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APPROVAL SHEET
In partial fulfilment of the requirements for G-11 Practical Research II, this
study entitled, “Influence of Social Media on the English Language
Communicative Skills: Basis for Social Media Based Activity Platform” has been
prepared by Carmela Maries C. Baculi, Adrian B. Gardose, Rochelle B. Oruga
and Jessa P. Rey for approval and acceptance.
PANEL OF REACTORS
Accepted and approved in partial fulfillment for G-11 Practical Research I with a
grade of _______.
EMILY M. ABANES
Chairman
Accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the K-12
TEOFILO R. GARIBAY
Principal III
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ABSTRACT
The data used was gathered through the survey-questionnaires answered by the
In addition, the research study was significant not only to the researchers
but also to the people who are exposed to social media most specifically
teenagers that are being influenced by social media in terms of their ability in
communication skills.
Communicative Skill: Basis for Social Media Based Activity Platform” sought to
investigate and distinguish the influence that social media has brought in the
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according to gender has been identified. Additionally, this study also sought to
communication skills.
The subject of the study was the influence of social media on English
Conclusions
Upon getting the results of the study, the following conclusions were drawn:
population.
English language Oral and Written communication skills and students’ Academic
Recommendations
1. Supervision of school teachers must apply for them to maintain the good
2. The teachers must value and maximize the use of social media by engaging
3. Establish interactive activities regarding the subject which will not only rely on
4. Future studies might examine or partially replicate aspects of this study with
evaluated thereafter.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
To MA. LETICIA JOSE C. BASILAN Ph. D., the researchers’ adviser who
To their beloved families, and friends who send their transcending love.
-Researchers
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DEDICATION
This research is dedicated to Lord Almighty for His continuous gift of knowledge
and wisdom;
undoubtedly provide money for the hard copies of the revised research.
and,
understanding.
-Researchers
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Title Page i
Approval Sheet ii
Acknowledgment vi
Dedication vii
Introduction 2
Objectives 7
Literature Review 8
Methods 18
Research Design 18
Sampling Method 19
Instruments Used 19
Research Procedures 20
Data Analysis 20
Conclusions 41
Recommendations 42
APPENDICES
REFERENCES
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LIST OF APPENDICES
Introduction
its limitations, most of the millennial wanted to express an extremely simple and
In addition to this, during the past decades, there are changes on how
people communicate to each other. The simplest form of language long before
technology, everything is different now. People tend to have its way on how they
will communicate based on the easiest form. Moreover, social media cites are
the history of man. With its development, advancements and the dive that the
global communities has taken into it, almost everyone is faced with the
challenge of having to meet up and cope with drastic change that technology
has brought into almost every facet of human life. It has brought substantial and
individuals. Moreover, the aim of social media is to create and develop social
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interaction among people in which they share and exchange information and
However, the evolution of social media has led to its use as the best
and meeting new ones either for mutual, business or academic interests. The
direct relationship exists between social media language usage and English
that the language of social media is not influencing the way people use English
sometimes they discover some words that can be also a tool in communication.
In fact, the internet has its potential to provide language learners with vast
sources of knowledge that are made available which offers a range of option for
for a person to succeed in school or in the workplace. It is also widely used in all
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setting.
and the like, rampant use of slang, colloquial and poor grammar is very evident
and overtly utilized by adults and students. The mushrooming of these social
media sites has helped the generation of today to form a new linguistic medium
deterioration of vocabulary and grammar. Those who have not yet mastered
their English proficiency will not be able to differentiate whether they are using
formal or informal language, thus imbibing the language of these social media
sites that are not formal and full of grammatical errors (International Journal of
usage will somehow have an effect on students’ school performance. Oral and
written works will be affected with poorly constructed sentences that are full of
to avoid using poor grammar with their school work, examinations and reports.
