The Design Of The Language Curricula Flashcards
The development of the languages curricula recognizes…
the role of the L1 as the language and literacy resource that the child knows best and
can be used most effectively, in order to establish a strong foundation for further education and literacy development.
The Languages Shaping Paper…
guides the development of the learning areas for languages, including Mother Tongue, Filipino and English.
Two new learning areas for L1 education in Grade 1:
• The Language learning area gives emphasis to the development of oral language skills for communication in the learner’s first language to
provide a bridge for the transition to literacy and learning in the other content areas. The development of the Language learning area
recognizes the role of the L1 as a resource that learners can use to establish a strong foundation for literacy development and further
education. It recognizes the status of the more than 180 languages in the country, including sign and visual languages, and the languages
of Indigenous groups and communities.
• The Reading and Literacy learning area aims to develop foundational reading skills essential for early literacy. These goals include building
phonemic awareness, decoding skills, and sight word recognition to facilitate reading in the first language.
Bridge of L1 and Oral Language
Marungko Approach
Marungko Approach
- Image of the word
- Recognize the first letter sound in the word.
Period of implementation
Grade 1
The new design of the languages curricula reorganizes the language offerings in the K to 10 Curriculum.
Language and Reading and Literacy
learning areas are offered in Grade 1
• Filipino and English are offered simultaneously starting in Grade 2.
• The foundation established by
the Language, and Reading and Literacy learning areas in L1 will help learners to transition to the language of schooling or cognitive and academic language proficiency (CALP) in Filipino and English.
• Filipino and English subjects in Grade 2 continue to build on what the learners have learned in their first language and then transition to further developing literacy in Filipino and English and in other learning areas or subjects.
Grade 1:
Reading and Literacy
Language
Grade 2:
L2 english
L1 filipino
Grade 3:
L2 english
L1 filipino
The interplay among the languages in the K to 12 Program is made apparent in the Multilingual Education Model:
- Foreign Languages
- Filipino and English
- L1 as the base and language and literacy source
Cummins’ (1981) idea of linguistic interdependence and common underlying proficiency where:
Skills and
metalinguistic knowledge acquired while learning one language may be utilized in the process of learning another language.
Features learned in L1 that can be used to learn a new language:
- similar features (e.g., letter and letter sounds; words that have the same pronunciation and meaning, and the similarities in how the words
are sequenced in a sentence; - concept knowledge (e.g., book and print knowledge); and
- basic literacy skills (e.g., blending sounds to make/read words, automaticity in letter/sound knowledge).
2.1.LANGUAGES AS LEARNING AREAS IN THE K TO 12 CURRICULUM
2.2.THE AIMS AND GOALS OF THE CURRICULUM
In particular, the goals of the subject offerings are to achieve:
- Literacy, which refers to the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate, and compute using printed and written
materials, including digital and multimedia texts, associated with varying contexts, which entails active engagement with language to
acquire, construct, reconstruct, and communicate meaning (UNESCO, 2018). - Communicative competence, which refers to the synthesis of knowledge of grammatical, sociolinguistic, discourse, and strategic competencies in a language.
- Cultural identity, which refers to the feeling of pride in belonging to a cultural group that is fully accepted and appreciated by all other
cultural groups of the nation. This sense of pride in belongingness contributes in part to one’s self-concept, self-esteem, and position of equal standing in society.
In order to attain these goals:
• the curriculum,
• its delivery through pedagogy,
• learning resources, and
• assessment
are informed by sound theories on language acquisition and
learning are influenced by the learner’s culture.
Contextualization, through the meaningful inclusion
of the local culture, which includes;
Knowledge systems, belief systems, literature, mores, and norms,
plays a key role in the successful
implementation and assessment of the curriculum.
2.3.STRUCTURE OF THE LEARNING AREAS
2.3.1. BIG IDEAS
A big idea refers to…
“a concept, theme, or issue that gives meaning and connection to discrete facts and skills”
that should serve as the focal point of curricula, instruction, and assessment.
The big ideas serve as a…
“linchpin” that connects the dots and the
one that holds related ideas together, making it essential for understanding.
Some of the big ideas in learning languages are as follows:
- Oral language development in the early years provides a bridge to literacy development in schooling.
- Language is a tool for communication and for learning in all other learning areas.
- Learners develop knowledge about language and the relationships between language and culture through learning to communicate in the
languages.
The Big Ideas serve as the basis for the three, interrelated domains of the languages curricula: Language, Literacy, and Text.
LITERACY: Oracy for , Basic, Critical, Applied, Multiliteracies
LANGUAGE: Receptive (Listening, Reading, Viewing) Productive (Speaking, Writing, Representing)
TEXT: Literary text, Informational, Academic, Transactional
Each domain has its distinctive goals, body of knowledge, and skills, but each interweaves with the others, making them interdependent.
Literacy
Refers not only to the ability to read and write meaningfully through language and text but also includes multi literacies, which cover
various means of communication using multi-modal texts and multimedia, which highlight visuals and embedded texts.
Literacy domain
Refers to understanding and creating texts in a variety of settings and for different purposes, through the macro skills: speaking, listening,
reading, and writing. This domain ensures that knowledge about language is put to practical use.