MCL ELT 2

• 1987 constitution section 6 to 9 of article 14 states that outline the main language policy in the country
• 1987 constitution article 14 section 7


  states that for the purpose of filipino communication and instruction filipino and until otherwise provided by the law english are the official language of the philippines
• kwf resolution 1-92


  filipino for the purpose of accomplishing commission tables it describes filipino as the native language spoken and writing created in 1991 passed in 1992
• bilingual language policy


  filipino and english as medium of instruction aims to propagate filipino as a language of literacy
• mutual intelligibility


  common language used by the speaker
• dialectal variation


  the amount of dialectal variation varies from language to language
• macro language from a dialect


  refer to primary key main and largest skill set relative to a particular context
• grammar


  whole system and structure
• language diversity


  reflects the existence of the multitude of language spoken in the world
• majority language


  refers to the language that is usually spoken
• bilingualism


  one's ability to speak another language
• official language


  special legal status in a particular country
• language of institution


  language used for teaching
• mother tongue

  language learn from birth
• national language


  officially designated language
• bilingual education


  use two languages as a medium of instruction
• language learning


  grammar or linguistic institute
• linguistic rights


  rights to choose one's language
• multilingual education

  use of three languages
• language policies


  the use of particular or set of language policy
• the mother tongue instruction


  any form of schooling that makes use of the language
• multilingualism


  ability to speak effectively in three or more languages
• The 1987 constitution defines filipino as the countries national language it also acknowledges that filipino is evolving and that it shall be developed and enriched on the basis of other existing dialect and languages
• Section 9 mandates the foundation of a national language commission task to undertake or donate and promote researches for the development propagation and preservation of filipino and other languages for so want to this section the commission ng wikang filipino kwf was created in 1991
• Executive order number 335 president corazon aquino ordered in 1988 that all government departments offices agencies and instrumentalities to take step using the filipino language in transaction communication and correspondence
• Kwf resolution number 1-92 past in 1992 a resolution adopting the working description of filipino for the purpose of accomplishing commission task it describe filipino as the native language spoken and the written in the national capital region and other urban centers of the philippines and is used as the language for communication between ethnic groups
• Department of education culture and sports (DECS) Order No. 81

  In 1987 the decks released the alphabet and the guide for spelling the filipino language laying down the letters of filipino alphabet and rules on spelling according to the other the filipino alphabet is composed of 28 letters the original is 26 letters of the english alphabet plus ñ and nj the order also details how the letter should be read
• Bilingual language policy department order number 53 series of 1987 the bilingual language policy in the country education system seeks to attain filipino and english competence at a national level through their use as media of instruction at all levels the policy aims to propagate filipino as language of literacy to cultivate the developed filipino as a language of scholarly discuss and to further its development as a national language
• College general education curriculums language policy the commission on higher education issued in 1994 the new general education curriculum gec under ched memorandum order number 59 the gec requires higher education institute hci to have at least nine units of the filipino language courses in addition to the coordinate of the department of education bilingual education policy language course of weather filipino or english should be thought in that language courses in humanities and social science should be preferably thought in filipino
• College general education curriculums language policy arrived syllabay of filipino courses 1 2 and 3 was issued in 2007 under cmo 54
• K-12 program and the mother tongue based multilingual education (MTN-MLE) deped launch in 2011 the k to 12 program which became a law only in 2013 along with other curricular and policy reforms introduced the k to 12 program so to build proficiency through the language of mtb mle introduced in 2012 the mother tongue or first language refers to the language or dialect first learned by a child and by which the child identifies with
• MTB-MLE aims to develop filipino and english proficiency by starting basic education with the first language of learners starting the kindergarten up to grade three the medieval instruction shall be the mother tongue of the students beginning grade one filipino and english will be taught as subject areas comes grade four to six deped shall formulate a mother tongue transition program which english and filipino are introduced as media of instruction so that by junior and senior high school that to can become the primary languages of instruction
•   12 regional lanaguages under the MTB-MLE program: tagalog cebuano hiligaynon iloko bicol kapampangan maguindanaon maranao pangasinense bahasa sug (tausog) chavacano and waray in july 2013 ibanag ivatan sambal akalanon kinaray a yakan surigaonon were added to the program
• DECS order No. 25, s. 1974 implementing guidelines for the policy on bilingual education basic for theimplementing guidelines for the policy on bilingual education basic for the institutionalization of bep in basic education
• Bilingual education in the philippines is defined operationally as the separate use of filipino and english as a media of instruction in specific subject areas
• As embodied in the DECS ORDER NO. 25 the filipino in 1987 shall be used as media of instruction in social studies or social sciences music physical education arts home economics practical arts and character education
• English shall be used as medium of instruction in science mathematics technology engineering and vocational subjects