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would be the most suitable to be used as a medium for conversation and a basis
for information dissemination for the reason that English language is the
In accordance to all of this, the millennials who had been immersed and
uprising of different social media sites are proved to be the most experienced in
the field. For this instance, the researchers devised a study with regards to the
at Bauan Technical High School for they are included in the millennial citizen
bracket.
those variables. The researchers chose this kind of topic since the respondents
are exposed in social media accounts. It utilized them to know if the language
kills of the students are affected by the use of technology. Since there are
this research paper serves as a basis if social media has a good impact when it
capability of the student if social media influence his/her ability in terms of oral
Aforesaid, this research was highly utilized in order to know the influence
accordance to this, the study will be highly significant for the Bauan Technical
institutions, this research would be a valuable means for them to know the
students. In that way, they can make an action plan that will correspond based
Similarly, this study would also be significant to students since they will
communication skills. Through pointing out the influence of social media on their
English language communication skills, they may continue being an active social
media user to enhance their English language communication skills or they may
choose not to be so much engaged in social media since it can affect and
school community because they can create a progressive way on how they can
results using measurable data with regards to the problem that their community
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is facing. Since this study focuses on the influence of social media on the
produce an exact result that can help resolve a specific problem that needs to be
address.
researchers since this may be a support for the like future researches.
Communicative Skill: Basis for Social Media Based Activity Platform” sought to
the influence of social media in terms of oral communication skills and written
intended to propose an intervention plan upon getting the results of study that
Hypotheses
Literature Review
Social Media
For the past decades, the advancement in technology has brought a new
magazine. Social media has a vast array of uses and influence on the bulk of its
users globally, especially on the students who uses social media as a platform of
being defined as the social interaction among people in order to create, share
and exchange information and ideas within networks and virtual communities
Dr. Sunil Shah (2015) claimed that teenagers as well as the University
students were enticed to the different social networking sites. Nowadays, one of
the most important evolutions is the internet and it is really apparent. Internet
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serves as a foundation for social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook and
target language without the help and guide of a teacher by his side. Furthermore,
and teaching materials for the students. However, the lack of restriction on
language used in the Social Networking Sites has emerged to be both harmful
social media increases the speed at which new words are adopted and create
dictionaries use social media to monitor new words. In essence, social media
word suggestions and new vocabulary. The new words surfacing in the English
WhatsApp and other social networking sites arrived, the social media messaging
and micro blogging have given rise to abbreviations and truncated spellings in
English language. It allows for the rapid creation and proliferation of new words.
In contrast to this, Chua Yi Kay (2014) cleared that Social Networking Sites
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could possibly be a teaching tool that may enhance the users’ English reading
and writing ability. Facebook, a commonly used Social Networking Sites carry
different effects on the language proficiency of the user. If the user uses Social
Communication Skills
institutions. Social media has mediated the way people talk and think about
media on the society has transformed the way people communicate and
socialize on the web. It allows people to reconnect with old friends, make new
friends and share content among them. Additionally, social media youngsters
social settings within the society has affected the communication or social
that people are simply communicating differently where it has led to the era of
virtual relationships. He added that people who are using social media enable
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people. Content sharing and user interaction has also become relatively easy
relationships (Chasombat, 2014). In addition to this, as the user spent more time
online, the lesser the time they spent in authentic relationships. Chasombat
(2014) added that the Generation Y seemed to feel disconnected and loose
social interaction and communication without access to the internet and not
As Baruah (2012) added, the reason why people prefer to use social
media is because of the interaction that they can have there. The interactions
that occur in such platforms do not only include verbal commentary, instead, the
social media, also increases the awareness in the professional or social contact.
Also, variety of avenues was offered by social media where people used to
conversational.
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In accordance to this, he also stated that the type of internet usage can
affect the impact of the internet on the student. It may include both positive and
negative effect.
educative way. The rate of quality and collaboration for students has increased.
students were easily attained through the use of various social media sites
methodologies were equipped from “Talk and Chalk” to “Point and Click” as well
Project-based learning became common with the use of internet. Hence, the
engagement of students in the learning while outside the classroom and facing
the internet will be enhance though assigning the students to do task and
habit that they rarely spend the major part of their time on these sites for
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entertainment and also concentrate on their studies. Since students does not
always have media literacy skills that can help them to effectively analyze,
understand and evaluate new forms of information, students use the social
media as a tool for learning (Amin, Mansoor, Hussain, & Hashmat, 2016).
