Holy Trinity School of Padre Garcia,

Batangas Inc.

English as a Second Language (ESL): Barrier or Important to Learning to Grade 10

students in Holy Trinity School of Padre Garcia, Batangas, Inc.

QUESTIONAIRE

The purpose of this questionnaire is to find out how you feel about English and factors
which might affect your learning in English. There are no true or false answers so it is important
that your answers are about what you think. Your answers will be treated confidentially.

Only the researcher will have access to your answers. Please be as accurate as possible.

Name :

Section :

Part I : Profile of the Respondents

Direction: kindly put a check mark (/) on the choice that corresponds to your answer. For those
questions that need explanation, kindly write your answer on the space provide. Rest assured that
the information will be held confidential and will be used society in this study.

1. Gender
( ) male
( ) female
2. Age
( ) 13 y/o – 14 y/o
( ) 15 y/o – 16 y/o
( ) 17 y/o – 18 y/o
3. Educational attainment of parents
Father Mother
( ) Elementary Graduate ( ) Elementary Graduate
( ) High School Graduate ( ) High School Graduate
( ) Vocational Graduate ( ) Vocational Graduate
( ) College Graduate ( ) College Graduate
( ) MA Graduate ( ) MA Graduate
 4. Occupation
Father Mother
( ) OFW ( ) OFW
( ) Driver ( ) Teacher
( ) Carpenter ( ) Vendor
( ) Farmer ( ) Nurse
( ) Other : ( ) Other:
( ) None ( ) None
5. Reading Materials in English at home
( ) Books
( ) Magazines/Journals
( ) Dictionary
( ) Newspaper
( ) Encyclopedia
( ) Other:
6. Grades in English
( ) Advanced (90 and above)
( ) Proficient (85-89)
( ) Approaching Proficiency (80-84)
( ) Developing (75-79)
( ) Beginning (74 and below)

Part II : Ability in learning English as a Second Language

Direction: for each item, choose the option that best represents what you do according to this
scale and circle your answer that corresponds to your answer.

1 2 3
Poor English Language Average English Language Above Average English
Learners Learners Language Learners

1. Would you say that your English pronunciation is good or poor?

1 2 3
2. How important is learning English for you?
1 2 3
3. How easy or difficult would you say about learning to speak English?
1 2 3
Direction : Circle the letter which best represents your answer. Please try and answer all
questions. Do not leave any blank.

1. What do you use English for? (circle as many as appropriate)

a. Study at school
b. Read for enjoyment
c. Watch movies
d. Talk with my friends
e. Communicate with my family at home
f. Communicate with English speaking people
g. Others: (please specify)

2. As a student, why do you think we need to study the second language which is English?
(you may circle more than one)
a. I wish to study English in the Future
b. It will help me to get a job when I leave the school
c. It will help me in my everyday life
d. My English teacher told me to do it
e. My parents wanted me to study English
f. It is one of the major subjects in school
g. Others (please specify)

3. Have you experienced emotional stress while trying to learn English?

a. Yes
b. No

4. In your opinion, what are the effects of English as a Second Language (ESL) to the
learning of the students?