaire with the workers for
them to gain the vital information and data needed about the basic English speaking skills of the
respondents.
Research Instrument
The main tool used in gathering the data was the two-part questionnaire. The first part of
the instrument was the questionnaire containing questions about the respondents demographic
profile in terms of age, gender, civil status, and educational attainment. The second part was the
oral test that aimed to measure the speaking skills of the chosen respondent. The oral test was
composed of ten (10) questions which were formulated by the researchers and were revised and
improved by an English expert. The questions aimed to determine the strengths and weaknesses
of the respondents regarding their speaking skills in the English language. The questionnaire was
distributed to the respondents to gather the facts or the information needed to accomplish this
study.
Validation of the Research Instrument
To determine the validity of the research instrument, it undergoes the judgement and critique of a
language specialist or English specialist. The researchers made and formulated an array of
possible questions to be included in the oral test. The chosen English language expert helped the
comments, and concerns about the content of the questionnaire for they have valuable knowledge
The evaluation of the speaking skills utilized the five-point Likerts scale where: 5
excellent, 4 very good, 3 fairly satisfactory, 2 satisfactory, and 1 poor. The data were
In the data gathering procedure, the first step done by the researchers was choosing the
business categories appropriate to the studys population. Next step was collecting the numbers
of workers in all business establishments included in all of the three categories. Third step was
applying the quota sampling technique. Just like stratified sampling, the researchers grouped the
workers based on their respective categories. Then, Slovins formula was applied to the
population. Then the result of the statistics formula was used to base the number of samples that
will participate as the respondents to the study. Then the questionnaires were given to the
selected respondents. Then the researchers retrieved the accomplished questionnaires. And lastly,
the data was interpreted revealing the level of English speaking skills of the respondents.
Statistical Treatment
In gathering the needed data for the study, the following formulas was used:
1. Percentages was used to quantify the socio-demographic profile of the respondents, thus,
P= f/N x 100
Where:
P Percentage
f Frequency
100 Constant
2. The mean formula was used to quantify the speaking skills of the respondents. The
x
= N
Where:
= population mean
N = population size
3. To test the null hypothesis of the two variables, the multiple regression analysis was used.
Y = b0 + b1 X1 + + bn Xn
Where:
Y Dependent variable
X1 + x2 xn Independent variable