CONTENT AND
PEDAGOGY FOR THE
MOTHER TONGUE
With Group 1
Welcome, students!
LESSON 2: WHY MTB-MLE?
Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education
Lesson Objectives
At the end of the lesson, students are expected to:
discuss the reasons why learning a second language is important;
discuss the personal factors involved in learning a second
language;
understand the Lingua Franca Education Project and its
connection to Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-
MLE);
and give a brief description of MTB-MLE.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
I. ACTIVATE AND ANALYZE
QUESTION CARDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED
RANDOMLY, DECIDE WHETHER YOU:
Strongly Agree
Agree with Reservations
Somewhat undecided and most
likely can be swayed to either
side
Strongly Disagree
PREPARE YOUR
ANSWER AND YOUR
JUSTIFICATION TO
THE CLASS
Q.#1
1. Language is an invention of groups of
people in order to communicate effectively
with each other in their local/particular
community. Cite an example.
Q.#2
2. Language represents
concepts that are particular
to a specific culture.
Q.#3
3. Language represents the
people, the culture, history,
and heritage.
Q.#4
4. When we accept a
language, we accept the
culture.
Q.#5
5. Most language environments
have words that are
specialized and are used only
in those environments.
Q.#6
6. Age does not really
determine difference in
language style.
Q.#7
7. The structure of language
affects the way in which its
respective speakers conceptualize
their world or otherwise
influences their cognitive
processes.
Q.#8
8. New meanings are
continually created as people
change their ideas, feelings,
and activities.
Q.#9
9. As people think, read,
travel, make friends, and
experience life, the associa
tions and connections that
words have for these people
change.
Q.#10
10. Language determines
how one thinks and
processes information.
TEXT READING:
second Language Learning.........
Questions:
1. In your own words, differentiate language
acquisition from language learning.
2. What theory of language learning is
discussed in the text?
3. Does the theory avoid the teaching of
grammar completely? Justify your answer.
In this lesson, it is important that you fully understand
how we ended up adopting the MTB-MLE. It all began
with the Lingua Franca Education Project (LFEP) where:
The Lingua Franca Education
Project (LFEP) was an early
program of DECS that tested
using the mother tongue as
the language of instruction in
Grade 1.
The project showed that
children learn better when
lessons start in the language
they already know.
In this lesson, it is important that you fully understand
how we ended up adopting the MTB-MLE. It all began
with the Lingua Franca Education Project (LFEP) where:
LFEP became the foundation of
the Mother Tongue-Based
Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE)
program.
MTB-MLE was later officially
adopted by DepEd through policies
and laws, including the K–12
Program.
Under MTB-MLE, pupils from
Kindergarten to Grade 3 are
taught using their mother tongue,
while Filipino and English are
introduced gradually.
In this lesson, it is important that you fully understand
how we ended up adopting the MTB-MLE. It all began
with the Lingua Franca Education Project (LFEP) where:
DepEd recognizes many Philippine
languages (such as Tagalog,
Cebuano, and Ilocano) for
classroom instruction.
Studies by UNESCO, DepEd, and
other researchers show that:
Children understand lessons
better in their home language
Reading, writing, and math skills
improve
Learning becomes easier and more
meaningful
In this lesson, it is important that you fully understand
how we ended up adopting the MTB-MLE. It all began
with the Lingua Franca Education Project (LFEP) where:
Using a language
unfamiliar to learners
can cause confusion and
learning difficulties,
especially in early
grades.
MTB-MLE helps promote
quality education and
supports the goal of
Education for All.
III. APPLY
MTB-MLE is a theoretically-based and well-planned educational
program that provides a strong foundation for literacy using the
learners developing cognitive skills and comprehension of academic
content. Listed below are the "promises" of the MTB-MLE to its
learners.
Literacy Confidence Building
Prior Knowledge and Proficiency
Cognitive Development and Development for
Higher Order Thinking
Two or More
Skills (HOTS)
Strong Bridge Languages along
Scaffolding the Macro Skills of
Teaching for Meaning and Communication
Accuracy
Lesson Synthesis
For you, what do you foresee as
challenges or difficulties that you
will encounter when you teach Mother
Tongue as a learning area? Prepare to
share your insights to the class.
Activity Time
On a short bond paper, prepare a two-
page interview essay on the following
points:
Advantages of teaching Mother Tongue as
a subject for both the learners and the
teacher;
challenges or problems encountered;
solutions that were created so far to
address the problems; and
further recommendations to better
achieve the goals of MTB-MLE.
THANKYOU
FOR
LISTENING!!!!
See you on our next lesson!
-Ma’am Nika