1) What do you call the people who lives in the Philippines?

– Filipinos
2) What is the national language of the Philippines? – Filipino
Going back to the Philippine Constitution of 1987, you will find that the declared national
language of the Philippines is Filipino. The Philippine language history started way back the 1930s.
This time was when the Commonwealth government insisted that the country needed a national
language. Back then, the Philippines was composed of different dialects and cultures. Metro Manila, the
capital of the country, and its neighbouring provinces spoke the Tagalog language. Because of this, it
was the main candidate in becoming the national language.
A few years passed and during the time of President Ferdinand Marcos by the 1970s, the
government focused on the creation of a ‘new society’ for the country. This time, nationalist academics
decided to put in the effort to create a national language to be called ‘Pilipino’. When Cory Aquino
replaced Marcos, the constitution finally called the new language as ‘Filipino’ – the national language of
the Philippines. By then, most Filipinos already used the language to converse daily. Well, Tagalog is
where the Filipino language was derived from. Aside from the Tagalog words, there are also words
borrowed from the Spanish and English languages. Examples, silya – salumpwit, driver – drayber,
computer – kompyuter.
3) What do you call the language spoken by a specific region or social group? – Dialect
4) Define “lingua franca” in your own terms.
A language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native
languages are different. The most utilized modern example is English, which is the current dominant
lingua franca of international diplomacy, business, science, technology and aviation. Latin was the
world's first recorded global language, or lingua franca, carried across Western Europe by soldiers and
traders in the days of the Roman Empire.
5) What is the universal language? – English
6) Differentiate “language” from “dialect”? – (Ask students)
7) List at least five (5) dialects you know.
a) Bicolano
b) Cebuano
c) Hiligaynon (Ilonggo)
d) Ilocano
e) Kapampangan
f) Pangasinense
g) Tagalog
h) Waray
8) In your own perspective, how is “Language Acquisition” different from “Language Learning”?
Language Acquisition is where children acquire language through a natural, subconscious
process during which they are unaware of grammatical rules. This happens especially when they
acquire their first language(s). They repeat what is said to them and get a feel for what is and what is
not correct. In order to acquire a language, they need a source of natural communication, which is
usually the mother, the father, or the “yaya”. Children who grow up with multiple languages, will acquire
these languages in the most natural way. They will repeat what they hear, try out sound chains until
they make sense, and they will use them purposefully in their communication.
Language learning, on the other hand, is the result of direct instruction in the rules of
language. Language learning is not an age-appropriate activity for very young children as learning
presupposes that learners have a conscious knowledge of the new language and can talk about that
knowledge.
Example:
For example, if a baby hears the word “milk” often enough right before being fed from the bottle,
he’ll soon learn what that word means. If he always hears the word “ball” right before being handed a
spherical object, he’ll begin to associate “ball” with its referent.
9) How is “First Language” different from “Second Language”?
A first language is the mother tongue or native language of a person while a second language
is a language a person learns in order to communicate with the native speaker of that language, it is the
language you learn in addition to your mother language.
10) Cite a sample scenario where “first language” and “second language” usually occurs.
For example, a dad is French and a mom Spanish, the baby might be exposed to those
languages at the same time. In that case the baby is said to have two first languages. They can master
both languages as they grow acquiring it.
If an 18-year old Chinese student enrolled himself in an English Class, then he is willing to learn
an additional language aside from Mandarin or Cantonese.

Bonus Question (for Oral Recitation):

What is the Difference Between Second Language and Foreign Language?
Second language is a language a person learns after his or her mother tongue of the speaker,
especially as a resident of an area where it is in general use. In contrast, a foreign language refers to any
language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place. The main distinction between the two is that
former refers to a language generally recognized officially and used in a particular geographical area while the
latter refers to a language that is not commonly used in that specific area. For example, English in India and
Pakistan, French in Algeria and Tunisia are second languages. Similarly, Spanish in India and English in China
(mainland) are foreign languages.