THE IMPACT OF MOTHER TONGUE-BASED INSTRUCTION TO

ILOKANO PUBLIC SCHOOL ELEMENTARY PUPILS

ROSE ANN C. AQUINO

POGO Elementary School
Bautista, Pangasinan

Ilocano, otherwise known as Ilokano and Iloko, was considered to be the third largest language in the
Philippines apart from Tagalog and English. Ilocano had its origins as a member of the Austronesian language
family's Malayo-Polynesian branch. As seven million people in the country use this as their primary language,
the widespread use of Ilocano is still evident. It is known that Ilocus, La Union, the Cagayan Valley, Mindanao,
Mindoro and Babuyan are the most famous visitors to this region. Study also shows that in the northern regions
of the country, a significant number of ethnic groups are more skilled than Tagalog in their use. Ilocano is used,
too.

Mother-language instruction primarily focuses on the teaching of special subjects in their day-to-day
interactions, using language learners. It was an observation that, by use of the English language, learners were
able to use their own language more actively in schools.

In schools, it has been observed that the old curriculum only allows students to speak or express themselves
with the language English or Filipino, which seems to fluctuate their performance. Therefore, Mother Tongue
teaching to Grade I-III pupils was launched last June by the Department of Education (DepEd). DepEd officials
are convinced that the students ' confidence in the use of their first language is gained by this new policy. We
also claim that using the mother language as a means of communication not only makes learning easier but also
helps to get the second or third languages easily. This is because kids are as young and are used to their mother
language.

THE IMPACT OF MOTHER TONGUE-BASED INSTRUCTION TO ILOKANO PUBLIC SCHOOL

ELEMENTARY PUPILS ROSE ANN C. AQUINO POGO Elementary School Bautista, Pangasinan Ilocano,
otherwise known as Ilokano and Iloko, was considered to be the third largest language in the Philippines apart
from Tagalog and English. Ilocano had its origins as a member of the Austronesian language family's Malayo-
Polynesian branch. As seven million people in the country use this as their primary language, the widespread
use of Ilocano is still evident. It is known that Ilocus, La Union, the Cagayan Valley, Mindanao, Mindoro and
Babuyan are the most famous visitors to this region. Study also shows that in the northern regions of the
country, a significant number of ethnic groups are more... (only first 800 chars shown)
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