As Singh & Siddiqui (2016) indicated, the positive effects of social media
on education includes the opportunity that social media provides for educators to
teach good digital citizenship and the use of Internet for productivity. Also, Social
media allows the students to effectively reach each other in regards to class
On the contrary, Singh & Siddiqui (2016) have also enumerated the
negative effects of social media to education. Withal, the first concern about the
negative effect is the kind of distraction that these social media sites brought to
students. It may hinder them from learning through addiction to the use of the
that 80.1% of the respondents affirmed that social media affect their academic
media does not bring any improvement in the academic performance of the
students.
the process of verbally transmitting information and ideas from one individual or
group to another which can be either formal or informal. Likewise, Chand had
the legal defenses of the organization through instructions, letters, records etc.
technology and social media sites is increasing immensely, creating less time for
way to touch base with people and share smiley photos of happy moments. In
fact, Tenore (2013) presented ways that social media benefits written
Moreover, social media use requires some unique adaptations, but it also
Chopra (2013) stated that social media has sharpened the writing skills rather
than eroding them. She added that social media is a powerful way to improve
In contrast to this, Yousaf and Ahmed (2013) stated that the usage of
improper vocabulary have rooted the different new languages into the users
subconscious mind. As a result, users tend to write and use improper vocabulary
on different writings. Chopra (2013) also cited that social media sites like twitter
that impose a character limit force users to condense their thoughts. For many,
and the proper grammar, oversharing, and being distracted in social situations.
the students of Bauan Technical High School, it reveals that greatest number of
techniques available preferred by the students, to attain the full learning potential
in an academic situation.
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youth into fully integrated human persons who are dedicated to the service of
develop the character of the students, to become upright citizens imbued with
authentic Filipino values, (c) develops the basic technical skills of the youth to
(Ito, 2016). Moreover, in this modern generation, together with the advancement
people tend to create their own platforms to interact with millions of people all
the three federal higher education institutions in United Arab Emirates (UAE)
programs along with the digital curriculum during April 2012. In this kind of set-
up, the learner and instructor are central in learning with evolving contents and
use of technology as a platform of learning was conducted, data showed that the
mobile technology that equipped the students in learning. In this case, the
implementation reveals that long term retention of course materials may deploy
Methods
Research Design
focuses on measuring data to obtain the results of the study. In particular, this
study used descriptive and correlational design. Descriptive design was used in
design was used for focusing on the influence of social media on the English
The respondents of the study were the Grade 11 Senior High School
ABM, TVL and HUMSS. To be specific, this study used 259 Grade 11 students
section in Grade 11. Moreover, the respondents of the study were chosen
Sampling method
sampling procedure was carried out in selecting the particular participants in the
study. In using this sampling procedure, the participants were picked randomly
intellectual bias and it was also the appropriate sampling procedure to be used
in the study.
Instruments Used
The research study used survey questionnaire to obtain the needed data
Subsequently, the questionnaire has two parts. One is for the demographic
profile of the students and the other one is for the scaled questions which are
also subdivided into two categories. The first category focuses on Social Media
and English Language Oral Communication Skills while the second measures
Likert scale was used as a rating scale with four (4) different interpretations
namely Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Disagree (D) and Strongly Disagree (SD)
the objectives of the study. The researchers have modified it through deducting
research adviser.
Research Procedure
The researchers have sought first for the approval of the research adviser.
Then, they also asked for the approval of the school, Bauan Technical High
school to pursue the conduct of the research topic with the guidance of the
gathered information from different sources such as books, articles and internet
to provide enough support for the study. After gathering the information from
Moreover, participants of the study were picked randomly to finally conduct the
data gathering. The data was collected, tabulated and analyzed through the
appropriate statistical tools. After computing the results, it were interpreted and
supported through related literatures that were significant for the development of
the study. Different parts of the research were utilized throughout the study.
