Module 3 Lesson 3

Module 3 Lesson 3 Activity

Concept Map. Write a word or phrase to describe the word in the center of the concept map.
Extend your responses by writing as many as you can to describe the words.

Module 3 Lesson 3 Analysis

Answer the following questions.
1. What is Filipino language to you?
Filipino language is an official/national language of the country
Philippines. It is known for being the standardized variety of Tagalog language. Through Filipino
language, we can communicate and understand each other very well no matter where we came
from, either Luzon, Visayas, or Mindanao. And even though we speak our native languages like
Bisaya/Bisayan, Ilonggo etc. we Filipinos are very fluent in speaking Filipino language which is
a very good means of communication for us.
2. Why is it important to have a common language?
It is important to have a common language so we can communicate and
understand each other no matter where we came from, especially here in the Philippines, since
we have a lot of languages used by different people from different provinces and tribes. It is
good that we have common language so we can communicate and understand each other well.
3. What is the impact to a citizen of a country to speak and write the language recognized as a
national language?
The impact to a citizen of a country who knows how to speak and write
the language recognized as a national language would be a lot, it would make their life easy
because speaking and writing is one of the most used as a means of communication. Having the
ability to speak, write, and read the language can be a big advantage on their part in terms of
communicating and understanding others and in so many aspects in our life.

Module 3 Lesson 3 Application

My Internet Buddy. As discussed in this lesson, you have now the first hand idea on what is a
national and an official language and how language planning takes place. For your task,
determine the national and official languages of the Philippines and research on the process on
how it came to be the national and official languages of the Philippines.

The national and official language of the Philippines in Filipino and English.
Under Spanish colonial rule, Spanish was the country's official language for more than three
decades, and became the Philippines' lingua franca in the 19th and early 20th centuries. A
Spanish decree established compulsory education or universal education in 1863, which created
free public education in Spanish.
The use of Spanish declined gradually, especially after the 1940s, following the American
occupation of the Philippines and the imposition of English. English started to be taught in
schools during the U.S. occupation and civil regime. Public education used English as the
medium of instruction by 1901. Alongside Spanish, the 1935 Constitution incorporated English
as an official language. The First National Assembly founded the National Language Institute on
November 12, 1937. President Manuel L. Quezón has appointed Jaime C. De Veyra, a native
speaker of Waray, to chair a committee of speakers of other regional languages. Among the other
regional languages, their goal was to choose a national language. In the end, Tagalog was chosen
as the basic language, on the basis that it was the local language that was most commonly spoken
and produced.
The Tagalog language was renamed as Wikang Pambansa by President Manuel L. Quezón in
1939. Education Secretary Jose Romero further renamed the language in 1959 as Pilipino. The
1973 constitution, along with English, proclaimed the Pilipino language to be co-official and
mandated the creation or the development of a national language, to be known as Filipino.
Moreover, when President Marcos returned to power, Spain regained its official status. The 1987
Constitution establishes the country's official language as Filipino.  The official languages are
Filipino and English, with the regional languages being regarded as auxiliary officials in their
respective regions.