International Journal of Open-Access, Interdisciplinary & New Educational Discoveries of ETCOR Educational Research Center (iJOINED ETCOR) 191 Speaking and Writing Skills in English of Fourth Year BS Marine Engineering Students at PMMA Dr. Wilma David Paras Philippine Merchant Marine Academy, San Narciso, Zambales, Philippines Corresponding Author email: wilmaparas60@gmail.com Received: 27 June 2023 Revised: 24 July 2023 Accepted: 27 July 2023 Available Online: 29 July 2023 Volume II (2023), Issue 3, P-ISSN – 2984-7567; E-ISSN - 2945-3577 Abstract Aim: This study assessed the speaking and writing skills of Fourth Year BS Marine Engineering students of the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) in San Narciso, Zambales. Methodology: The descriptive type of research was used in the study where the respondents are the Fourth Year BS Marine Engineering students of the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy in San Narciso, Zambales. Data were gathered with questionnaire and documentary analysis of their speaking and writing activities. Results: The result of the correlation between the speaking skills of the respondents and their performance in Speech I was interpreted as moderate positive correlation. Using the Pearson r formula, the computed r = 0.474 with a significant value of 0.000 which is significant is at 0.05. This means that there is a moderate positive correlation between the speaking skills of the respondents and their performance in Speech I. Correlation is significant. Two variables are uncorrelated when a change in one doesn't lead to a change in the other and vice versa. Using the Pearson r formula, r = 0.649 with a significant value of 0.000 and a descriptive interpretation of moderate positive correlation, the computed r value in English 1 and writing skill is 0.649 which is significant at 0.05. There was a moderate positive correlation between the writing skills of the respondents and their performance in English 1. Correlation is significant. Conclusion: Majority of the respondents were male, used Filipino language at home, used English language in school, and preferred reading newspapers. Most of the respondents obtained a satisfactory rating in their speaking skill. A few of the respondents garnered a satisfactory rating in their writing skill. The academic performance of the respondents in their Speech 1 had a moderate positive correlation in developing their speaking skill. The correlation of both variables is significant. The academic performance of the respondents in their English 1 revealed a moderate positive correlation in their writing skill. The correlation of both variables is significant. Keywords: speaking, writing, skills, Philippine Merchant Marine Academy, Marine Engineering INTRODUCTION Speaking is a productive skill in the oral mode. Like other skills, it is more complicated than it seems at first and involves more than just pronouncing words. There are three kinds of speaking situations in which we find ourselves, these are: interactive, partially interactive, and non-interactive. Interactive speaking situations include face-to-face conversations and telephone calls, in which we are alternately listening and speaking, and in which we have a chance to ask for clarification, repetition, or slower speech from our conversation partner. Some speaking situations are partially interactive, such as when giving a speech to a live audience, where the convention is that the audience does not interrupt speech. The speaker nevertheless can see the audience and judge from the expressions on their faces and body language whether he/she is being understood. Speaking a language is especially difficult for foreign language learners because effective oral communication requires the ability to use the language appropriately in social interactions (Richards, 2002). Speaking is one of the elements of communication where communication is the output modality and learning is the input modality of language acquisition. As human beings, we always need communication to express our idea to do everything, what’s more as a