The document is an application for presentation of a thesis proposal by Fatima P. Carpizo at Mindanao State University. It provides details of the student, thesis proposal title, date and time of presentation, committee members who will evaluate the proposal, and signatures of approval from the adviser and dean. The proposal is on teaching proficiency and problems encountered by teachers in implementing the K-12 program. The student is seeking approval to present and defend her thesis proposal.

1. Republic of the Philippines
MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY
Fatima, General Santos City
-ooo0ooo-
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
APPLICATION FOR PRESENTATION OF THESIS
(PROPOSAL DEFENSE)
Name of Student: _Fatima P. Carpizo____________________________________
Title of Thesis Proposal: TEACHING PROFICIENCY AND PROBLEMS
ENCOUNTERED BY SELECTED TEACHERS IN
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF K-12 PROGRAM.
Date of Presentation: _September 04, 2012 (Tuesday)_____________________
Time and Place: _11:00-12:00 BSEd Faculty Room________________________
Committee Composition Approved Grade
1. _Dr. Ava Clare Marie O. Robles_____ Adviser ________________ __________
2. _Prof. Salome F. Sestina____________Chairman ________________ __________
3. _Dr. Joharia L. Nicart_______________Member ________________ __________
Rating Scale (Under Dr. Robles)
95-100 – Outstanding 83-88 – Good 76 and below – Re-Defense
89-94 – Very Good 77-82 – Poor
Recommending Approval:
_Dr. Ava Clare Marie O. Robles__
Adviser
Approved by:
Thelma B. Pagunsan, M.S.
Dean

2. Chapter I
THE PROBLEM
Introduction
One of the aims of the Department of Education is to prepare the
students to be globally competitive. To achieve this, educational reforms of the
government must also focus into the mastery of English as the second
language. Such attempt will greatly help to harness the productive capacity of
the country‟s human resource base towards international competitiveness.
Competitiveness may be gauged from sociolinguistic competence of a
person. Sociolinguistic competence is the ability to use language appropriate to
a given communicative context taking into account the roles of the
participants, the setting and the purpose of interaction. It is the ability to use
and respond to language appropriately, given the setting, the topic, and the
relationships among the people communicating, particularly the lingua franca
of the educational society and community, in its various contexts and
dimensions relatively guarantees the teachers competitive advantage in the
complex society like the Philippines(Alatis, 2009).
One of the alarming situations in the Philippine context is the coming of
the high school graduates into university with fair levels of

3. Chapter II
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES
This chapter presents the literature and studies which are found to have
a direct bearing to the present investigation.
Related Literature
Sociolinguistic Competence
All language events consist of a pierce of language in social context.
Every different social context determines the particular form of language. The
language used in particular situation determines the nature of that social event
( Stockwell 2002).
Brown (2001) posited that sociolinguistic competence is the knowledge of
the sociocultural rules of language and of discourse. This type of competence
requires an understanding of the social context in which language is used: the
rules of the participants, the information they share, and the functions of the
interaction. Only in a full context of this kind can judgment be made on the
appropriateness of a „particular utterance'. For students learning English in
Malaysia, sociolinguistic competence should take into account those aspects as
proposed by Bachman. Broersma (2001) claimed that the process of learning
sociolinguistic competence is challenging even in one‟s first language. He also
proposed that evidence of this can be found in the popularity of

4. Chapter III
METHODOLOGY
This chapter presents the research design, respondents, instruments,
procedures and the statistical methods to be used in the study.
Research Design
This study utilized a descriptive-correlational method. It described the
sociolinguistic competence of freshmen students in English in terms of style of
discourse, euphemisms, idioms and jargons; as well as determined the
academic performance of freshmen students. Additionally, it determined the
significant difference on the sociolinguistic competence between male and
female students and its significant relationship between the sociolinguistic
competence and English performance of freshmen BSED students.
Research Respondents
The respondents of the study were the one hundred thirty two
(132)freshmen students taking up the degree of Bachelor of Secondary
Education on the three major courses namely Math, English, and Biology
during the school year 2011-2012. Table 1 shows the distribution of
respondents.

