The Level of Grammatical Competence of Fourth Graduating Students

 THE LEVEL OF GRAMMATICAL GRAMMATICAL COMPETENCIES OF THE FOUR FOURTH TH  YEAR GR GRADUA ADUATING TING STUDE STUDENTS NTS Bernardo Lirio Memorial National Hi! S"!ool Dara#a$ Tana%an Cit&$ Batana#

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Chapter I Introduction

C%rri"%l%m -or t!e rad%atin #t%dent# re.%ire# rammar #!o%ld *e +art o- t!eir /no0lede a# a +art o- t!eir learnin at #"!ool( A# a +rere.%i#ite$ rammar !a# *een ta%!t in !i! #"!ool and at ot!er #"!ool a# 0ell( In lin%i#ti"#$ rammar i# t!e #et o-  #tr%"t%ral r%le# o)ernin t!e "om+o#ition o- "la%#e#$ +!ra#e#$ and 0ord# in an& i)en nat%ral lan%ae( T!e term re-er# al#o to t!e #t%d& o- #%"! r%le#$ and t!i# 1eld in"l%de# mor+!olo&$ #&nta2$ and +!onolo&$ o-ten "om+lemented *& +!oneti"#$ #emanti"#$ and +ramati"#( Al#o$ rammati"al "om+eten"e i# t!e a*ilit& to re"oni,e and +rod%"e t!e di#tin"ti)e rammati"al #tr%"t%re# o- a lan%ae and to %#e t!em e3e"ti)el& in "omm%ni"ation( So$ 0!& #t%d& rammar4 5!en &o% #t%d& rammar$ &o% are #t%d&in t!e #tr%"t%re o- lan%ae#$ and learnin a*o%t !o0 lan%ae# 0or/( Grammar all *& it#el- 0ill not ma/e &o% a ood 0riter or a reader( T!e a""%ra"& in t!e #enten"e de+end# on t!e learner6# ma#ter& and /no0lede o- rammar( Grammar i# *elie)ed to *e t!e mo#t im+ortant -a"tor in term# o-  lan%ae( So 0!& are t!ere "a#e# a*o%t t!e 0ron rammar o- t!e #t%dent#4 In #ome "a#e#$ t!e& are not -amiliar 0it! t!e 0ord# %#ed in a +arti"%lar #enten"e$ or t!e& reall& do not !a)e intere#t# in #t%d&in rammar( Alt!o%! in toda&7# "%rrent #it%ation$ rammar !a# *een t!o%!t to #t%dent# t!oro%!l& *& t!e tea"!er#$ *%t #t%dent# "!oo#e to +a& a little attention to it( 5it! t!e#e$ t!e #tat%# o- t!e rammati"al "om+eten"& o- t!e rad%atin #t%dent# doe#n6t !a)e t!e a##%ran"e -or t!e ad)an"ed le)el o- rammar(