Data Analysis
Figure 1 shows the process that had been taken place in the research
with regards to the analysis of the data presented in the study. The first step as
seen on the figure shows that the participants of the study were identified
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through the means of random sampling. After this procedure, the necessary data
the effectiveness of social media in terms of oral and written skills, weighted
mean was also utilized. This procedure is then followed by the application of
the relationship of social media to their oral and written skills. Subsequently, the
hypothesis was tested with the use of r-table. After all of the statistical
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treatments, the computed data was analyzed and interpreted, and the
Table 1.1
Demographic Profile of Respondents in Terms of Gender
Profile Variables Frequency Percentage (%)
Gender
Male 131 50.58%
Female 128 49.42%
of the respondents of the study. Amongst these 259 respondents, 131 of them
are male that accordingly corresponds to a percentage of 50.48 and the female
and is reflected to have an actual number of 128. The number of male and
female respondents in the study is close to equal, enabling the study to avoid
Table 1.2
Demographic Profile of Respondents in Terms of Academic Performance
in English for Academic and Professional Purposes
Academic Performance (EAPP) Frequency Percentage (%)
Below 75 0 0%
75-79 28 10.81%
80-84 74 28.57%
85-89 98 37.84%
90-100 59 22.78%
which are parallel to which the study attains to find. As what can be gleaned
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from table 1.2, the amount representing the students that attained a grade of
grade of 75-79 in the said subject are 28 corresponding to 10.81 percent and the
of 90-100.
Table 1.3
Demographic Profile of Respondents in Terms of Academic Performance
in Oral Communication
Academic Performance (Oral Frequency Percentage (%)
Communication)
Below 75 0 0.39%
75-79 17 6.56%
80-84 76 29.34%
85-89 98 37.84%
90-100 68 26.25%
As what can be seen from table 1.3, the amount representing the
that had attained grades of 75-79 in the said subject are 17 which correspond to
6.56 percent and the respondents that attained grades of 80-84 equates to 76
Table 2.1
Influence of Social Media on English Language Oral Communication Skills
provided.
According to Albert (2015), which stated that “the effects of social media
on English language ability can undeniably be viewed from both online and
media has appeared to speed up this process. It has caused us to learn a new
language and now be able to discern between ‘text speak’ and proper grammar.
People have adapted and learnt to be more concise, using sentence fragments
and short-forms. Through extensive use of social media, our interpersonal skills
have adapted and learnt to be more concise, using sentence fragments and
short-forms. Through extensive use of social media, our interpersonal skills have
Merging the online and offline worlds, being adept in online communications and
everyone”.
Based on Table 2.1, it portrays a result that social media changes the
way people communicate and share information with a weighted mean 3.378
communicate.
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influence, met by social media improves the way people interact globally which
got the rank 2. It simply means that through social media they can communicate
learning and vocabularies that users may use. Not only helps them but also
improved the way they speak and interact since English Language is the
skills” paved its way on the rank 4, verbally interpreted as very influence with a
weighted mean of 3.205. On the other hand, social media improves their
knowledge about new terminologies in English got weighted mean 3.185, ranked
5 and social media helps their vocabulary development got weighted mean of
language” got their tie on the rank of 7.5 with a weighted mean of 3.100. While
their derive most of the term in social media got ranked 9 with a weighted mean
of 3.004. Lastly is “Students are only exposed to the fun and entertainment side
as very influential.
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finding out how dictionaries learn and acquire new words. Instead of waiting for
new words to slowly go through traditional ways, the modern dictionaries are
used in social media to find new words. One example could be, at Collins
Dictionary they have been open to adding new words to the English language.
The editorial staffs in the dictionary has been working very hard to decide
whether or not some words will finally be included in the dictionary, but in just a
few short weeks they said that they have already received more than 2100 new
word suggestions for their new edit of the dictionary. In this case it is clearly
stated that through social media, the users easily learned vocabularies
particularly in the usage of dictionaries. through this online invention, the users
tend to widen their knowledge because of the easy access that social media
gave. Not only in dictionaries but also in different sites that users used most of
the time. Social media provides a fast learning strategy for the students to be
ranked from one to ten for the researchers to easily analyzed the most influential
Project (2012) which revealed that many of us know that with practice, we
become perfection, especially when it comes to writing. The more we write, the
better we become as writers. Social media can be a tool where students are
and strengthen their writing. They further revealed that while this
communications boom has been praised for its educational benefits, some argue
Table 2.2
Influence of Social Media on English Language Written Communication
Skills
Social Media and English
Language Written Weighted Mean Verbal Interpretation Rank
Communication Skills
that a negative side effect is beginning to take hold in our classrooms. Cyber
Based on Table 2.2, “Social media provides accessible tool for helping
students to work together to create their own meaning in academic subjects” got
This shows that through social media students easily create different access for
them to have a better output. Since it provides accessible tool that may use, it
will serve as an instrument to the students to learn more and gain ideas towards
3.135 which is “Social media introduces students to modern writing pattern and
media as a variable provides different strategy for the students explore different
writing” paved its way on the ranked 4, verbally interpreted as very influential
with a weighted mean of 3.085. On the other hand, social media exposes
ranked 5 and social media influence their way of writing got ranked 6 with a
wisely invested in academic and profitable” got ranked 8 with a weighted mean
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of 2.969. likewise, ranked 8 got a weighted mean of 2.892 which is social media
encourages the use of fowl languages and cyber bullying. While on the rank 9,
English Language and other English related courses or subjects” got its way on
influential.