5. CHAPTER IV
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
This chapter presents, analyzes and interprets the data gathered in this
research study. The various results were presented in the succeeding tables
with corresponding discussions and explanations. It also answered specific
problems given in the previous chapter.
Table 2
Level of Sociolinguistic Competence of Freshmen BSED Students
Legend : 86% - 100% - Very High Competent 71% - 85% - High Competent
40% - 70% - Moderate Competent 15% - 39% - Low Competent
1% - 14% - Very Low Competent
Table 2 shows the sociolinguistic competence of freshmen BSED
students of MSU-GSC relative to:style of discourse, euphemisms, idioms, and
jargons. Under this, euphemisms in both female and male got the highest
weighted mean of 63.41 and 57.05, reflected as moderate competent. In the
same manner, style of discourse both female and
Sociolinguistic
Competence
FEMALE MALE
Mean Score
(Percentage)
Description Mean Score
(Percentage)
Description
Style of
Discourse
55.11 Moderate
Competent
52.27 Moderate
Competent
Euphemisms 63.41 Moderate
Competent
57.05 Moderate
Competent
Idioms 30.50 Low
Competent
29.1 Low
Competent
Jargons 51.70 Moderate
Competent
49.3 Moderate
Competent

6. CHAPTER V
SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This chapter presents the summary of the study, findings on the results,
conclusions, and recommendations.
Summary
This study is conducted to determine the sociolinguistic competence of
freshmen students of bachelor in secondary education students in Mindanao
State University-General Santos City.
Specifically, this study seeks answers to the following sub-problems:
1. What is the level of sociolinguistic competence of Freshmen BSED
students relative to:
1.1 Style of Discourse 1.2 Euphemisms
1.3 Idioms 1.4Jargons
2. What is the academic performance of freshmen students in English 1?
3. Is there any significant difference on the sociolinguistic competence of
freshmen students across sex?
4. Is there a significant relationship between the level of sociolinguistic
competence and performance of students in English 1 subject?

7. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
With boundless love and appreciation, the researcher would like to
extend his heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to the people who helped him
bring this study into reality. The researcher would like to extend his profound
gratitude to the following:
His adviser, Dr. Ava Clare Marie O. Robles whose expertise, consistent
guidance, ample time spent and consistent advices that helped him bring this
study into success;
To the Panel of Examiners, Prof. Thelma B. Pagunsan and Dr.
JohariaNicart for their constructive comments, suggestions, and critiquing;
To the Dean of the College of Education, Prof. Thelma B. Pagunsan for
her favorable response regarding the study;
Prof. Julita A. Arsenal, the school Registrar, for the consent in getting the
total population of Secondary Students of the College of Education which is
needed for the survey;
The selected secondary education principals and students in General
Santos City for their hospitality shown and time spent during the conduct of
this study in answering the questionnaires;
To Prof. Mely P. Subiere for her unending support, advises and effort to
make this study possible;

8. To Mr. Romeo Gonzales and Meriam Gonzales for their guidance,
prayers, moral, and financial support in the completion of this study;
His classmates, who offered their prayers and helped him, gather the
necessary information;
Most of all the Almighty God, the author and source of wisdom, courage
and strength for giving him blessings in making this study possible and
successful.
JFG

9. APPROVAL SHEET
This undergraduate thesis entitled “SOCIOLINGUISTIC COMPETENCE
OF FRESHMEN STUDENTS OF BACHELOR IN SECONDARY EDUCATION IN
MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY – GENERAL SANTOS CITY” prepared and
submitted by JAY FORD CABANBAN GONZALES in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree BACHELOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, has
been examined and is recommended for ORAL EXAMINATION.
AVA CLARE MARIE O. ROBLES, Ph.D.
Adviser
________________________________________________________________________
PANEL OF EXAMINERS
Approved by the Committee on Oral Examination.
THELMA B. PAGUNSAN, M.S. JOHARIA L. NICART Ph. D.
Chairman Member
________________________________________________________________________
Accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
degree BACHELOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION.
_______________________ THELMA B. PAGUNSAN, M.S.
Date Dean, College of Education

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14. LIST OF TABLES
Table Page
1 Distribution of Respondents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
2 The Level of Sociolinguistic
Competence of Freshmen
BSED students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3 The Academic Performance of
Freshmen BSED Students in
English 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4 The Difference on the Sociolinguistic
Competence of Students Across
Gender. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
5 Correlation Result between the
Sociolinguistic Competence and
their performance in English 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
6 Statistical Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

15. LIST OF FIGURES
Page
1. Conceptual Framework…..……………………………………….... 6
2. Research Design……………………………………………………… 38

16. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
TITLE PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
APPROVAL SHEET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
ACKNOWLEDGMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
LIST OF TABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
LIST OF FIGURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vi
CHAPTER
I THE PROBLEM
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Statement of the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 3
Significance of the Study. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Scope and Delimitation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES
Related Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Conceptual Framework .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Related Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Hypothesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Definition of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
III METHODOLOGY
Research Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Research Respondents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Conceptual Framework .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

