Module 1- Legal Bases, Benefits Of Teaching And Learning Mother Tongue Flashcards
A policy that institutionalizes Mother Tongue Based- Multilingual Education (MTB_MLE) in the country
DepEd order 74, s. 2009
An organization that advocates the use of the mother tongue and celebrates mother tongue they every february 21 of each year
UNESCO - UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CULTURAL ORGANIZATION
The united nations in its declaration of education for all has included a provision on the use of the mother tongue to preserve one’s heritage in what declaration?
JONMIEN DECLARATION
Learn english well and connect to the world
Learn filipino well and connect to your country
Retain your dialect and connect to your heritage
Benigno Aquino, Jr.
According to deped order 74, s. 2009, MTB-MLE is?
The effective use of more than two languages for literacy and instruction
Fundamental requirements needed according to DepEd order 74, s. 2009
• a working orthography (alphabet and spelling)
• development production and distribution of inexpensive instructional material with special priority
• the use of the learners first language as the primary medium of instruction from preschool until third grade
• first language as a subject and a language for teaching and learning will be introduced in grade one for conceptual understanding
• inclusion of additional language such as filipino or english and other local or foreign languages shall be introduced as separate subject
• secondary level filipino and english shall be the primary medium of instruction
• other than english filipino or arabic for mother schools the choice of additional language shall be at the behest of the parents and endorsed by local stakeholders and as resources
• language of instruction shall also be the primary language for testing in all regular school based and system wide examination in all international benchmarking and assessment exercises
• there must be a continuing in service training in partnership with MLE specialist on the effective use of L1 as language of instruction
• ensuring critical awareness maximum participation and support from the local government units parents and community for the implementation of the language and literacy program strategy
Once native or primary language and individual has known also referred as “lingua franca”
Mother tongue
Knowing or using several languages
Multilingual
A field of study dealing with methods of teaching and learning the action or process of educating or being educated
Education
It is a formal or nonformal education in which the children’s mother tongue is used in the classroom as a bridge in learning filipino and language
Mother tongue base of multilingual education
Purpose of MTB-MLE…
To develop appropriate cognitive and reasoning skills enabling children to operate equally in different languages - starting in the mother tongue with transition to filipino and then english and to preserve the philippine cultural treasures as well
12 languages considered by deped in its mtb-mle implementation
Iloko, Pangasinan, Kapampangan, Tagalog, Bikol
Waray, Hiligaynon, Cebuano
Meranao, Chavacano, Maguindanaon, Tausug
Seven dialects recently added by the deped
IBANAG - Tigegarao City, Cagayan and Isabela
IVATAN - Batanes Group
SAMBAL - Zambales
AKLANON - Aklan, Capiz
KINARAY-A - Capiz, Aklan
YAKAN - Autonomous region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
SURIGAONON - Surigao
Why teaching the mother tongue as a subject in schools is important?
It preserves our country’s cultural treasure and provides learners with a strong educational foundation in the first language in terms of instruction and a stepping stone in achieving the aims of education as well as the goal of functional literacy
What are the benefits of mtb-mle
Reduce dropout
Reduced repetition
Children are attending school
Children are learning
Parents and community are involved
If the mother tongue is not used…
Loss of confidence of students in themselves as learners
Inability to learn the official school language well
High repetition and dropout rates
Alienation from heritage language and culture from parents and community
Loss of languages culture and of knowledge systems
Republic act no. 10533
An act enhancing the philippine basic education system by strengthening its curriculum and increasing the number of years for basic education appropriating funds therefore and for other purposes
Sec 4. Enhance basic education program
Basic education shall be delivered in languages understood by the learners as the language place a strategic role in shaping the formative years of learners
The implementation of the mtb mle starting school year 2012-2013 is based on?
Department order no. 16, s. 2012
The mtb mle is implemented in two modules
As a learning or subject area
As medium of instruction
As a learning area
The program focuses on the development of speaking reading and writing from grades 1 to 3 in the mother tongue
Mtb mle provides
Scaffolding
Prior knowledge
Strong bridge
Cognitive skills and higher order thinking skills
Macro skills of language
Listening; speaking
Reading; and writing on the development of thinking skills (critical, creative, and metacognitive) allowing learners to make meaning through language
Mtb mle in the philippine curriculum has its beginning in 2009
When secretary Jesli A. Lapuz sign deped order no 74 as 2009 entitled institutionalizing mtb mle
From bilingual to trilingual system