Regarding writing skills, Drouin (2011) also discussed the new shift of
writing instruction and pedagogy that uses social networking tools in order for to
writing, Drouin (2011) emphasizes that one should be equipped with a variety of
includes social networking and media platforms like Facebook. In this statement,
their thoughts without fear and hesitation. Through social media there are
ranked from one to ten for the researchers easily analyzed the most influential
Table 3.1
Difference of Responses on the Influence of Social Media on English
Language Communicative with Reference to the Oral Communication
Skills when grouped according to gender
Communicative Verbal
Gender Mean t-value p-value Decision
Skill interpretation
Male 3.1900 Not
ORAL -1.28 .233 Accept
Female 3.1594 Significant
Legend: Significant at p-value < 0.05
to the Oral Communication Skills when grouped according to gender given that
the computed P-value is higher than the critical value of 0.05 level of
significance.. The table depicts that the responses of the respondents were not
Shahramiri (2011). In their study concerning the effect of oral summery of short
stereotypical gender roles that have affected the behaviors of both men and
communication styles between men and women. For example, women are
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influenced. Accepting that both genders is able to come up with the same level
of influence means that what is usually taken by the society is not applicable for
all.
like social connection and public relations has nothing to do with it, skills is what
Table 3.2
Difference of Responses on the Influence of Social Media on English
Language Communicative with Reference to the Written Communication
Skills when grouped according to gender
Communicative Verbal
Gender Mean t-value p-value Decision
Skill interpretation
Male 2.7470 Not
WRITTEN 2.19 0.056 Accept
Female 2.9711 Significant
Legend: Significant at p-value < 0.05
the computed p-value is higher than the critical value of 0.05. It does show that
the responses of the respondents were not affected by their gender, whether
they are male or female. On the basis of this gender assignment, naturalized
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norms and expectations about non-verbal behavior are imposed upon people.
writing as an essential and integral part of English learning and an important skill
genders given the fact that it is the widely used way of communication on Social
us to communicate with people who are removed by distance or time. One of the
concluded that there were no significant differences between the practices and
perceived benefits reported by the male and female students. This absence of
significant differences suggests that both male and female students take
Therefore, this hypothesis which sought to find out whether there was no
Table 4.1
Relationship between Academic Performance in Oral Communication and
Influence of Social Media in English Language Oral Communication Skills
x y DECISION Verbal
Interpretation
Academic Influence of Social
Performance in Oral Media on English Rejected Not significant
Communication Language Oral
Communication
Skills
social media in oral communication skills. To support this, studies like Ahmed
and Qazi (2011) revealed that there is no significant relationship between social
Communication Skills.
social networking sites for socializing rather than learning. Furthermore, it also
shows that students do not believe that the use of social networking sites is
of Ohio State University and her co-author, Adam Duberstein of Ohio Dominican
University, they found out that there is no significant relationship between heavy
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social media usage and grades. There was also no significant difference in
grades between those who are considered to be heavy users of social media
and those who are considered to be light users. Additionally, there was no
relationship between grades and the social media platform used (Wang, Chen &
Liang, 2011).
