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Chapter 1
Introduction: This chapter will provide you the necessary knowledge in MTB-MLE—
especially its background and how it was implemented in the K-12 curriculum.
Moreover, this chapter of your module will equip you with additional learning on our
national languages and how these languages used in instruction.
Learning Outcomes
c. Discuss cultural rootedness as one of the reasons behind the use of mother
tongue
Learning Content
BASIC TERMINOLOGIES
Multilingual Education).
There are local and international researches that suggest that children learn to
read, write, and speak faster when they use their L1 (First language) and eventually
grasp a second and or third language easily if taught in L1. It is the same in
acquiring competencies specifically in Science and Math. Because of these, the
Department of Education (DepEd) recognized the advantages of teaching children
utilizing their first language.
DepEd instituted MTB-MLE through Department Order 94, having the following
major languages as medium of instruction in 2012-2013: Tagalog; Kapampangan;
Pangasinense; Iloko; Bikolano ; Cebuano; Hiligaynon; Waray; Tausug;
Maguinadanaoan; Maranao; Chabacano, Ivatan; Sambal; Akianon; Kinaray-a, Yakan,
and Sinurigaonon.
In region 2 Ilokano still is the dominant native language being spoken by the
majority followed by Ibanag which is known to be the Lingua Franca of Cagayan
Valley. Originally, Ibanag is excluded from the original languages as a medium of
instruction for MTB-MLE. However, because of the initiative of the former Vice
President Binay, Ibanag was included. The pilot implementation of the Mother
Tongue-Based Multi-Lingual Education (MTB-MLE) program of the Department of
Education (DepEd) using Ibanag as the medium of instruction started in around 34
public schools in Cagayan and Isabela. The said program rolled out in 15
municipalities and two cities—San Pablo, Cabagan, Tumauini, Santo Tomas, Santa
Maria, Gamu, Naguilian, Reina Mercedes and the City of Ilagan in Isabela, and
Pamplona, Abulug, Aparri, Camalaniugan, Lallo, Iguig, Solana and Tuguegarao City
in Cagayan.
ACTIVITY 1
Learning outcomes:
Piaget believed that children take an active role in the learning process, acting much
like little scientists as they perform experiments, make observations, and learn about
the world. As kids interact with the world around them, they continually add new
knowledge, build upon existing knowledge, and adapt previously held ideas to
accommodate new information.
The Stages
The infant knows the world through their movements and sensations
Children learn about the world through basic actions such as sucking,
grasping, looking, and listening
Infants learn that things continue to exist even though they cannot be seen
(object permanence)
They are separate beings from the people and objects around them
They realize that their actions can cause things to happen in the world around
them
During this earliest stage of cognitive development, infants and toddlers acquire
knowledge through sensory experiences and manipulating objects. A child's entire
experience at the earliest period of this stage occurs through basic reflexes, senses,
and motor responses.
The cognitive development that occurs during this period takes place over a
relatively short period of time and involves a great deal of growth. Children not only
learn how to perform physical actions such as crawling and walking; they also learn
a great deal about language from the people with whom they interact. Piaget also
broke this stage down into a number of different substages. It is during the final
part of the sensorimotor stage that early representational thought emerges.
Piaget believed that developing object permanence or object constancy, the
understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, was an
important element at this point of development.
By learning that objects are separate and distinct entities and that they have an
existence of their own outside of individual perception, children are then able to
begin to attach names and words to objects.
Ages: 2 to 7 Years
Children begin to think symbolically and learn to use words and pictures to
represent objects.
Children at this stage tend to be egocentric and struggle to see things from
the perspective of others.
While they are getting better with language and thinking, they still tend to
think about things in very concrete terms.
The foundations of language development may have been laid during the
previous stage, but it is the emergence of language that is one of the major
hallmarks of the preoperational stage of development.3
Children become much more skilled at pretend play during this stage of
development, yet continue to think very concretely about the world around them.
At this stage, kids learn through pretend play but still struggle with logic and
taking the point of view of other people. They also often struggle with understanding
the idea of constancy.
