Living Language
Description of the studentrespondents College Engineering
31.6%
Architecture
24.2%
Public Administration
17.2%
Education
9.5%
Law
9.0%
Business Administration
8.5%
Description of the studentrespondents Grade School
High School
Sectarian
51.2% Sectarian 55.0%
Public
26.7% Public
32.4%
Private nonsectarian
16.2% Private nonsectarian
11.3%
School and non-school factors for Language Proficiency English
Filipino
High School 28.7
Home
48.5
College
16.5
Friends
16.3
Home
14.1
Grade School Media
14.0
Grade 12.5 School High School 12.0
9.7
College
10.4
Friends
8.3
Media
5.7
Workplace
7.4
Workplace
0.3
Communication activities Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Speaking and Listening Most
preferred to use Filipino because: It puts the listener at ease It best expresses the speaker’s thoughts It is less formal The speakers/listeners are Filipino
Reading and Writing Most
preferred to use English because: It best expresses the writer’s thoughts and feelings It is an international language It has become standard practice to use this English is more formal