DEBATE: ALL STUDENTS SHOUD LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

THE GOVERNMENT SIDE

LEADER OF THE GOVERNMENT SIDE:

-All students should learn a foreign language in senior high school in order to produce a globally
competitive future.

-more positives

-can be significant

-top 8

-being a multilingual person is an advantage.

-ability to connect in other languages

-bilingual is not enough.

-connection to other cultures

-religions/cultures, histories of other languages are explored.

-advantage in working abroad.

-“Stepping stone to be a globally competitive enough!”

1st MEMBER:

-“Learning a foreign language should be required in senior high school.”

-enable the graduates to have a better opportunitis in the future.

-benefits will served.

-employment

-language skills are on top.

-local companies are demanding

-more opportunities to be a multilingual.

- beneficial to the career

-“Paano mag e-expand ang bansa?”

-“We are globally competitive”-World

-“Kung hindi makikisabay sa ibang bansa.”

-“Agree, to require foreign language.”

-Math, English & Foreign language

-“Hindi pa rin naman umuunlad ang bansa dati pa na hindi naman napapag-aralan ang foreign
language.”

-“Paano ba makatutulong ang baybayin because we are talking in a foreign language?”

-“It is important na maipasok.”

-“Hindi naman sya gagawin as a subject.”

-“Makakatulong ang foreign language para maki-interact sa ibang tao. Example, you’re an unemployed
but kung may magtanong man sa iyo na ibang lahi at wika ay magkakaintindihan pa rin kayo dahil alam
mo ang wika nila at doon maipagmamalaki natin iyon.”

-“65% ang nakakapag-salita lamang ng English language, how about the 35%?”

-“Barack Obama, skills, Math, English is not enough to become a globally competitive.”

-“You can be an interpreter/translator if you are an mulitilingual person.”

-“Benefits;1. Increase, expand, in the culture of the others;2. Higher chance to have a job.”
 DEBATE: ALL STUDENTS SHOUD LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

OPPOSITION:

LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION:

-“That we are already has an English Language which is our universal language then why should all
students should learn a foreign language in senior high school?”

-“Not need to learn another language.”

-“Not all of us are willing to learn Foreign language!”

-“Like Chef, doctor does’nt need to be a multilingual.”

-“Majority of the actions are against it.”

-“Waste of time and expenses! Additional texbook, teachers!”

-“Mapapanindigan ba ng gobyerno?”

-“Sogie bill over local farmers? What a government we had?”

1st MEMBER:

-“Kulturang atin ang pinapalago.”

-“Dapat ang foreign language ay skills lang siya.”-DepEd

-“Mas pagtuunan ang sariling atin!”

-“Hindi dapat agree kasi optional.”

-“Baybayin? Oh you’re saying na ‘Hindi pa rin naman umuunlad ang bansa dati pa na hindi naman
napapag-aralan ang foreign language’ but we are not yet studied our baybayin right and yes we know
that in our elementary but we’re not able to write our own baybayin, isn’t?”

-“English is enough!”

-“English is international language.”

- “Learning a foreign language can be expensive, especially if you take college courses or pay for private
tutoring. It's possible to learn a foreign language from books or computer programs, which often cost less,
but practicing speaking with others usually makes learning more fun and effective. Learning a foreign
language is challenging. Many languages have different systems of grammar, and some languages use a
completely different alphabet and different sounds. And learning thousands of new vocabulary words isn't
easy, either. The opportunity cost of studying a foreign language is the value of what you could do
instead. Studying a foreign language requires a significant investment of your time, effort and money. You
could do something else with those resources, such as spend time with your family, improve your math
skills, increase your reading speed, study for the SAT, plant a garden, exercise or learn a hobby, such as
knitting. Knowing a foreign language isn't useful to some people. For example, if you can't afford to travel
or aren't interested in visiting other countries, you might never get to speak the language with natives. In
addition, although speaking a foreign language makes traveling more fun, it's easy to get around in many
countries while speaking English. Knowing a foreign language is a prized asset in some careers, but it's
not helpful for many jobs. And some foreign languages, such as Latin or Ancient Greek, aren't even
spoken anymore.”- https://www.theclassroom.com/disadvantages-learning-foreign-language-
7932356.html?fbclid=IwAR1ETkcsnq6XKngY0rNopz4R2trsooVgH1RaGQqmNVUWqF56w3B7w5ljGeE

“Therefore, the opposition's argument do not stand and will never stand to this
motion. Thank you.”

Members:

Andrea Mae Espinola as a Leader of the opposition

Tisha Razon as a 1st Member

Ma. Victoria Ricafort as a member

Faris Usman as a member

Angelo Salsona as a whip

Glean Mark Rivera as a whip

Nicole Vargas