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Mother Tongue-Based Education in the Philippines

This document discusses mother tongue-based multilingual education (MTB-MLE) in the Philippines. It defines mother tongue as the first language a person learns at home. The Philippines implemented MTB-MLE in 2009 to use more than two languages for literacy and instruction. While MTB-MLE aims to foster skills like critical thinking, teachers face challenges like a lack of materials in local languages and insufficient training. To address these problems, teachers have begun creating their own materials and providing remedial instruction, while emphasizing existing works in local tongues. Interviews found that MTB is important for free expression, but teachers struggle with translation, especially in math. The school principal acknowledged shortages but emphasized finding ways to improve lesson

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Mother Tongue-Based Education in the Philippines

This document discusses mother tongue-based multilingual education (MTB-MLE) in the Philippines. It defines mother tongue as the first language a person learns at home. The Philippines implemented MTB-MLE in 2009 to use more than two languages for literacy and instruction. While MTB-MLE aims to foster skills like critical thinking, teachers face challenges like a lack of materials in local languages and insufficient training. To address these problems, teachers have begun creating their own materials and providing remedial instruction, while emphasizing existing works in local tongues. Interviews found that MTB is important for free expression, but teachers struggle with translation, especially in math. The school principal acknowledged shortages but emphasized finding ways to improve lesson

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MOTHER TONGUE-BASED

MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION

REPORTER:
SHIELA M. DUMLAO

Ph.D STUDENT

PROFESSOR:
DR. MADELYN L. MACALLING

PhD, CESO VI
DEFINITION
• Mother tongue is defined as the first language that a person learns
and the language used in that person's home or country.
• involves more than just language and includes the child’s
personal, social and cultural identity
• In some contexts, MT-based  refers to the use of students' mother
tongue and two or more additional languages as Languages of
Instruction (LoI) in school. ... By the time children begin school,
they have begun gaining confidence in their ability to communicate
meaningfully in their mother tongue.
WHEN WAS MOTHER TONGUE
IMPLEMENTED IN THE PHILIPPINES?

May 12, 2014

DepEd issued Order No. 74 series of 2009, entitled


“Institutionalizing Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual
Education (MLE).” That is, the use of more than two
languages for literacy and instruction—as a fundamental
policy and program in the whole stretch of formal
education, including preschool.
PURPOSE/ IMPORTANCE:

The importance of mother tongue is studied because


when children develop their mother tongue, they are
simultaneously fostering a whole host of other essential
skills, such as critical thinking and literacy skills. ...

It is much harder, however, to teach these abstract skills


directly through a second language.
K TO 12 AIM:
MAJOR DIALECTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
12 MAJOR MOTHER TONGUES:
7 DIALECTS RECENTLY ADDED
PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY TEACHERS IN
IMPLEMENTING MOTHER TONGUE-BASED
INSTRUCTION

• absence of books written in mother tongue,


• lack of vocabulary, and
• lack of teacher-training
• lack of Time for Planning. ...
• lot of paperwork. ...
• performance pressure from School Administrators. ..
• lack of proper funding.
HOW TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS?

• improvization of instructional materials written


in mother tongue
• remediation of instruction
• utilization of literary piece written in mother
tongue as motivation. 
INTERVIEW:
(ENGLISH TEACHER)

MTB is
important to let
the children
express their
thoughts and
opinions freely
MATHEMATICS TEACHER

Nahihirapan ako
magtranslate sa
mga
terminologies
especially sa
math
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

Marigatan dagijay
memestra ta
kurang ti
materyales da
Ngem mayat met ta
maawatan dagijay
ubbing ti lesson da
THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING

GOD BLESS US ALL!

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