Junco (2015) also revealed that students use social media to make friends and
Moreover, Niemer (2012) pointed out that social media is the key words
for teenagers for being “stay connected”. In other words, social media is a just a
compulsion to constantly check social media. She added that this compulsion
rooted from anxiety of teens to miss out something in their social world. Hence,
teens used social media to be updated from time to time instead of using social
who are new to their environment. Additionally, he claimed that it is not just also
the way students are accessing sites but also the way or purpose in which they
On the other hand, Onomo (2012) recognized the ability of the social
media by stating that sites has become ‘‘a widespread tool for communication
and exchange of ideas, helping individuals and organizations with just causes to
traditional media.’” In fact, users prefer to communicate via the sites rather via
different from the actual environment where real interaction takes place.
Therefore, the interaction that takes place on the internet does not necessarily
so, then oral communication skill of a person is not affected by how they
communicate virtually.
vocal cues and verbal communication are being conveyed. However, in using
which has absence in verbal elements such as facial expressions, eye contact,
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tone of voices, posture and spaces that an individual most especially students
can apply in their learning environment particularly in school (Knapp & Hall,
2010).
Table 4.2
Relationship between Academic Performance in English for Academic and
Professional Purposes (EAPP) and Influence of Social Media in English
Language Written Communication Skills
x y DECISION Verbal
Interpretation
Academic Performance Influence of Social Media Rejected Not Significant
in English for Academic on English Language
and Professional Written Communication
Purposes (EAPP) Skills
study conducted by Hasnain, Nasreen, & Ijaz (2015), it shows that the
correlation between the two variables “social media usage” and “academic
& Forste (2011) indicated that electronic media use is negatively associated with
grades.
Pew Internet survey of teens on this topic, it was revealed that among the
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their digital communications with friends and family. Likewise, it is also revealed
that there is more formal writing they do in school than in social media
communication does not depend on social media. Instead, it is how they are
equipped with their learning environment. In fact, Barnes (2015) claimed that
student’s ability in writing academically starts with teachers who set high
standards and do not waver. These teachers face an uphill battle though,
their students.
formal texts. Formal writing is almost always a factor that can be used for
voice and power. Arguably the ability to recognize and adjust to the context that
It only means that actual writing must be applied and not just by browsing social
networking sites. Familiarity in the words equipped in social media does not
Friedrich (2013), almost all teachers surveyed say they encourage their students
to do at least some writing by hand alongside the use of digital tools to promote
better writing. Reasons are varied, but many teachers noted that because
for them to have. Other teachers say they feel students do more active thinking,
synthesizing, and editing when writing by hand which discourages them in any
found most errors in a small number of students but are found frequently in most
these errors and teach students error-free writing to improve clarity and meaning
of their writing with formality. Teachers’ strategies are also great factor in the
in their instruction of formal and informal writing, and help enhance and develop
the ability of students in formal writing or any written works (Bronowicki, 2014).
writing lessons and writing activities centered on evidence based claims, valid
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sentence structure, and correct use of mechanics for the students to improve not
students and allow them to identify formal and informal pieces of writing, as well
constructing creative, yet invaluable lesson plans that meet the Common Core
Table 5
Proposed Social Media Based Activity Platform
Program Enhancement Activities Persons Involved
Objectives
1. Oral 1. Engage 1.1 Inculcation of an Programmer
Communication students in a more interactive multimedia that
Skills interactive would equipped the learner’s
platform that voice input in the website that
would serve as measures right diction and
their training pronunciation
ground to 1.2 Conduct a webinar, a English Teachers
enhance their seminar conducted over the
English language internet, to expose students on
oral oral discussions online.
communication 1.3 Generate online
skills. workshops and lessons to English Teachers
develop oral communication
skills that include instructional
units available.
1.4 Introduce new ways of English teachers
deriving terms in social media Grammarian
that would still be
acknowledged in the English
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Language.
1.5 Develop an online game
that would deepen the Game Developer
students’ knowledge in using Programmer
English language through a
fun way of educating.
Conclusions
Upon getting the results of the study, the following conclusions were drawn:
population.
English language Oral and Written communication skills and students’ Academic
Recommendations
1. Supervision of school teachers must apply for them to maintain the good
2. The teachers must value and maximize the use of social media by engaging
3. Establish interactive activities regarding the subject which will not only rely on
4. Future studies might examine or partially replicate aspects of this study with
evaluated thereafter.
