Exploring the Topics, Teaching Strategies, and Assessments of Junior High School English Teachers: Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Inquiry

Abstract

To address gaps in Philippine English Language Teaching (ELT), this exploratory mixed-methods study examined the instructional topics, strategies, and assessments employed by Junior High School teachers in the Schools Division of Negros Occidental. Through semi-structured interviews with seven Master Teachers and a subsequent survey, the study revealed that educators utilize specific instructional components to a "very great extent" to meet competency demands despite resource challenges. These findings served as the baseline for a proposed Enhanced Teacher’s Guide designed to facilitate effective, competency-aligned instruction. To further enrich the field, future research should extend this inquiry to private schools and other divisions using alternative methodologies and time-allocation analyses.