TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE
TITLE PAGE...............................................................................................i
APPROVAL SHEET... ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.. vi
LIST OF TABLES... viii
LIST OF FIGURE... x
ABSTRACT. xi
CHAPTER
I INTRODUCTION.................................................................. 1
The Problem.............. 1
Statement of the Problem................. 3
Hypotheses... 4
Significance of the Study 5
Scope and Delimitation 7
Definition of Terms 8
Notes 10
II REVIEW OF RELATED STUDIES... 11
Factors Affecting English Learning 11
Students Learning Strategies 16
External Factors. 21
Home Environment and Literacy Development... 25
Teacher Factor.. 26
Pupil Factor 28
Students Attitude.. 29
Classroom Factor.... 33
Parent Factor 34
Home Factor 37
 Local Studies 38
Synthesis of the State of the Art 42
Gap Bridged by the Study 43
Theoretical Framework 44
Conceptual Framework 45
Notes 47
III RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY.. 56
Methodology 56
Research Population..... 56
Research Instrument.... 57
Data Gathering Procedure 57
Statistical Tools 58
IV PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF
DATA............ 62
Personal Profile of the Respondents 62
Other Factors Influencing on English Proficiency
of the respondents 64
V SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS... 85
Summary.. 85
Major Findings..... 87
Conclusions. 92
Recommendations. ..... 93
APPENDIXES 73
Appendix A (Letter to the Validator 1) 74
Appendix B (Letter to the Validator 2) 75
Appendix C (Letter to the Validator 3) 76
Appendix D (Letter to the Principal). 77
Appendix E (Research Questionnaire) 78
Part I 79
 Part II . 84

LIST OF TABLES

TABLE PAGE

1 Respondents Demographic Profile 63

2 Respondents Perception on Availability of Books in their Home 64

3 Respondents Perception on Reading Frequency 65

4 Respondents Perception on their study hours 66

5 Respondents Perception on time spent Watching Television 67

6 Respondents Perception on their Teachers 68

7 Respondents Perception on Teachers Teaching Techniques 70

8 Respondents Perception on Attitude towards the English subject 72

9 Respondents Perception on Classroom Setting 74

10 Summary of unit test scores 75

11 Test of Correlation on English Proficiency Test Score and 76

Respondents Demographic Profile
12 A Test of Correlation on EPT1 and Perception on Teachers 77

12 B Test of Correlation on EPT1 and Attitude Towards English 78

12 C Test of Correlation on EPT1 and Teaching Techniques 78

12 D Test of Correlation on EPT1 and Classroom Setting 79

13 A Test of Correlation on EPT2 and Perception on Teachers 80

13 B Test of Correlation on EPT2 and Attitude Towards English 81

13 C Test of Correlation on EPT2 and Teaching Techniques 81

13 D Test of Correlation on EPT2 and Classroom Setting 81

14 A Test of Correlation on EPT3 and Perception on Teachers 82

14 B Test of Correlation on EPT3 and Attitude Towards English 82

14 C Test of Correlation on EPT3 and Teaching Techniques 83

14 D Test of Correlation on EPT3 and Classroom Setting 84