Communicative Competence and English Language Exposure as Predictors of Writing Skills of Senior High School Students

Abstract

This quantitative study employing descriptive correlational design aimed to investigate the communicative competence and English language as predictors of writing skills of senior high school students in Tagum City Division. The 307 respondents were purposively chosen through stratified random sampling. Sets of survey questionnaires were adapted for communicative, English language exposure and writing skills. A modified rubric was used to rate the writing proficiency of the respondents. Data were analyzed using Mean, Standard Deviation, and Pearson r, and Linear Regression Analysis. The result revealed that communicative competence and English language exposure of the learners has a moderate level, while low for the level of the writing skills. Furthermore, the findings of the study showed a significant and positive correlation between the communicativecompetence and writing skills of the senior high school students and English language exposure and writing skills of the senior high school students.