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MTB-MLE - Mother Tongue Based Multi-Lingual Education
MTB-MLE - Mother Tongue Based Multi-Lingual Education
Explain the important insights and reasons of multilingual education in making education
more responsive to cultural diversity.
Appreciate the value of using his/her own mother tongue in dealing with any classroom
situations, and
Simulate different class using their own mother tongue
Basic Terminologies
Mother Tongue – means one’s native language, the language learned by children and
passed from one generation to the next
Language – is the expression of ideas by means of speech-sounds combined into words.
o L1- 1st language
o L2 – 2nd language
Bilingual – the use of two languages
Multilingual – the use of two or more languages
Diversity – the inclusion of different types of people in a group
Literacy – the ability to read and write
What is Language?
Language includes:
o Speech
o Symbols
o Written characters
o Gestures
o Numerals
o Expression of non-verbal communication
-According to Sapir Whorf Hypothesis language does more than simply describe reality,
it also serves to shape the reality of a culture.
Developing a writing system for a hitherto unwritten language often has an educational
purpose – whether to record or to transmit local history and knowledge to the next
generation, to use the language in formal schooling, or to facilitate adult literacy
acquisition.
The educational use of a language depends, except in the most formal settings, on a
written form which can be employed in learning.
PRINCIPLE 1
PRINCIPLE 2
PRINCIPLE 3
MLE is the use of more than two languages for literacy and instruction. It starts from were the
learners are, and from what they already know.
PURPOSE OF MTB-MLE
1. Iloko 7. Hiligaynon
2. Pangasinan 8. Cebuano
3. Kapampangan 9. Merano
4. Tagalog 10. Chavacano
5. Bikol 11. Maguindanaon
6. Waray 12. Tausug
BENEFITS of MTBMLE
Reduced drop-out
Reduced repetition
Children are attending school
Children are learning
Parents and community are involved
Strong Foundation
Strong Bridge
A widespread understanding of MLE Programs suggests that instruction takes place in the
following stages
1. Education begins with what the learners already know, building on the language and
culture, language and experience that they bring with them when they start school
2. Learners gradually gain confidence in using the new (official) language, before it
becomes the only language for teaching academic subjects;
3. Learners achieve grade level competence in each subject because teachers use their
own language, along with the official school language to help them understand the
academic concepts
a. Multi-literate
b. Multilingual
c. Multi-cultural
MLE seeks to specifically address the high functional illiteracy of the Filipinos where
language plays a significant factor
One’s own language enables a child to express him/herself easily, as there is no fear of
making mistakes.
MLE encourages active participation by children in the learning process
Children can immediately use the L1 to construct and explain their world, articulate their
thoughts and add new concepts to what they already know
EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS
The learner must be exposed to meaningful use of the L2 outside the classroom situations. The
meaningful exposure which comes from: