DEL CATHERINE D. JUNIO
Bachelor of Arts in English Language Studies
Isabela State University-Cauayan Campus
ABSTRACT
The study adapted the survey questionnaire from the First People’s Cultural Council or FPCC (2013) in its handbook ‘A Guide to Language Policy and Planning for B.C. First Nations Communities,’ to measure the status, attitude, and interest of AB English Language Students of Isabela State University, Cauayan City Campus. This study is about the language status, attitude, and interest of 80 1st year students taking up Bachelor of Arts in English Language Studies towards English, Filipino, and their L1. The 80 student respondents were tasked to answer the adapted survey questions which were divided into three parts namely language status, language attitude, and language learning interest. The first part was subdivided into two which includes questions on the student’s languages and their degree of exposure to the languages using twelve sub-questions. The second part includes eight questions that tackle the respondents’ attitudes toward the languages. And the third part that includes five questions in line with the students’ learning interests. This study finds that the student-respondents showed a positive attitude and interest toward the three languages. Hence the status of English, Filipino, and their L1 between them is not at sake.