JOSE RIZAL UNIVERSITY
80 Shaw Blvd, Mandaluyong, 1552 Metro Manila
The role of self confidence in the English language proficiency of Grade 12
students in Jose Rizal University.
INTRODUCTION
Feeling confident is one factor that can help us perform freely without being
anxious. Having self-confidence makes us more positive, being confident makes us
intelligent rather than lucky. Self-confidence matters for the English proficiency of
students. People from all around the world want to learn English, when in fact, we
are willing to do things that are not usual in order for us to have a conversation in a
multi-cultural aspect. Although it can be difficult, learning the English language is
incredibly rewarding. On your path to learning a language, every small challenge it
may encounter and overcome gives the confidence that is needed to advance
abilities and being more self-confident makes it more likely to try out the language.
As a result, practice more frequently which eventually will pick things up more
rapidly.
Self-confidence is vital most especially in learning English and being proficient
in terms of speaking the English language as the foreign language and reading
comprehension. With that, the purpose of this study is to know the role of self
confidence in the English language proficiency of Grade 12 students in Jose Rizal
University. According to Edward and Rogers, it goes without saying how important
the concept of self-confidence is and how it relates to language learners both inside
and outside of the classroom. The capacity to communicate effectively in English is
referred to as English language competency. This is a vital ability in the modern
world since English is nearly often the primary language of instruction in universities.
Thus, to determine the level of their English proficiency and identify students who
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struggle with the language, practically every institution requires non-native English
speakers to take the TOEFL or IELTS test may not perform well in terms of
communication and academics. To have an effective study, this study will be focused
more on the grade 12 students of Jose Rizal University.
In preparation to their moving up to college, along with measuring the
correlation between demographic variables (gender, age, nationality, year of study,
medium of instruction, etc.), it also aims to investigate whether there is a significant
association between English proficiency, test results, and academic performance.
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
This study revolves around two variables which are the self confidence and
the English language proficiency of the students. The English language proficiency is
the dependent variable of the study that is subdivided into four aspects which are the
speaking, reading, writing, and listening proficiency of the students.
FIGURE 1
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Figure 1 displays different variables and constructs of the study. Box 1 shows the
demographic characteristics of the respondents which includes the gender, age, and
nationality. It also contains the importance of confidence of the respondents in a
variety of factors that includes: English Proficiency, Test Results, and Academic
Performance. Lastly it includes the difference of the given factors when subjected to
the variables or characteristics. Box 2 includes the process that would be utilised to
extract the data from the respondents that includes crafting a questionnaire,
Interviewing, Analysing the results, and the findings of the study. Box 3 comprises
the output of the study in the form of crafting a project proposal for the application of
the findings of the study and also recommendation for the research to be evaluated
further that is to be used on the students of Jose Rizal University
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
In preparation to their moving up to college, along with measuring the
correlation between demographic variables (gender, age, nationality, year of study,
medium of instruction, etc.), it also aims to investigate whether there is a significant
association between English proficiency, test results, and academic performance.
Specifically, it will answer the following questions:
1. What are the characteristics of the respondents in terms of:
1.1 gender;
1.2 age;
1.3 nationality;
2. What is the level of perceived importance of confidence among the Grade 12
students in terms of:
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2.1 english proficiency
2.2 test results
2.3 academic performance
3. Is there a significant difference on the level of perceived importance of
confidence when respondents are grouped according to gender? age?
nationality?
4. What output can be crafted from the results of the study?
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The result of this will be great of benefit with the following:
The students. Self confidence is something that students may or may not
possess as individuals. It is common that learners has different levels of self
confidence due to their strength and weakness that makes them who they are. Being
a student means you are someone who is expected to learn from the others. Aside
from their teachers, they also learn from the people that surrounds them. In this
study, researchers will discuss how the level of one’s self confidence plays huge role
in the development of their English proficiency, specifically in English speaking,
writing, reading, and listening.
The teachers. The teaching profession is an occupational field in education
that is directly responsible for the formation of young minds and hearts. Students
naturally relies to teachers in pursuit of learning. This paper will help educators
understand the role of self confidence in helping students be more proficient in
English language giving them ideas on how they will incorporate these roles in
creating their learning materials in the future.
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The researchers. As a person who performs systematic investigation,
oversees internal research and often serves as lead author on reports and articles,
this study help future researchers develop further studies that talks about the
significance of self confidence. Explaining the different roles of self confidence and
how it affects student will help them come up with other form of understanding and
ideas. Hence, the outputs of this study may be used as a basis for their study.
THE SCOPE AND DELIMITATION
This study, titled "The role of self-confidence in the English language
proficiency of Grade 12 students at Jose Rizal University," determined the level of
students’ English proficiency as well as those who are having a hard time using the
English language. It is particular to the parameters set by the variables affecting the
degree of English proficiency among Grade 12 students, which include test results
and academic performance. It also focused on specific variables incorporated into
the respondent’s demographic profile (gender, age, and nationality). Furthermore,
the study asked for the participation of the selected respondents, who are mainly
Grade 12 students from Jose Rizal University.
