COMMON USAGE OF FRESHMEN FILIPINO MAJORS IN WORD USAGE

A Research Study

Presented to

Ms. Carla Malait

Lapu - Lapu City College, Lapu - Lapu City

In Partial Fulfillment

Of the Requirement for the Degree

Bachelor in Secondary Education

Major in Filipino
 BY:

Betarmos, Ma. Floresa D.

Rama, Adriana Dominique

Obligado, Kent Brylle

Tumulak, Angel

Verallo, Raymund

March 2019

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to assess the student’s common errors in word ussage,

their concentration, awareness and difficulties on the given difficult words such as ng

and nang, kung and kong, may and mayroon, din and rin, hanapin and hanapan, pakiusap

and ipakiusap, susubukan and susubukin, sundin and sundan. The responses of the
students were then tallied and summarized. The researches used the the

descriptive-quantitative design that makes use of self-made questionnaires. The data

gathered were statistically treated using simple percentage and weighted mean. However

after tallying and summarizing the data this study the following conclusion are hereby

presented: The difficult word “din at rin” was not given emphasis and value by the

students. Although the administration had inculcated to the hearts and mind of the

students the word “din at rin” were not valuable to them. This simply means that this is a

challenge to our administrators, teachers, and other teaching staff on how to encourage

students to focus more on this common error in word usage. The stated recommendations

will provide adequate information to the students the importance of awareness on

common error of word usage.

Theorictical Framework

The so-called Standard Theory corresponds to the original model of generative

grammar laid out in Chomsky (1965). A core aspect of Standard Theory states that

students fail to comprehend the grammatical structure of a sentence so, they find
difficulty to understand the thoughts of the given sentence. This proves that students

make errors because they don’t fully comprehend the grammatical pattern of

language (Filipino), as well as the idiomatic expressions and the conventions of

usage. Students simply lack linguistic knowledge. This view has been around since

the invention of writing, and most teachers still turn to it as the default. The Standard

Theory suggest that we should teach students the grammatical patters of correct

language, and how these patterns are distinguished from the incorrect. Such

pedadgogies typically include teaching students “rules” or having them correct

errors and/or demonstrate correct usage in workbook exercises.Alternatively, student

could be encouraged to spend lots of time reading grammatically correct prose, so

they can internalize and unconsciouly imitate the patterns. Supporting this theory is

the L-1 Interface Theory, Similarly, this theory suggest that students will transfer the

grammtical patterns of native dialects of their language into their school writing.

This theory comes to us courtesy of our colleagues who teach ESL and foreign

languages. The L-1 Interface Theory suggests a similar response to the standard

theory, except that instruction should be tailored to the specific errors and

disfluencies that characterize particular groups of students. For instance, if students

speak a native language that lacks the inflectional morphology on verbs that

characterizes language and they tend to leave endings off of verbs, instruction

should focus on the patterns of language inflectional morphology.

Significance of the Study

This study will benefit the following:

Why is so much speaking so bad and how can we make it better? Is Filipino

Language being corrupted by texting and social media? Does anyone today even care

about good speaking.According to Stephen Pit Corder (1967), generally known aas Pit

Corder, was a professor of applied linguistics at Edinburgh University, known for his

contribution to the study of error analysis. He says “a learner’s error are significant in

that they provide to the research an evidence of how language is learned or acquired is

employ in the discovery of language. As we all know that human learning is

fundamentally a process that involves the making of mistakes. This study will help

students to gain more knowledge on how to correct their common error in writing and

speaking our own national language, this will help students develop their speaking and

writing capability, gain confidence, boost their self- esteem and prepare them in their

future career and to cope up with the global trend with our changing generation today.

Institutions as we describe it are the second home students can have. Through this study

the institution will be guided accordingly to what are the techniques, ways and methods

to be used in order to correct common error in speaking our national language. This

study also provide opportunity to institutions to offer practical solutions on how to guide

staff, teachers,employees on how to manage student well and to reflect on the common

error use and apply during conversation and even in writing skills. Teachers can

appreciate this study because they are the ones who mold students into what they will

become in the future. They have the responsibility on teaching how to correct a simple

common error commited by the students on their daily conversation with others. This
will serve as devices by which the learner discovered the common errors in speaking our

own national language. Parents are the one who support students through the times they

needed help, understanding and love will be more aware on how to deal effectively with

their children through this study, as we all know parents are the first teachers that

students could have. They are the one who build a harmonious and peaceful environment

can widen their mind on how to make their son/daughter live in the way how will be they

become in the future. Entity also can gain more ways on how to handle applicant’s to

their company, especially today’s generation” they must be aware of saying that “the

only constant in this world is change” and the more one accepts one’s strength and works

towards dealing with their shortcomings, especially in the area of communication skills,

the better will be their interactions, the more door open for different kind of opportunity

benefited from this study. It will enlighten their mind on choosing the right and

deserving person to be hired from the position they offer. In order for their company to

be successful in their career they must choosen the best human resource they can have.

They must jnow how to distinguish the capacity of the employee through the power of

speaking skills. The key to successful communication is speaking nicely, efficiently and

articulately as well as using effective voice projection. Futhermore speaking is linked to

success in life as it occupies an important position in all aspects of our life.

 DEFINITION OF TERMS

Terms used in the study are defined in two ways such as conceptual and operational. It is

also arranged in alphabetical order.

Error. The state of believing what is untrue, incorrect or wrong. In the study it refers

to the freshmen students major in Filipino of Lapu-Lapu City College commonly done

something incorrect usage of common words in Filipino.

Factors. Are several elements or causes that produce a result. In the study it refers to

those which affects the students grammatical performance, such as:

Interest. Is a personal connection or involvement which might be thought to

compromise ones impartiality in carrying out ones official duties. In the study it refers to

the inclination of Lapu-Lapu City College freshmen students majors in Filipino to share

or participate on something.

Native. The one that is produced in a region or country in which one lives; opposed to

foreign. In the study it refers to the freshmen students major in Filipino in word usage.
 Teachers. The one who teaches, specifically one whose occupation is to teach others.

In the research it refers to the former teachers of the freshmen Filipino major students of

Lapu-Lapu City Collage.

topic. It also shows that teacher’s personality and teacher’s failed to discuss thoroughly

was not given much attention of the students that contributes to their misused of words.

Conclusion

Based on the computed data presented on the table, showed that all freshmen students

major in Filipino of Lapu-Lapu City College that there were only few misused words

such as “din at rin” garnering the rate of 2.1 average weighted mean, it shows that “din at

rin” are not given emphasis by most of the people and it affects the proper usage of the

word that was followed or used by some Filipinos and passed from generation to

generation. The rest of the difficult words given were used by the freshmen students

correctly such as nang at ng, kung at kong, may at mayroon, hanapin at hanapan,

pakiusap at ipakiusap, subukin at subukan and sundan at sundin.

The researchers also found out that the number one factor that contributed the

students misused of wordsis fail to comprehend the grammatical structure of the sentence.

This factor has the highest rank located in rank 1. In the overall ratings it only shows that

this misused word were not given focus by the students, they did not find time, ways and

techniques on how to comprehend this misused words. In the overall findings we found
out that all freshmen majors in Filipino were not given opportunity to learn or have

interest to know more of this misused words.

As a teacher we should inculcate how important “din at rin” into our lives. This

words are not just merely difficult words but by giving time to learn it is something we

can do to show our love towards our own national language Filipino.