Hemispheric Dominance and Spanish Vocabulary Proficiency Levels in the Five Macro Skills of the Students in Cebu Technological University, Argao Campus
Keywords:
Hemispheric Dominance, Spanish Vocabulary Proficiency, Macro SkillsAbstract
This study determined the relationship between hemispheric dominance and Spanish vocabulary proficiency levels in the five macro skills of the Students in Cebu Technological University, Argao Campus. This study used the descriptive correlational method in gathering the data. Research findings revealed that 73% of the respondents belonged to the left-brain dominance, 35.20% belonged to the right-brain dominance, and only 6.40% to the whole-brain dominance. In the Listening Comprehension Test, both male and female respondents obtained a mean score of 15.41, which was considered “very goodâ€. In the second macro skill test of Speaking, both male and female respondents got a mean score of 2.84, “averageâ€. In the Reading Comprehension Test, both the male and female respondents got a mean score of 5.49, "poorâ€. In the fourth macro skill test of writing, both male and female students got a mean score of 2.60, "fair". Furthermore, in the fifth macro skill test of viewing, both male and female students got a mean score of 10.56, considered "fair". It was found that there was no significant relationship between the respondents’ hemispheric dominance and Spanish vocabulary proficiency score in the five macro skills. As to the difference between Spanish vocabulary proficiency scores when grouped according to age, it was found that there was no significant difference in the Spanish vocabulary proficiency scores of the different macro skills. However, when students were grouped according to gender, reading skills were significantly different among the five macro skills.
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