English Language Proficiency and Academic Performance Among Grade 11 students in UM Panabo College

Abstract

The researchers aimed to determine the relationship between English language proficiency and academic performance among grade 11 randomly selected junior high school students of UM Panabo College. The independent variable in the study is the English language proficiency. The indicators of English language proficiency are the student’s level in grammar, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. On the other hand, the dependent variable of this study is the academic performance of the students. The indicators of academic performance are the student’s reported grades in first quarter in the subjects English, Science, and Mathematics. The researchers used a quantitative non-experimental correlation method, and statistical tools used were, Mean and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (p). The r-value is 0.708** associated with p-value of 0.000. Hence, the null hypothesis was rejected. It implies that there is a significant relationship between English language proficiency and academic performance.

Keywords: English Language Proficiency, and Academic Performance