What should be the preferred language in instructing Math and Science subjects for Filipino Students? It's a question that causes disagreement among educators in implementing the the medium of instruction in the Philippines. In fact, more than 80 indigenous dialects are spoken in the Philippines that belong to the Malayo-Polynesian group of the Austronesian Language family and aggressors. Consequently, English and Filipino are the most common widely spoken languages in the country.
English is the main means of international communication. It was introduced into the Philippines in 1898 at the time of burden of American rule on the entire islands. Over the 20th century, in which the start of the domination of English as world language, it has been continued as one of the two widely spoken languages of the Philippines.
However, Filipino is the national language of the Philippines. But, during the pre-Spanish time, the early Filipinos have their own alphabet called "alibata"; which their means of communication. When the Spaniards came, the Filipinos learned more about their language. A...
The immigration of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans has brought tremendous talent and great people. However, in the process, the culture of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans are slowly diminishing. The idea of jobs being readily available for immigrants has deprived the culture and saturated the perception of Latin Americans as workaholics. The essays I chose were Puro Border and the Puerto Rican Obituary. Both essays have given context of how Puerto Ricans and Mexicans are slowly losing their identity in this great America. Also in this essay I will be explaining how material wealth can cause the border to become a vacuum.
These two nations have developed a strong bond over the course of contemporary history. Both have established an extremely family oriented culture in which one generally puts the needs and desires of their family before themselves. The primary language of the Philippines is Tagalog, which is comprised of over 100 different dialects. The U.S. does not have an official
When I started teaching years ago, I worked with teachers that firmly believed that all instruction should be given in the target language. If students are to learn English, than English is what should be taught. The idea of supporting the student with their first language was considered not good teaching. There was no sign of bilingual books, because the purpose was to directly teach English. Thankfully, the misconception has become more obvious, and there is now more support for English language learners.
The communication among Filipino Americans differs. One of the greatest complications they faced during the 1960’s was the task of creating a more unified community. There were more than 90 languages spoken in the Philippines at that time. However, the most common languages are Pampangan, Ilocano, Tagalog, Cebuano, Bicolano, and Chabacano.
The National language of the Philippines is Filipino and English, although there are eight major dialects, Tagalog or Filipino, Ilocano, Pangasinan, Pampango, Bicol, Cebuano, Hiligaynon and Waray-Samarnon (Belvez, 2015). The National language of Guam is Chamorro, Japanese, and English (World Language Resources, Inc., 2018).
While some people strongly believe in the freedom of speaking whichever language one chooses, others believe that the use of any language other than English causes controversy. “Bilingual education has been practiced in many forms, in many countries, for years”. In today's society,
Kids who learn Spanish and English the English language will overtake the Spanish because the child doesn’t read Spanish or went to a Spanish speaking school. The languages that a kid learns as a child is important as well as other later in
Schelling (1960) stated language is common tool consisting sounds and signs used by individual to communicate. Indonesia are known as one of the most multifaceted country in the world with approximately 731 distinct languages and more than 1,100 different spoken dialects (Frederick and Worden, 2011). Despite their complexity in culture and language, Indonesia has their own official language, Bahasa Indonesia.
Philippines is a country that is made up to more seven thousand islands and is located to the southeastern part of Asia. The Philippines is separated from its neighboring Asian countries by the Pacific Ocean and South China Sea. For being known as one of the smallest country in Asia, the Philippines consists with more than sixty cultural communities and has more than eighty dialects (Bautista, 1998). With the Spanish colonization in the fifteenth century, Philippines’ culture is strongly influenced by the Spaniards. It can be seen through its architectures, food, the language, Tagalog, the national language of Philippines is similar to the Spanish language, and traditions. After the Philippine Revolution, despite the proclamation of the Philippine independence and establishment of the First Philippine Republic, the Philippines did not become a member of the family nations (Bautista, 1998). The United States had then decided to annex the Philippines as its territory in the Pacific.
Based on the number of people who use it as a language and its easy nature to learn, English is the best candidate as the global language, which should facilitate communication in the changing environment. This draws the line between English and other languages whose usage is predominant across Europe and parts of Asia. In terms of numbers and effectiveness in learning, English is more superior to other languages.
Language is one of the most basic necessities for human interactions in a society. Ng and Bradac (1993) stated that, “some of the most remarkable human tools are the specific languages that particular groups of human have developed and adapted for use in their daily lives” (p.1). Without language, socialization between individuals in society would be highly difficult; which would possibly result in a lack of social solidarity that ties people together. From social and academic institutions (family and school), we were taught to use the most favorable language to survive in society. Brunei Darussalam centers on the Malay and English language. Depending on the surrounding and how Bruneians were raised, the use of language may differ for different individuals. In this essay, I’ll be talking about the language that my family and I have acquired. I will also talk about the existence of bilingualism in my family and the use of different languages during travelling.
Research also confirms that children learn best in their mother tongue as a prelude to and complement of bilingual and multilingual education. Whether children successfully retain their mother tongue while acquiring additional languages, depends on several interacting factors.
Over the years English inarguably has reached a status of a global language and commonly is characterized as a lingua franca. It has become the language that is spoken by millions of people all over the world; as the mother tongue, as the language used for international communication and as the language learned in the millions of schools.
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Filipino people have over 120 to 175 different languages that are spoken in the 7000 small islands that make up the Philippines. Out of the 175 languages that are spoken in the Philippine’s, there are eight major core languages and only two are actually taught. English and Tagalog are the two languages that are taught in schools. Different parts of the Philippines are taught different languages. There language has a great complex history. It 's