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APPENDIX A
Introduction
This questionnaire is designed to obtain information on the above
research title, and the questionnaire is meant for purely academic purpose. You
are implored to please cooperate by responding to the items contained in the
questionnaire. Please, be assured that all information supplied shall be kept
secret. Thanks in anticipation.
Section B
Instruction: Please read carefully and tick in the appropriate column the
response to each item as follows:
4 = Strongly Agree (SA) 2 = Disagree (D)
3 = Agree (A) 1 = Strongly Disagree (SD)
S/N ITEMS 4 3 2 1
Social Media And English Language Oral
Communication Skills
1 Social medial helps my spoken English
2 Social media changes the way people
communicate and share information
3 Social media improves the way people
interact globally
4 Social media improves my knowledge about
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Appendix B
Letter to the Principal of Bauan Technical High School
Dear Sir:
We are Grade -12 students, from Bauan Technical High School who are
currently taking up the subject Practical Research II. As a partial fulfillment for
the requirements of the subject, we are required to do a research on any topic
that is relevant to our track which is Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics.
In connection with this, we are humbly requesting for good office to allow
us to use our vacant time and Practical Research time to prepare and finish our
study. We intend to focus on the topic “Influence of Social Media on the
English Language Communicative Skills: Basis for Social Media Based
Activity Platform”.
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Baculi, Carmela Maries P.
Gardose, Adrian B.
Oruga, Rochelle B.
Rey, Jessa P
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Principal III
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APPENDIX C
APPENDIX D
Appended Computations
Table 3.1
Table 3.2
3.0300 3.0078 0.0222 0.0005
3.1400 3.1563 -0.0162 0.0003
3.0300 3.1484 -0.1184 0.0140
3.2000 3.0703 0.1297 0.0168
3.0800 3.0859 -0.0059 0.0000
3.0800 3.0547 0.0253 0.0006
2.9700 2.7266 0.2434 0.0593
2.9500 2.7656 0.1844 0.0340
3.0700 2.8672 0.2028 0.0411
2.9500 2.8281 0.1219 0.0149
0.7891 0.1815
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Table 4.1
Relationship between Academic Performance in Oral Communication and
Influence of Social Media in English Language Oral Communication Skills
X y xy x2 y2
1 86.9300 3.2000 278.1760 7556.8249 10.2400
2 86.9300 3.1000 269.4830 7556.8249 9.6100
3 86.9300 2.4000 208.6320 7556.8249 5.7600
4 86.9300 2.8000 243.4040 7556.8249 7.8400
5 86.9300 2.4000 208.6320 7556.8249 5.7600
6 86.9300 3.0000 260.7900 7556.8249 9.0000
7 86.9300 2.8000 243.4040 7556.8249 7.8400
8 86.9300 3.2000 278.1760 7556.8249 10.2400
9 86.9300 2.9000 252.0970 7556.8249 8.4100
10 86.9300 2.6000 226.0180 7556.8249 6.7600
11 86.9300 2.7000 234.7110 7556.8249 7.2900
12 86.9300 3.0000 260.7900 7556.8249 9.0000
13 86.9300 3.3000 286.8690 7556.8249 10.8900
14 86.9300 3.4000 295.5620 7556.8249 11.5600
15 86.9300 2.8000 243.4040 7556.8249 7.8400
16 86.9300 2.9000 252.0970 7556.8249 8.4100
17 86.9300 3.3000 286.8690 7556.8249 10.8900
18 86.9300 3.0000 260.7900 7556.8249 9.0000
19 86.9300 3.4000 295.5620 7556.8249 11.5600
20 86.9300 3.0000 260.7900 7556.8249 9.0000
21 86.9300 3.1000 269.4830 7556.8249 9.6100
