Level of proficiency on the utilization of gender fair language among College of Arts and Sciences students in DMMMSUMLUC

Elizabeth  C. Ramirez,

Level of proficiency on the utilization of gender fair language among College of Arts and Sciences students in DMMMSUMLUC

Discipline: Education

Abstract:

One way to promote gender equality is to mitigate gender stereotyping and discrimination and one strategy is to start inside the classroom; thus, the conceptualization of this study. This study aimed to assess and interpret the proficiency of the first year CAS students on gender fair language as basis for a validated learning guide. Specifically, it looked into level of proficiency in using gender fair language as to occupational references, role references, group references, genderless words and genderless phrases. This descriptive study collected data using a researcher-made gender fair language test. The respondents were 192 first year students of the College of Arts and Sciences during the second semester of School Year 2020-2021. The data gathered were treated statistically using mean. It was found out that the respondents were poorly proficient. The use of occupation references, group references, and genderless words displayed their poor proficiency; however, they were moderately proficient in the use of role references and genderless phrases. It was recommended that the validated gender fair language learning guide should be considered for adoption in learning and instruction to further hone the students’ utilization of gender fair language.

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