HomePsychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journalvol. 20 no. 5 (2024)

Difficulties in Learning English Language Among Bachelor of Arts in English Language Studies Students at Mindanao State University-Sulu

Rosana Yusop

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

This descriptive-exploratory study aims to determine the extent of difficulties English language studies majors at Mindanao State University-Sulu encountered during their language learning experience in the 2023–2024 academic year. employing Pearson's r correlation test, the weighted mean, the standard deviation, the t-test for independent samples, and one-way ANOVA. The study's findings are as follows: 1 Of the 100 respondents, the majority are female, in their first or second year of college, and fall between the ages of 20 and older. 2) Students at MSU-Sulu who answered the topic about how hard it is to learn English in the context of grammar and pronunciation both gave the response "Moderate." This shows that although the participants in this study, the students/respondents, may not consider these challenges as major obstacles to their ability to communicate successfully, they do encounter a moderate and balanced level of difficulty when it comes to utilizing proper grammar and pronouncing words correctly. 3) When age and gender-based groups of data are applied, the degree of difficulty BAELS students at MSU-Sulu are having learning the English language is almost always the same, with the exception of year level. However, there is a discernible difference in the level of difficulties BAELS students at MSU-Sulu encounter when studying English language when statistics are sorted by year level. This suggests that although the respondents may be of different ages and genders, their opinions of the subcategories that are included when they are categorized according to year level differ, even though they are students. 4) There is usually a significant relationship between the subcategories that make up the overall category of English learning difficulties. This strong association implies that people who struggle with accurate word pronunciation can also struggle with reading written words, which could impair their overall reading comprehension. In a similar vein, those who struggle with grammar may also have difficulties comprehending the structure and meaning of sentences, which could make it harder for them to comprehend written texts correctly



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