17. Research Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Data Gathering Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Statistical Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
IV PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND
INTERPRETATION OF DATA . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 32
V SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS
AND RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 38
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Findings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
APPENDICES
A. Letter of Permission to the Registrar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
B. Letter of the Permission to the College Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
C. Letter of Permission to the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
D. Questionnaire for the Respondents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
E. Sociolinguistic Competence Results
Of Freshmen BSED Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
F. Computations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
G. Gantt Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
CURRICULUM VITAE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..57

18. Appendix A
LETTER TO THE RESPONDENTS
Republic of the Philippines
MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY
Fatima, General Santos City
College of Education
November 18, 2011
Dear Respondents:
Greetings!
I am one of the students of Mindanao State University, General Santos
City who is conducting a thesis on “The Extent of Texting and the Level of
Spelling Skills of First Year Student of LunPadidu National High
School”.This is one of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Secondary
Education major in English.
In this connection, I would like to ask you to please answer the following
questions honestly. Be rest assure that you answer will be kept confidentially.
I‟m hoping for your cooperation.
Thank you.
Very truly yours,
(Sgd) IRISH G.PATLINGRAO
Researcher
Noted by:
(Sgd) AVA CLARE MARIE O. ROBLES, PhD.
Adviser

19. Appendix B
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE RESPONDENTS
“Questionnaire on the Extent of Texting and the level of Spelling Skills of
the First Year Students of LunPadidu National High School”
Directions: The lists below are statements which are designed to determine the
regularity of texting, the amount you‟ve spend in texting and the texting
promo you had availed. You are requested to give your honest rating by
checking () the box that corresponds to the number which best reflects
your rating using the legend below.
Answer the following question using the scale:
5 4 3 2 1
Very High
Extent
High Extent Moderate
Extent
Low extent Very low
Part 1. Extent of Texting
INDICATORS RATINGS
A. Regularity of Texting
5 4 3 2 1
1. Sends to text messages to greet and say hi to my
friends.
2. Replies instantly when you receive message.
3. Uses mobile phone in texting whileyou‟re in the
bathroom.
4. Uses mobile phone in texting while you‟re at the
library.
5. Texting while listening to music.
6. Uses mobile phone in texting during mealtime.
7. Uses mobile phone in texting while you‟re at
place of worship.
8. Uses mobile phone in texting while you‟re in my
bed.
9. Uses my mobile phone in texting while doing
your homework and projects.

20. Appendix C
QUESTIONNAIRE VALIDATION TOOL
“Questionnaire on the Extent of Texting and the level of Spelling Skills of
the First Year Students of LunPadidu National High School”
Direction: This tool asks for your evaluation of the questionnaire to be used in the data gathering for the
investigation stated above, to establish its validity. You are requested to give your honest
assessment using the criteria stated below; please check () only one from the selection.
Scale Interpretation Description
5 Very Highly Valid The questionnaire is valid and can provide unbiased data for the
investigation, allowing 0 – 5% error.
4 Highly Valid The questionnaire is valid and can provide unbiased data for the
investigation, allowing 6 – 10% error.
3 Valid The questionnaire is valid and can provide unbiased data for the
investigation, allowing 11 – 15% error.
2 Less Valid The questionnaire is valid and can provide unbiased data for the
investigation, allowing 16 – 20% error.
1 Not Valid At All The questionnaire is valid and can provide unbiased data for the
investigation, allowing 21 – 25% error.
Validators’ Questionnaire Assessment
Indicators
Rating
5 4 3 2 1
1. The indicators in the questionnaire consistently and accurately measure
each variables of the investigation.
2. The questionnaire fits with the variables under investigation, thus
measuring what it intends to measure.
3. The questionnaire has the capability to measure items or variables
within given time frame.
4. The questionnaire has the ability to distinguish the characteristic or
properties of differing attributes of subjects under study.
5. The questionnaire has the ability to gather factual data, eliminating
biases and subjectivity.
6. Quick and complete data can be generated by the questionnaire within
the time frame allowed to obtain data.
7. The questionnaire has no influence on the variables being measured.
8. The questionnaire is framed and clear, simple and in order to avoid risk
of errors.
9. The questionnaire is capable of generating data that will be of value and
practical use to the sectors concerned in the investigation.
Comments and Suggestions:
____________________________________________
Signature Over Printed Name of the Validator

21. Appendix D
QUESTIONNAIRE VALIDATION RESULT
“Questionnaire on the Extent of Texting and the level of Spelling Skills of
the First Year Students of LunPadidu National High School”
VALIDATORS MEAN INTERPRETATION
DR. JOHARIA L. NICART
4 Very Good
PROF.ROSSEL
AUDENCIAL
4.56 Excellent
PROF. LOURDES
MANZANO
4.44 Excellent
Over-all rating
4.33 Excellent