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This document contains interviews with several STEM and ABM students about their familiarity with the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and factors that affect their speaking skills. Some students were familiar with aspects of the IPA while others were not. Common challenges included specific symbols like inverted letters. Students practiced pronunciation through reading, listening, speaking with friends, and using online resources. Lack of confidence and shyness were cited as factors impacting speaking ability. IPA was seen as important by some to properly pronounce words, but others were unfamiliar with it.

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This document contains interviews with several STEM and ABM students about their familiarity with the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and factors that affect their speaking skills. Some students were familiar with aspects of the IPA while others were not. Common challenges included specific symbols like inverted letters. Students practiced pronunciation through reading, listening, speaking with friends, and using online resources. Lack of confidence and shyness were cited as factors impacting speaking ability. IPA was seen as important by some to properly pronounce words, but others were unfamiliar with it.

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Name: Joanne

Section: STEM 11

1. Are you familiar with the IPA?


 “Yes, ma’am.”

2. What are the symbols you find difficult?


 “z, h, … something like that. Or g, h, th.”

3. How do you practice your pronunciation and enunciation?


 (Verbatim) “Sometimes if I read dictionary, I just look into the words below how to pronounce. For
example, Merriam (Dictionary), Di ba may pronunciation sa baba and I just look in to it tapos, I
sometimes … Hindi ko… Uhm, di ko kasi alam kung ano yung exact na… kunwari kapag may sign sya, di
ko as in alam kung paano i-pronounce.”

 (Translated in English) “Sometimes when I'm reading a dictionary, I'll just look at the words below how
to pronounce it. For example, Merriam (Dictionaries), there is a pronunciation below, right? And I just
look at it, sometimes ... I don't ... Uhm, I don't know what exactly the... but when there are signs
(symbols), I don't know how to pronounce it.”

 (Translated in Filipino) "Minsan kapag nagbabasa ako ng isang diksyonaryo, titingnan ko lang ang mga
salita sa ibaba kung paano ipahayag ito. Halimbawa, Merriam (diksiyonaryo), mayroong pagbigkas sa
ibaba, di ba? At tinitingnan ko lang ito, kung minsan ... hindi ko ... Uhm, hindi ko alam kung ano ang
eksaktong ... ngunit kapag may mga palatandaan (mga simbolo), hindi ko alam kung paano ito ibigkas.”

4. Do you think IPA is important to your speaking routines?


 “Yes, ma’am.”

5. What do you think are the factors affecting your speaking skills?
 (VERBATIM) “Lack of confidence.”

 (Translated in Filipino) "Kakulangan ng kumpiyansa."

Name: Mark Angelo


Section: STEM 11

1. Are you familiar with the IPA?


 (VERBATIM) “Yes, I know that.”
 (Translated in Filipino) "Oo, alam ko iyon."

2. What are the symbols you find difficult?


 (VERBATIM) “yung baligtad na ‘e’ (ɝ). Di ba meron yun ma’am?”
 (Translated in English) “The inverted “e” (ɝ). There is, right ma’am?”

3. How do you practice your pronunciation and enunciation?


 (VERBATIM) “Sometimes, I am talking to my friends and they’re checking my English pronunciation.”
 (Translated in Filipino) "Minsan, nakikipag-usap ako sa aking mga kaibigan at sinusuri nila ang aking
pagbigkas sa Ingles."

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 (Translated in English) "Sometimes, I talk to my friends and they check my pronunciation in English."

4. Do you think IPA is important to your speaking routines?


 (VERBATIM) “Yes, ma’am. Because it helps me to speak the words correctly. Uhm… Sometimes, when
the… And ah… I’m having a difficulty saying the word…research it on dictionary and then my friends help
me to find…speak it.”

 (Translated in Filipino) “Opo, sapagkat nakakatulong ito sa akin na maibigkas nang wasto ang mga salita.
Uhm… Minsan, kapag ang… At ah… nahihirapan akong bigkasin ang isang salita… hahanapin ko ito sa
diksyunaryo at tutulungan ako ng aking mga kaibigan na mahanap… mabigkas ito.”

 (Translated in English) “Yes, because it helps me to say the words correctly. Uhm… Sometimes, when
the… And ah… I find it difficult to say a word… I look it up in the dictionary and my friends help me find…
pronounce it.”

5. What do you think are the factors affecting your speaking skills?
 (VERBATIM) “shyness”
 (Translated in Filipino) "Pagkamahiyain.”

Name: Shanon LEE


Section: STEM 11

1. Are you familiar with the IPA?


 (VERBATIM) “Di ko po alam”.
 (Translated in English) “I do not know.”

2. What are the symbols you find difficult?


 (NOT APPLICABLE)

3. How do you practice your pronunciation and enunciation?


 (VERBATIM) “I practice it through learning from internet or social media.”
 (Translated in English) "I practice it by learning from the internet or social media."
 (Translated in Filipino) "Sinasanay ko ito sa pamamagitan ng pag-aaral mula sa internet o social media."

