THE NATURE, GOALS, AND

CONTENT OF THE LANGUAGE

SUBJECT AREAS

Reference: Principles of Teaching 2

(Brenda B. Corpuz, Ph. D.)

Language Arts

1. Listening 2. Speaking

3. Reading 4. Writing

5. Viewing

Causes of Non-Readers in the

Philippines Less parental involvement in the child’s

learning

Inappropriate materials/techniques used by the teachers

Unbalance teacher-pupil ratio inside the classroom

Extreme poverty

Ineffective public school due to the lacking of funds for learning facilities and materials

Unpreparedness for the students to learn

The Structure of Language

LANGUAGE

“system of symbols and rules that is

used for meaningful communication”

THE NATURE AND

STRUCTURE OF

LANGUAGE

Criteria of a system of communication must

meet in order to be considered a language

A language uses symbols, which are sounds, gestures, or written characters that represent objects, actions, events, and ideas.

A language is meaningful and therefore can be understood by other users of that language.

A language is generative, which means that symbols of a language can be combined to produce an infinite number of messages.

A language has rules that govern how symbols can be arranged.

(Source: http://www-psych.nmsu.edu/rjem/courses/cognitive/anderson//.html)

The Building Blocks of

Language

Sentences

Phrases

Morphemes

Phonemes

1.Phonemes

They are the smallest distinguishable units in a language.

They are the representation of the sound Phonology – study of phonemes

2. Morphemes

Smallest meaningful units in a language and usually whole words or meaningful parts of words such as prefixes, suffixes and word stems.

Morphology – study of words

Syntax

System of rules that governs how

words can be meaningfully arranged

to form phrases and sentences

Ex. (Rule)

◦ “the” must come before a noun, not after

“Read the book” NOT “Read book the”

Properties of Human

Language

Creative and Dynamic

tapsilog SCUBA

Structured

Meaningful

Referential

Interpersonal

Purposes of Language

Teaching To teach the students how to

communicate effectively.

Help students develop communicative

and academic competencies

To develop not only the cognitive and

academic competencies but also the

to develop the cultural enrichment and

aesthetic appreciation for both English

and Filipino.

What does the Philippine Constitution say about the use of

English and Filipino as means of communication in the country

ARTICLE XIVEDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ARTS,CULTURE AND SPORTS

LANGUAGESection 6. The national language of the Philippines is Filipino. As it evolves, it shall be further developed and enriched on the basis of existing Philippine and other languages.Subject to provisions of law and as the Congress may deem appropriate, the Government shall take steps to initiate and sustain the use of Filipino as a medium of official communication and as language of instruction in the educational system.

Section 7. For purposes of communication and instruction, the official languages of the Philippines are Filipino and, until otherwise provided by law, English.

The regional languages are the auxiliary official languages in the regions and shall serve as auxiliary media of instruction therein.

Spanish and Arabic shall be promoted on a voluntary and optional basis.

Section 8. This Constitution shall be promulgated in Filipino and English and shall be translated into major regional languages, Arabic, and Spanish.

Section 9. The Congress shall establish a national language commission composed of representatives of various regions and disciplines which shall undertake, coordinate, and promote researches for the development, propagation, and preservation of Filipino and other languages.

Pronouncement of the Department of Education

regarding the use of English as a medium of

instruction

DepEd to use 12 dialects as medium of

instruction starting June 2012 TEACHERS will be using 12 major local dialects as medium of

instruction when classes open in June as part of the department's

thrust to implement the mother tongue-based multi-lingual education

(MTB-MLE).

Education Secretary Armin Luistro said the 12 dialects are Tagalog,

Kapampangan, Pangasinense, Iloko, Bikol, Hiligaynon, Cebuano,

Waray, Tausug, Maguindanoan, Maranao and Chabacano.

"We are institutionalizing the teaching of MTB-MLE as one of the

subjects from Grade 1 to Grade 3 and as the medium of instruction

from Kinder to Grade 3 so that we can develop well-rounded and life-

long learners under the K to 12 basic education reform program,"

Luistro said.

The department cited local and internationals studies showing that

using the language used at home (mother tongue) inside the classroom

during the learners' early years of schooling produce better and faster

learners who can easily adapt to learn a second (Filipino) and third

language (English).

Based on DepEd Order 16, series 2012, the MTB-MLE will be

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