Download This PaperSubstituting English with a Local Language: Examining Parents' Belief Toward Chavacano as Language of Instruction
Lim-Ramos, S., Francisco, W., Leduna, N.A., Nuñez, M.R., Pabraquel, M.K., Deran, J.J., Alieto, E. (2020). Substituting English with a Local Language: Examining Parents’ belief toward Chavacano as Language of Instruction. Asian EFL, 27(1), 177-195.
19 Pages Posted: 1 Jun 2020
Date Written: April 7, 2020
Abstract
This research was conceptualized to determine the belief of the 400 parents from the different ethnic groupings (Chavacano, Bisaya, Ilonggo and Tausug) towards Chavacano as medium of instruction. This cross-sectional study utilized an adapted survey-questionnaire (with reliability – Cronbach’s alpha = 0.94) as data gathering approach. The study disclosed that the respondents are exhibiting ‘slightly positive’ belief towards Chavacano as the language of instruction in the early education of their children. In addition, it was found that there is a significant difference on the beliefs of the parents when grouped according to their ethnicity. However, no significant difference was established on the beliefs of the respondents when grouped according to educational attainment. Discussions are provided herein.
Keywords: Parents, Beliefs, Medium of Instruction, Ethnicity, Educational Attainment
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