ESP-Based Learning Resource Material for Refinement of Reading and Writing Skills among Senior High School Students

Abstract

The study utilized the experimental quantitative approach focusing on the reading and writing competence of the grade 11 students of Accountancy and Business Management students of Southern Luzon State University-Laboratory Schools. Total population sampling was employed since the TLE Department has a total population of 41 for SY 2022-2023. The study is limited only to the following aspects: reading skills, writing skills as well as the ESP-based material for business and management. The study was conducted from September 2023 to January 2024. Based on the findings of the study, it was revealed that the results of the pre-test and post-test scores of the respondents fall under the different levels. On the pre-test, many still got scores that fall on the Needs Improvement level, but on the post-test results, there is an abrupt increase in the scores since most of the respondents fall under Outstanding level. The results of the pre-test and post-test show a significant difference after using the material for a whole semester. Respondents agreed that the bridging intervention using the ESP-based material; Mastering the Language of Business: Your Key to Professional Success was original, appropriate, has business content and useful.