A""ordin to 5illiam B( Brad#!a0$ an a%t!or o- a rammar *oo/ #a&# t!at reardle## o- t!e "o%ntr& or t!e lan%ae$ rammar i# t!e -o%ndation -or "omm%ni"ation( T!e *etter t!e rammar$ t!e "learer t!e me##ae$ t!e more li/eli!ood o-  %nder#tandin t!e me##ae6# intent and meanin( Hen"e$ i- &o% do not /no0 t!e +ro+er %#ae o- rammar and i- &o% don6t #t%d& to !a)e t!e eno%! /no0lede a*o%t rammar &o% 0ill /ee+ ma/in t!e #ame mi#ta/e# o)er and o)er aain( So t!e im+ortan"e o- rammar i# t!at to en#%re t!at 0!at &o% 0rite i# "orre"tl& "om+re!ended and i# ea#& and en8o&a*le to read( 5ritin t!at i# +oorl& +%n"t%ated and "ontain# rammati"al error# i# di9"%lt to read and #ometime# im+o##i*le to %nder#tand( I- t!e reader !a# to o *a"/ and re:read a #enten"e #e)eral time# *e"a%#e t!e& are not .%ite #%re 0!at it mean#$ it #+oil# t!eir readin e2+erien"e and t!e& are .%ite li/el& to mi#%nder#tand t!e +oint or e)en to i)e %+ and not read an& -%rt!er( A""ordin to Sara! Bron#on$ an eHo0 "ontri*%tor$ no matter 0!at lan%ae &o% %#e to #+ea/ or 0rite$ %#in "orre"t rammar not onl& !el+# &o% "omm%ni"ate more e3e"ti)el& and +re"i#el&$ *%t al#o !el+# &o% a)oid em*arra##ment( Aro%nd t!e 0orld$ "orre"t rammar i# an indi"ation t!at t!e #+ea/er or 0riter i# an ed%"ated +er#on 0!o %nder#tand# t!e n%an"e# o- t!e lan%ae$ 0!ile rammar error# "an indi"ate t!at &o% are not -o"%#in on &o%r 0ord# or$ 0or#e$ t!at &o% do not %nder#tand t!e me"!ani"# o- &o%r o0n lan%ae(  T!e rea#on 0!& 0e "ond%"ted t!e re#ear"! i# to determine t!e le)el o- t!e rammati"al "om+eten"ie# o- t!e -o%rt! &ear #t%dent#$ and to !el+ o%r -ello0 rad%atin #t%dent# to e2tend t!eir /no0lede o- rammar( T!i# re#ear"! ma& !el+ t!e #t%dent#$ tea"!er# and al#o t!e re#ear"!er# to an#0er t!eir .%e#tion# a*o%t 0!& i# t!ere a 0ron rammar o- t!e #t%dent# and to im+ro)e t!e #t%dent#6 rammar(

Research Questions

 T!e #t%d& aimed to determine t!e le)el o- t!e rammati"al "om+eten"ie# o- t!e #t%dent# amon t!e -o%rt! &ear rad%atin #t%dent# o- Bernardo Lirio Memorial National Hi! S"!ool( S+e"i1"all& t!e #t%d& #o%!t to an#0er t!e -ollo0in; :>J t!e admini#tration o- L&"e%m o- t!e P!ili++ine# Uni)er#it& de"ided to terminate rammar #%*8e"t# o- CTIHM @Collee o- To%ri#m and International Ho#+italit& Manaement in t!eir "%rri"%l%m to add a ne0 #%*8e"t related to HRM @Hotel and Re#ta%rant manaement$ 0it! t!e a##%m+tion t!at t!e #t%dent# are alread& +ro1"ient eno%! in Enli#! #in"e rammar i# alread& t!o%!t d%rin t!eir !i! #"!ool &ear#( In t!i# reard t!e re#ear"!er 0o%ld t!en determine t!e "om+eten"e o- CTIHM #t%dent# #in"e t!e Non:CTIHM #t%dent# retain t!eir rammar "la##e#( Ho0e)er$ *ot! "ollee ro%+# 0ill ta/e ENGLA @5ritin in t!e di#"i+line( T!i# #t%d& anal&,ed t!e "om+eten"& le)el o- ENGNA #t%dent# in t!eir %#e o- arti"le# in 0ritten di#"o%r#e( S+e"i1"all& t!e #t%d& #o%!t to an#0er t!e -ollo0in; @ Doe# t!e ne0 "%rri"%l%m a3e"t t!e #t%dent6# "om+eten"& le)el in t!e %#e o- t!e Enli#! arti"le #&#tem4 @? I# t!ere a relation#!i+ *et0een t!e re#+ondent#6 +ro1le 0it! t!eir "om+eten"& le)el4 Ea"! re#+ondent 0a# i)en a .%e#tionnaire +atterned -rom Cam*ride Uni)er#it& ESOL te#t in rammar to e2amine t!eir +ro1"ien"&( T!e #"ore# 0ere mea#%red a""ordin to t!e K%*e" S"ale o- Com+eten"e to "lari-& t!eir le)el# in Enli#! lan%ae(  T!e re#%lt# o- t!e #t%d& "an *e %#ed a# a *a#i# -or de)elo+in t!e "%rri"%l%m and "o%ld al#o *e %#e-%l in tea"!in arti"le# in "la##room di#"o%r#e( It i# al#o *ene1"ial to -%t%re re#ear"!er 0!o aim# to #t%d& #&nta2 and mor+!olo&(

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