DUPENO, METCHIE J.

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Before you start discovering the pedagogical content knowledge of teaching in the Mother
Tongue, please do the following activities:

I. Fill-up the information below

Hi, I am METCHIE JAMANDRON DUPENO

I am from KISOLON, SUMILAO, BUKIDNON

I like to travel, explore new places, cook with complete ingredients and most especially I like to
spend time with my family because they are the greatest gift I’d ever receive in my life, they mold
me to be strong and have a confidence and have trust to myself that I am beautiful no matter what.
And they are the reason why I need to strive harder because they are my motivation in life.

My dream/goal in life is:

-Everyone has a dream deep in their heart, which is the center of what they want to. Ever
since I was a child, my biggest dream in life is to become a teacher someday because I want to
make a difference in my community, I want to mold and shape the future of our children because
they are the hope of our nations.

II. Affirmation
Please choose adjectives that start with the first letter of your name. Use these to introduce yourself.
Draw a face on the illustration below to represent yourself.

Hello I am :
MOODY
MAGNETIC
MODEST
MOTIVATED
METCHIE
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Have you heard of Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual- Education (MTB-

MLE) before? What comes into your mind when you hear the word MTB-MLE?
Write your ideas on the eight sun rays below.

For K to 3 only
 

It support home
Native language
language

First language first Produce students

MTB-MLE who are multilingual
and multicultural

Bilingual, bilitrate and MTB-MLE is used in the

bicultural classroom as a bridge in
leaning Filipino an English
It preserve the
Philippine cultural
treasure

Translate the following English words to Filipino and Mother Tongue

English Filipino Mother Tongue

head Ulo Ulo

chin Baba Baba

thumb Hinlalaki Kumagko

navel Pusod Pusod

jaw Panga Apapangig

teacher Guro Magtutudlo

uncle Tiyuhin Uyoan

auntie Tiya Iyaan

school principal Punongguro Principal

brother (older) Kapatid Igsoon

ceiling Kisame Lkuba

wall Pder Bungbog

living room Sala Sala

market Palengke Merkado

dining room Hapag kainan Kan-anan

table Mesa Lamisa

spoon Kutsara Kutsara

kettle Takure Takuri

chopping board Sangkalan Tadtaran

Light (bulb) Bombilya Suga

bird Ibon Langgam

octopus Pugita Pugita

dragonfly Ttubi Tutubi

butterfly Paruparo Alibangbang

goose gansa Gansa

 Apply
Interview a teacher in the public school who is teaching in Grade 1, Grade 2, or
Grade 3. Solicit answers to the following questions.

Interview Protocol
Name of the Teacher: JEAH FAYE S. PETALLAR School:
KISOLON CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grade level taught: GRADE 1
Questions:
1. What Mother Tongue (MT) are you using in your class? BISAYA

2. Are you using the MT as a language for teaching _________ or/and as a subject__?

- AS A LANGUAGE FOR TEACHING

3. Do you use instructional materials in the MT? YES

Please enumerate: LOCALIZED MATERIALS, AUDIOVISUAL, PRINTED MATERIALS
4. Do you find it easy ______ or difficult _____ in using the MT as a medium of instruction or a
language of teaching? Why?

- IT’S DIFFICULT BECAUSE WE NEED TO FOLLOW THE CURRICULUM GUID AND

SOME OF THE WORDS IN MTB-ME IS BROAD WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO
UNDESTAND

5. If you are teaching MT as a subject, do you find it easy _____ or difficult? _________ Why?

- ITS EASY FOR ME BECAUSE THIS IS OUR NATIVE LANGUAGE

6. Do you use the mother tongue in singing songs? _________ or reciting poems? _______ If yes,
please write the title of the song, or the title of the poem.
-YES.
-SONGS: AKO SI TAKUI, SAGING KAMTE, ASA SI MAMA AND ETC.

7. Do you find your learners enjoying the lessons with the use of the mother tongue? Yes______
No______ Describe their reactions.

- YES. THEY ARE HAPPY WHILE SINGING THE SONGS ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY
PERFORM THE ACTIONS OF THE SONGS BUT THE PROBLEM IS THE LANGUAGE
BARRIER.
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8. Are your learners learning? Yes ______________ No __________________
-DIFINITELY YES.

9. Is the MT you are using, the same as your own as a teacher? ________. If no, what is your MT?
-YES

10. When did you start teaching MTB-MLE? AUGUST 2016

Why did you shift to MTB-MLE? BECAUSE I WANT TO LEARN MORE ON MOTHER
TONGUE LANGUAGE ESPECIALLY THE WORDS THAT ARE UNFAMILIAR TO ME.
11. What are the things that are favorable or not in MTB-MLE. Please enumerate.
-NATIVE ANGUAGE, LOCAL LANGUAGE , TRANSLATION OF THE LAGUAGE.

From the conducted interview, what are the important insights you have gained?

- I’ve learned the importance of teaching mother tongue as a language for

teaching and as a subject because it focus on the development of
listening, speaking, reading and writing but this subject is for K to 3
only.

As future teachers, why do you need to learn and use the mother tongue in the lower
primary grades in school?

- We need to used mother tongue in the lower primary grades because

this will serve as bridge in teaching Filipino and English subjects and
we need to embrace it because it is importance for the primary learners.

Why did the Department of education require schools to use mother tongue as a
subject and as a language for teaching and learning from Kindergarten up to Grade 3?

- Accordingly, DepEd mandates MTB- MLE as medium of instructions

because learners must begin their education in the language they
understand best which is mother tongue and need to develop a strong
foundation in their mother tongue language before effectively learning
additional languages.