Abstract: The study aims to determine the conversational preparedness of Mother Tongue Subject Teachers specifically in grammar preparedness, sociolinguistic preparedness, and strategic preparedness in purposively chosen public schools in Baguio City. The Canale and Swain (1980) Communicative Competence determined the Level of Conversational Preparedness and the Level of Competence in Conversational Preparedness. The Pearson Product Correlation was used to test the correlation between the level of conversational preparedness of Mother Tongue Subject Teachers and the level of competence in conversational preparedness of Mother Tongue Subject Teachers.
From the quantitative analysis of the data, the finding showed that the MTB-MLE Subject Teachers in public schools in Baguio City are advance; particularly advance in grammatical preparedness; along with sociolinguistic preparedness was intermediate; along with strategic preparedness is a beginner. There is a moderate significant difference in the level of conversational preparedness along with grammatical preparedness, sociolinguistic preparedness, and strategic preparedness when compared according to non-mother- tongue users and mother- tongue users. Specifically, significant differences occurred along grammatical preparedness and sociolinguistic preparedness. Otherwise, there is no significant difference along strategic preparedness. The overall level of competence of Subject Teachers teaching mother tongue in conversational preparedness is moderately competent. Specifically, along with grammatical preparedness, sociolinguistic preparedness and strategic preparedness is moderately competent. There is a small significant difference in the level of competence along grammatical preparedness, sociolinguistic preparedness, and strategic preparedness when compared according to non-mother- tongue users and mother- tongue users. Specifically, significant differences occurred along sociolinguistic preparedness and strategic preparedness. There is a positive correlation between the level of Preparedness of mother tongue subject teachers and the level of competence of mother tongue subject teachers in conversational preparedness.
Keywords: conversational, preparedness, MTB-MLE, subject- teachers.
Title: THE CONVERSATIONAL PREPAREDNESS OF TEACHERS IN TEACHING MOTHER TONGUE – BASED MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION SUBJECT
Author: TAWAGEN, JANE I.
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