4. Do you think IPA is important to your speaking routines?


 (VERBATIM) “Yes, kasi it helps us to pronounce better the words”.
 (Translated in English) “Yes, because it helps us to pronounce the words better.”
 (Translated in Filipino) “Oo, dahil nakakatulong ito sa atin upang maibigkas nang mas mahusay ang mga
salita.”

5. What do you think are the factors affecting your speaking skills?
 (VERBATIM) “Lack of confidence.”
 (Translated in Filipino) "Kakulangan ng kumpiyansa."

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Name: (??????) (FEMALE)
Section: STEM 11

1. Are you familiar with the IPA?


 (VERBATIM) “Ma’am, di ako familiar.”
 (Translated in English) "Ma'am, I'm not familiar."

2. What are the symbols you find difficult?


 (NOT APPLICABLE)

3. How do you practice your pronunciation and enunciation?


 (VERBATIM) “Ma’am, ano, kapag di ko alam yung pronunciation tatanungin ko kung tama or sa google
voice.
 (Translated in English) “Ma'am, if I didn't know the pronunciation I would ask if it was correct or use
google voice.

4. Do you think IPA is important to your speaking routines?


 (VERBATIM) “Yes.”

5. What do you think are the factors affecting your speaking skills?
 (VERBATIM) “ano siguro… sa dila.”
 (Translated in English) “Maybe ... because of the tongue."

Name: John
Section: STEM 11

1. Are you familiar with the IPA?


 (VERBATIM) “Yes.”

2. What are the symbols you find difficult?


 (VERBATIM) “Yung ‘dash’, ma’am. Yung ‘a-dash’ (ă), parang flat.”
 (Translated in English) “The dash, ma’am. The “a-dash” (ă), like a flat. ”

3. How do you practice your pronunciation and enunciation?


 (VERBATIM) “Ma’am, mostly by reading, by listening.”
 (Translated in Filipino) "Ma’am, kadalasan sa pamamagitan ng pagbabasa, at ng pakikinig."

4. Do you think IPA is important to your speaking routines?


 (VERBATIM) “Ma’am, yes. Because It makes my. Ma’am kasi tumutulong yan para mas maintidihan
naming yung language. And parang mas tumutulong din yan para sa pagbigkas naming ng language.”

 (Translated in English) “Ma'am, yes. Because It makes my… Because that helps us to understand the
language better. And that also seems to be a big help for us pronouncing the language.”

 (Translated in Filipino) Ma'am, opo. Sapagkat ginagawa nito ang aking…. Dahil nakatutulong ito sa amin
na maunawaan ang wika nang mas mahusay. At iyon rin ay tila isang malaking tulong sa pagbibigkas ng
wika. "

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5. What do you think are the factors affecting your speaking skills?
 (VERBATIM) “Ma’am, mostly yung nasa…. Ma’am, yung kwan po yung pagbigkas, the voice quality.
Pagka iyong nababasa tapos nasasabi magkaiba.”

 (Translated in English) “Ma'am, most of it. The pronunciation, the voice quality. When you read it, and
say it they’re different. ”

 (Translated in Filipino) "Ma'am, karamihan sa mga ito. Ang pagbigkas, kalidad ng boses. Kapag nabasa
mo ito at sinabi magkaiba.

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ABM IIA Female Participant 1:
1. Are you familiar with the IPA?
- Di ko po alam yan. Hindi po ako familiar sa IPA.
2. What are the symbols you find difficult
3. How do you practice your pronunciation and enunciation?
-“Minsan kumakanta ako pero natutunan ko yung pag pronounce ko sa ano all about sa speeches.
4. Do you think IPA is important to your speaking routines?
-“
5. What do you think are the factors affecting your speaking skills?
-“kapag once kasi nagsasalia ka kalaban mo nervousness, kaya di mo masyadomng maipronounce yung gusto
mong ipronounce na word.”

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ABM Femal participant 2:
1. Are you familiar with the IPA?
-“No,
2. What are the symbols you find difficult
-
3. How do you practice your pronunciation and enunciation?
-“by listening to teachers.”
4. Do you think IPA is important to your speaking routines?
-yes
5. What do you think are the factors affecting your speaking skills?
-“psychologicalfactors”

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ABM Male participant 3:
1. Are you familiar with the IPA?
- “Ma’am, hindi po!
2. What are the symbols you find difficult
-
3. How do you practice your pronunciation and enunciation?
-“just by speaking”
4. Do you think IPA is important to your speaking routines?
-“Yes, po”
5. What do you think are the factors affecting your speaking skills?
- “accent”

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ABM Female Participant 4:
1. Are you familiar with the IPA?
- “No po.”
2. What are the symbols you find difficult
-
3. How do you practice your pronunciation and enunciation?
-“through reading”
4. Do you think IPA is important to your speaking routines?
- Yes, because it will help the student to pronounce the word properly
5. What do you think are the factors affecting your speaking skills?
-
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ABM Male Participant 5:

1. Are you familiar with the IPA?


- No.
2. What are the symbols you find difficult
-
3. How do you practice your pronunciation and enunciation?
- Pinapakinggan ko lang po yung mga sinasabi, mga napapanuod ko
4. Do you think IPA is important to your speaking routines?
-
5. What do you think are the factors affecting your speaking skills?
- “I feel nervous”

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