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Synthesis of The Study

This study synthesized related literature on the impact of English language proficiency on mathematics performance. Three major groups of literature were identified: studies showing English as the medium of instruction impacts performance, studies incorporating local languages to ease learning, and studies proving language mastery is key to learning. The study population was Junior High students and teachers in Masbate, Philippines. This research bridges gaps by being conducted during the pandemic, focusing on a culturally diverse region, and applying a new methodology to a different population.

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Synthesis of The Study

This study synthesized related literature on the impact of English language proficiency on mathematics performance. Three major groups of literature were identified: studies showing English as the medium of instruction impacts performance, studies incorporating local languages to ease learning, and studies proving language mastery is key to learning. The study population was Junior High students and teachers in Masbate, Philippines. This research bridges gaps by being conducted during the pandemic, focusing on a culturally diverse region, and applying a new methodology to a different population.

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Synthesis of the Study

The researchers collated the related literature and studies to serve as foundation for this research.
With these, the researchers were able to formulate the most suitable methodology to use. A
synthesis was derived for the discussion.

The synthesis classifies the related literature into three major groups. The first being English as a
medium in learning mathematics. Studies by Mansor, Badarudin, & Mat (2011),
Domingo(2016), Jourdain & Sharman (2016), (Foncha, et al. 2017), Canilao(2018), the
International Class Program (ICP) through Baa (2018), Jaber & Daana (2020) and the Kenya
National Examinations Council (KNEC) through Mulwa (2014) tackled the different ways
English language as a medium can impact students’ performance. In general, it’s the idea of
English language being a prerequisite to learning mathematics since available instructions are
written only in English. The study areas are also the regions where English is not a primary
language. Similarly, a study by Kersaint, Thompson & Petkova (2012) showed how
understanding mathematics can be provided in the most effective ways.

Secondly, a group of studies incorporated the use of local languages to ease the process of
learning mathematics. These are discussed in the studies by Truxaw & Rojas (2013), Paz (2017),
Turner, Maddufie, & Suginoto (2019) and Bautista, et.al, (2020). This is a follow up to the first
group as this proves how the use of local languages is proving effective learning.

Lastly, more general studies proving mastered vocabulary and language are the ultimate
prerequisites to learning and overall comprehension. Bandura (2001), Abedi & Lord (2010),
Riccomini, et al. (2015), Magayon & Tan (2016), Smith (2017), Orbine (2017), Chronaki &
Planas (2018) and Peter, H.D. (2019) all looked into this in their published studies.

Inversely, some studies prove otherwise. The study by Willyarto, Werhoru, and Gea (2017)
where it was proved that English has no significant influence on student performance. With this,
other factors must be looked into because the majority of the studies proved that English
language mastery is a factor in learning mathematics. For example, the consideration of the
mother tongues used by the population in school and at home is a factor that can be studied.

Randomly selected Junior High School (Grades 7-10) students and math teachers of Masbate
National Comprehensive High School served as a population of this research. With the above,
the researchers of this paper were able to derive an approach and methodology to their local
research.
Gaps Bridged by the Study

In general, the main idea of this research has been widely discussed by many other studies. These
studies simply differ in location, population and methodology but mainly proves similar findings.
With this paper, the gaps bridged by the study will depend on the time it was conducted, the
population considered and the factors considered by the derived methodology.

First, this study was conducted during a pandemic where other studies regarding academic
performances of students are studied by many researchers worldwide. This is due to the changes
brought by the pandemic which affected many practices that include education. This study may
have considered the effects of the pandemic on the population stated.

Second, the population is located in Masbate, Bicol which is a province composed of three main
islands. With this, it has become a melting pot of cultures, languages and dialects. Since this is a
study on language proficiency, considering more is a gap bridged by the study compared to
studies conducted in urban areas of the region or country.

Lastly, even though the methodology is derived from related literature, it applied to a different
population. The researchers were able to find out more specific information. Aside from the
tabulated data, figures in the fourth chapter of this paper show that students have specific
responses to the questionnaires. Despite the subject being a common dilemma around the world,
a methodology applied to a different and new population is a gap bridged by the study.

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