Writing in Filipino: The Most Used Strategies of the Bachelor of Secondary Education in Western Mindanao State University

ABSTRACT: Writing in Filipino is a thorough process. It is not only focused on the act of writing because writers are also involved in thinking, discussing, reading, planning, writing, editing, and rewriting the written work. Hence, this study focuses on the strategies most commonly used by students when writing in Filipino. It aims to find out the most commonly used general strategies in writing and the strategies they use the most before, during, and after writing. This study had forty respondents and used a survey questionnaire, specifically the ESLP 182 Questionnaire, to collect data. It was discovered in this study that the most commonly used general strategy in writing is “often writing in Filipino”. It was revealed that the general strategy is sometimes used in writing in Filipino. The study also yielded the result that students mostly used brainstorming and writing down ideas before writing, trying to write in a comfortable, quiet place where they could concentrate during writing, and asking for explanations regarding feedback after writing. In general, it was discovered that the strategies used before, during, and after writing are often used by the students. Based on the results, the researchers gave a conclusion and made recommendations to further develop the study

KEYWORDS:ESLP 182 Questionnaire, Filipino, Strategies, Writing