Effectiveness of English Learner’s Material in Enhancing Grammatical Competence of Grade 9 Bilingual Students: A Basis for Supplementary Material Development

Abstract

The study was conducted in order to determine the level of effectiveness of the English learner’s material on the grammatical competence of randomly selected Grade 9 bilingual students of a public secondary school in the Philippines.  The students were subjected to grammar test and self-rating assessment of grammatical competence in participle, gerund and adverb before and after using the English learner’s material. Answering the survey questionnaire for assessing English instructional materials was limited to the perception of the respondents of the study. Based on the findings, Grade 9 students are not grammatically competent. The teacher’s guide for Grade 9 teachers are not effective in guiding them in the teaching of their lessons. The learner’s material used by the students are not effective in helping the students understand their lesson and activities. Thus, the study suggested that to improve the grammatical competence of the students, more relevant and useful supplementary materials should be made and given to them. These materials should address their needs or weaknesses. Teaching-learning materials should be constantly evaluated to better guide the teachers and effectively enhance the grammatical competence of Grade 9 bilingual students