For example, a researcher might take a lump of clay, divide it into two equal
pieces, and then give a child the choice between two pieces of clay to play with. One
piece of clay is rolled into a compact ball while the other is smashed into a flat
pancake shape. Since the flat shape looks larger, the preoperational child will likely
choose that piece even though the two pieces are exactly the same size.
Ages: 7 to 11 Years
During this stage, children begin to thinking logically about concrete events
While children are still very concrete and literal in their thinking at this point in
development, they become much more adept at using logic.2 The egocentrism of
the previous stage begins to disappear as kids become better at thinking about how
other people might view a situation.
While thinking becomes much more logical during the concrete operational state,
it can also be very rigid. Kids at this point in development tend to struggle with
abstract and hypothetical concepts.
During this stage, children also become less egocentric and begin to think about
how other people might think and feel. Kids in the concrete operational stage also
begin to understand that their thoughts are unique to them and that not everyone
else necessarily shares their thoughts, feelings, and opinions.
The Concrete Operational Stage in Cognitive Development
Ages: 12 and Up
At this stage, the adolescent or young adult begins to think abstractly and reason
about hypothetical problems
The final stage of Piaget's theory involves an increase in logic, the ability to use
deductive reasoning, and an understanding of abstract ideas.3 At this point, people
become capable of seeing multiple potential solutions to problems and think more
scientifically about the world around them.
The ability to thinking about abstract ideas and situations is the key hallmark of
the formal operational stage of cognitive development. The ability to systematically
plan for the future and reason about hypothetical situations are also critical abilities
that emerge during this stage.
It is important to note that Piaget did not view children's intellectual development
as a quantitative process; that is, kids do not just add more information and
knowledge to their existing knowledge as they get older. Instead, Piaget suggested
that there is a qualitative change in how children think as they gradually process
through these four stages.4 A child at age 7 doesn't just have more information
about the world than he did at age 2; there is a fundamental change in how he
thinks about the world.
Piaget’s Theory is on assimilation and accommodation
Schema Theory
The term schema is nowadays often used even outside cognitive psychology
and refers to a mental framework human use to represent and organize
remembered information. Schemata (“the building blocks of cognition”) present our
personal simplified view over reality derived from our experience and prior
knowledge, they enable us to recall, modify our behavior, concentrate attention on
key information), or try to predict most likely outcomes of events. According to
David Rumelhart).
“schemata can represent knowledge at all levels - from ideologies and
cultural truths to knowledge about the meaning of a particular word, to
knowledge about what patterns of excitations are associated with what
letters of the alphabet. We have schemata to represent all levels of our
experience, at all levels of abstraction. Finally, our schemata are our
knowledge. All of our generic knowledge is embedded in schemata.
Social Learning Theory, theorized by Albert Bandura, posits that people learn
from one another, via observation, imitation, and modeling. The theory has often
been called a bridge between behaviorist and cognitive learning theories because it
encompasses attention, memory, and motivation.
Key Concepts
Social learning theory has sometimes been called a bridge between behaviorist and
cognitive learning theories because it encompasses attention, memory, and
motivation. The theory is related to Vygotsky’s Social Development Theory and
Lave’s Situated Learning, which also emphasize the importance of social learning.
CUMMINS’ APPROACHES
GOALS
Theories
• Threshold Theory
• Language attributes are not apart in the cognitive system, but transfer readily
and are interactive.
• Lessons learned in one language can readily transfer into the other language.
Parts
• The thoughts that accompany talking, reading, writing and listening come
from the same central engine. There is on integrated source of thought.
• People have the capacity to store easily many languages, and can also
function in many languages with ease.
• Speaking, listening, reading or writing any of the languages helps the whole
cognitive system to develop. However, if made to operate in an insufficiently
developed language, the system will not function at its best. Operating in a
poorly developed L2, will result in poor quality and quantity of what they learn
in complex curriculum materials. Oral and written form may appear weak and
impoverished.
• When one or both languages are not functioning fully cognitive functioning
and academic performance may be negatively affected.
