GEN TEFL Journal Volume 4 (2019)
E-ISSN 2520 209X
Integration of Memes in Contextualizing the Development of Communicative Competence of Grade 11 STEM Students
Maribel L. Capitle and Renzy Cerwin F. Calasin
This study was conducted to assess the development of the contextualization of Communicative Competence of the Grade 11 students of Colegio de San Juan de Letran on the use of Internet Memes in classroom teaching which utilized Stephen Krashen's Affective Filter as a theoretical underpinning. A 50-item validated pretest and posttest were the primary sources in determining the development of the communicative competence of the 50 students in the four components of Communicative Competence namely; Linguistic Competence, Discourse Competence, Sociolinguistic Competence and Strategic Competence. Based on learning gains, a prominent and significant development took place relative to the performance of the students in the meme group as compared to the non-meme group. The results of the study revealed that the non-meme group has lower gain (mean= 7.34, S. D=5.32) as opposed to the meme group (mean=14.84, S. D=9.74). It is highly recommended therefore, to utilize memes in classroom teaching to bring forth authentic learning and promising results. Conclusively, it is advised that curriculum developers look into this study, to be able to acquire valuable viewpoints on how to engage students more in the classroom discussions.
Date of publication: 15 December 2019
E-ISSN 2520 209X
Integration of Memes in Contextualizing the Development of Communicative Competence of Grade 11 STEM Students
Maribel L. Capitle and Renzy Cerwin F. Calasin
This study was conducted to assess the development of the contextualization of Communicative Competence of the Grade 11 students of Colegio de San Juan de Letran on the use of Internet Memes in classroom teaching which utilized Stephen Krashen's Affective Filter as a theoretical underpinning. A 50-item validated pretest and posttest were the primary sources in determining the development of the communicative competence of the 50 students in the four components of Communicative Competence namely; Linguistic Competence, Discourse Competence, Sociolinguistic Competence and Strategic Competence. Based on learning gains, a prominent and significant development took place relative to the performance of the students in the meme group as compared to the non-meme group. The results of the study revealed that the non-meme group has lower gain (mean= 7.34, S. D=5.32) as opposed to the meme group (mean=14.84, S. D=9.74). It is highly recommended therefore, to utilize memes in classroom teaching to bring forth authentic learning and promising results. Conclusively, it is advised that curriculum developers look into this study, to be able to acquire valuable viewpoints on how to engage students more in the classroom discussions.
Date of publication: 15 December 2019