22 86.9300 3.5000 304.2550 7556.8249 12.2500
23 86.9300 3.1000 269.4830 7556.8249 9.6100
24 86.9300 2.8000 243.4040 7556.8249 7.8400
25 86.9300 2.9000 252.0970 7556.8249 8.4100
26 86.9300 3.6000 312.9480 7556.8249 12.9600
27 86.9300 3.7000 321.6410 7556.8249 13.6900
28 86.9300 3.2000 278.1760 7556.8249 10.2400
29 86.9300 3.1000 269.4830 7556.8249 9.6100
30 86.9300 3.2000 278.1760 7556.8249 10.2400
31 86.9300 3.6000 312.9480 7556.8249 12.9600
32 86.9300 3.8000 330.3340 7556.8249 14.4400
33 86.9300 4.0000 347.7200 7556.8249 16.0000
34 86.9300 3.1000 269.4830 7556.8249 9.6100
35 86.9300 3.7000 321.6410 7556.8249 13.6900
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Table 4.2
Relationship between Academic Performance in English for Academic and
Professional Purposes (EAPP) to Influence of Social Media in English
Language Written Communication Skills
X y xy x2 y2
1 85.9400 3.1000 266.4140 7385.6836 9.6100
2 85.9400 3.0000 257.8200 7385.6836 9.0000
3 85.9400 2.3000 197.6620 7385.6836 5.2900
4 85.9400 2.7000 232.0380 7385.6836 7.2900
5 85.9400 2.1000 180.4740 7385.6836 4.4100
6 85.9400 3.0000 257.8200 7385.6836 9.0000
7 85.9400 2.5000 214.8500 7385.6836 6.2500
8 85.9400 2.7000 232.0380 7385.6836 7.2900
9 85.9400 2.7000 232.0380 7385.6836 7.2900
10 85.9400 3.4000 292.1960 7385.6836 11.5600
11 85.9400 2.7000 232.0380 7385.6836 7.2900
12 85.9400 2.8000 240.6320 7385.6836 7.8400
13 85.9400 3.3000 283.6020 7385.6836 10.8900
14 85.9400 2.9000 249.2260 7385.6836 8.4100
15 85.9400 2.7000 232.0380 7385.6836 7.2900
16 85.9400 2.7000 232.0380 7385.6836 7.2900
17 85.9400 3.4000 292.1960 7385.6836 11.5600
18 85.9400 3.0000 257.8200 7385.6836 9.0000
19 85.9400 2.4000 206.2560 7385.6836 5.7600
20 85.9400 3.1000 266.4140 7385.6836 9.6100
21 85.9400 2.9000 249.2260 7385.6836 8.4100
22 85.9400 3.2000 275.0080 7385.6836 10.2400
23 85.9400 3.0000 257.8200 7385.6836 9.0000
24 85.9400 3.0000 257.8200 7385.6836 9.0000
25 85.9400 2.0000 171.8800 7385.6836 4.0000
26 85.9400 3.5000 300.7900 7385.6836 12.2500
27 85.9400 3.8000 326.5720 7385.6836 14.4400
28 85.9400 3.3000 283.6020 7385.6836 10.8900
29 85.9400 2.7000 232.0380 7385.6836 7.2900
30 85.9400 3.5000 300.7900 7385.6836 12.2500
31 85.9400 2.9000 249.2260 7385.6836 8.4100
32 85.9400 3.7000 317.9780 7385.6836 13.6900
33 85.9400 4.0000 343.7600 7385.6836 16.0000
34 85.9400 3.0000 257.8200 7385.6836 9.0000
35 85.9400 3.2000 275.0080 7385.6836 10.2400
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Personal Data
Weight : 48 kg
Educational Background
Elementary Graduate
Bauan East Central School 2011- 2012
Elma B. Gardose
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Personal Data
Height : 5’0
Weight : 44 kg
Educational Background
Junior High School Completer
Bauan Technical High School 2015- 2016
(With Honors)
Elementary Graduate
As-is Elementary School (2011-2012)
Valedictorian
Personal Data
Height : 5’4
Weight : 52 kg
Educational Background
Junior High School Completer
Bauan Technical High School 2015- 2016
(With Honors)
Elementary Graduate
Bauan East Central School 2011- 2012
(With Honors)
Personal Data
Birthday : February 22, 2000
Height : 5’1
Weight : 46 kg
Educational Background
Junior High School Completer
Bauan Technical High School 2015- 2016
(With Honors)
Elementary Graduate
Durungao Elementary School 2011- 2012
(Valedictorian)
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