THRESHOLDS THEORY
• Limited Bilinguals
Context embedded
Comprehension
Speaking
Pronunciation
Vocabulary
Grammar
Context reduced
Analysis
Synthesis
Meanings
Creative Compositions
BICS/CALP
Limitations
BICS/CALP
Two Dimensions
• Pointing to objects
• Head nods
• Hand gestures
• Intonation
Quadrants
Q1
Q4
The Language provision in the 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the
Philippines which are embodied in Article XIV, Sec. 6 and 7 provide the legal basis
for the various language policies that are being implemented in the country.
Consistent with the 1987 constitutional mandate and a declared policy of the
National Board of Education (NBE) on bilingualism in the schools (NBE Resolution
No. 73-7, s.1973) the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS)
promulgated its language policy.
The policy was first implemented in 1974 when DECS issued Dept. Order No.
25, s. 1974 titled, “Implementing Guidelines for the Policy on Bilingual Education.”
Filipino and English shall be used as media of instruction, the use allocated to
specific subjects in the curriculum as indicated in the Department Order No. 25, s.
1974.
Since competence in the use of both Filipino and English is one of the goals of
the Bilingual Education Policy, continuing improvement in the teaching of both
languages, their use as media of instruction and the specification of their functions
in Philippine schooling shall be the responsibility of the whole educational system.
The Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall cooperate with the
National Language Commission which according to the 1987 Constitution, shall be
tasked with the further development and enrichment of Filipino.
The Department of Education Culture and Sports shall provide the means by
which the language policy can be implemented with the cooperation of government
and non-government organizations.
The Department shall program funds for implementing the Policy, in such
areas as materials production, in-service training, compensatory and enrichment
program for non-Tagalogs, development of a suitable and standardized Filipino for
classroom use and the development of appropriate evaluative instruments.
Guidelines for the implementation of the 1987 Policy on Bilingual Education are
specified in the DECS Order No. 54, s. 1987. Among these are the need to
intellectualize Filipino and the concrete steps suggested towards its realization.
On August 25, 1988, then President Corazon Aquino signed Executive Order No.
335 enjoining all departments/bureaus/offices/agencies/instrumentalities of the
government to take such steps as are necessary for the purpose of using the Filipino
language in official transactions, communications, and correspondence. The order
was issued on the belief that the use of Filipino in official transactions,
communications and correspondence in government offices will result to a greater
understanding and appreciation of government programs, projects and activities
throughout the country, thereby serving as an instrument of unity and peace for
national progress.
2. Assign one or more personnel, as maybe necessary, in every office to take charge
of communications and correspondence written in Filipino;
3. Translate into Filipino names of offices, buildings, public edifices, and signboards
of all offices, divisions or its instrumentalities, and if so desired, imprint below in
smaller letters the English text;
5. Make as part of the training programs for personnel development in each office
the proficiency in the use of Filipino in official communications and correspondence.
In 1994, Republic Act No. 7722, creating the Commission on Higher Education
(CHED) was signed. This Act which is known as the “Higher Education Act of 1994”
provides that the CHED shall be independent and separate from the DECS and
attached to the Office of the President for administrative purposes only. Its
coverage shall be both public and private institutions of higher education as well as
degree-granting programs in all post-secondary educational institutions, public and
private.
One of the first steps undertaken by CHED was to update the General
Education Curriculum (GEC) of tertiary courses leading to an initial bachelor’s degree
covering four (4) curriculum years. This was done to make the curriculum more
responsive to the demands of the next millennium.
The requirements of the new GEC are embodied in the CHED Memorandum
Order (CMO) No. 59, s. 1996. Listed under miscellaneous of this CMO is its language
policy which is as follows:
In consonance with the Bilingual Education Policy underlined in DECS Order No.
52, Series of 1987, the following are the guidelines vis-a-vis medium of instruction,
to wit:
2. At the discretion of the HEI, Literature subjects may be taught in Filipino, English
or any other language as long as there are enough instructional materials for the
same and both students and instructors/professors are competent in the language.
Courses in the Humanities and Social Sciences should preferably be taught in
Filipino.