Philippine E-Journals

Oral Proficiency of Tourist Guides in Sagada

Karen Bayangan | Gregerlin Lambenicio

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

This descriptive research involved fifteen (15) tourist guides in Sagada and aimed to identify the level of oral proficiency of tourist guides in Sagada and the factors affecting it. The researcher formulated fifteen interview questions considering Cummins' two kinds of language proficiency: Basic International Communication Skills (BICS) and Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP). The panel members and the adviser validated this interview guide. Based on the study’s findings, the following are recommended: Tourist guides may undergo training for English oral proficiency since it was found out they face challenges in their oral proficiency, specifically in grammar, pronunciation, fluency, and vocabulary. Tourist guides may join different activities or seminars to hone their affective factors, such as emotions and confidence in using the English language.