Factors influencing the level of Filipino language proficiency among secondary students

The primary purpose of this research is to determine the relationship between students’ perceptions and their Filipino language proficiency. This was done with 356 students from the eight specified public secondary schools in the Philippines’ Division of Davao del Sur. The researcher utilized descriptive correlational and comparative designs. The students’ perceptions were measured using a modified Survey Questionnaire Affecting Language Proficiency Acquisition. The Division Year-End Achievement Test provided information on pupils’ competency levels. According to the findings, the teacher factor has the highest degree of perception among students, with a mean of 4.21, followed by motivation with a mean of 4.17, peer influence with a mean of 3.89, mass media with a mean of 3.87, and mother tongue with a mean of 3.48. This implies that teachers have the highest influence among other factors in the acquisition of Filipino language proficiency. However, majority of the respondents perceived that their ethno-language is far different from the Filipino language.