PARTICIPANT 5

1. What are your experience with teaching English language?

To my eldest child, ang experiences ko when teaching language uhmm its challenging. Kasi he
was exposed to technology so he would always watch English videos, cartoons especially ano ah
science videos sa youtube. He was exposed as a child, until he adopt and learn the language, we
also use it at home din kasi, we speak English and Bisaya as a medium I thinks that’s also one of
the reason why he is exposed to it.

2. Have you encountered difficulties in teaching English po maam? If yes, how?

Yes, I have. It’s a bit challenging din kasi diba we speak English here sa bahay but then sa
school naman some of his classmates would use Ilonggo talaga, so its hard for him to express
and communicate with peers, other would not understand him, vice versa. Especially nung ano
quarantine so its modular diba last year when he was in grade 3 palang so mother tongue yung
subject Ilonggo gid tapos may mga words nga dalom gid even I di ko bal an some of the words
since we are bisaya so I would ask my husband or sometimes google pa so we can teach him. Its
confusing kasi mother tongue as a medium of instruction when he was in grade 3 tapos now na
grade 4 they would use English na. so the switching of language, English to Ilonggo is difficult
talaga. And the attention span of the child, when he was younger pa budlay gid mamaintain yung
attention nang bata so we would opt to give him say 1 hour to watch and play and then after that
study and do his homeworks.

3. How do you deal with such a difficult situation in order to keep your child's learning

process in English language progressing?

I deal with difficult situation by ano lang gid, I would research it first just to make sure if I was

teaching the right thing. Kasi nahirapan din ako sa mother tongue magteach kasi were not

Ilonggo gid, I would ano rin ask my husband whats the meaning of this, that. For now naman na

grade 4 na siya, I would somehow speak in bisaya or sometimes tagalog so he could understand

also especially when he wants to converse with his peers. Practice and daily conversation. I

guess yun talaga nakapagdeal. For his short attention span din we will allow him to play din kasi

bata. Watch whatever he wants for an hour, after that we will do his homework na agad.

Negotiate gid. But now na medyo makaintindi na its easier for us to talk.
 4. Do you have techniques that you employ when teaching English to your child?

Techniques hmmm everytime he comes home from school, I let him rest say for 1 hour ganon,

and we would converse in English about how is he, his day ganun so that makaconverse talaga

using English. That’s why sa subject nila na English especially grade 4 english na kasi wala na

mother tongue, mas nagging fluent sya and easy niya ma ahh understand yung instruction, yung

lesson ganun. So we would sit and have a conversation lang to recall and retain.

5. What are the other approach you used in facilitating your children acquisition of English

language? (providing instructional materials, giving foods, rewards and punishment.)

Yes, yung wall sa kwarto niya ginalagyan naming nang posters, instructional materials,

ginabilhan din books so that he could read anytime he wants to, every week end nagapabasa din

ako nang mga stories. Ahhh Giving foods as a reward if matapos naming yung pagturo. I guess

yun lang.

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PARTICIPANT 5
1. What are your experience with teaching English language?
To my eldest child, ang experiences ko when teaching language its challenging. Kasi he was
exposed to technology so he would always watch English videos, cartoons especially science
videos sa youtube. He was exposed as a child, until he adopt and learn the language, we also use
it at home din kasi, we speak English and Bisaya as a medium I thinks that’s also one of the
reason why he is exposed to it.

2. Have you encountered difficulties in teaching English po maam? If yes, how?

Yes, I have. It’s a bit challenging din kasi diba we speak English here sa bahay but then sa
school naman some of his classmates would use Ilonggo talaga, so its hard for him to express
and communicate with peers, other would not understand him, vice versa. Especially nung ano
quarantine so its modular diba last year when he was in grade 3 palang so mother tongue yung
subject Ilonggo gid tapos may mga words nga dalom gid even I di ko bal an some of the words
since we are bisaya so I would ask my husband or sometimes google pa so we can teach him. Its
confusing kasi mother tongue as a medium of instruction when he was in grade 3 tapos now na
grade 4 they would use English na. so the switching of language, English to Ilonggo is difficult
talaga. And the attention span of the child, when he was younger pa budlay gid mamaintain yung
attention nang bata so we would opt to give him say 1 hour to watch and play and then after that
study and do his homeworks.

3. How do you deal with such a difficult situation in order to keep your child's learning

process in English language progressing?

I deal with difficult situation by , I would research it first just to make sure if I was teaching the

right thing. Kasi nahirapan din ako sa mother tongue magteach kasi were not Ilonggo gid, I

would ask my husband whats the meaning of this, that. For now naman na grade 4 na siya, I

would somehow speak in bisaya or sometimes tagalog so he could understand also especially

when he wants to converse with his peers. Practice and daily conversation. I guess yun talaga

nakapagdeal. For his short attention span din we will allow him to play din kasi bata. Watch

whatever he wants for an hour, after that we will do his homework na agad. Negotiate gid. But

now na medyo makaintindi na its easier for us to talk.

4. Do you have techniques that you employ when teaching English to your child?

Techniques everytime he comes home from school, I let him rest say for 1 hour, and we would

converse in English about how is he, his day so that makaconverse talaga using English. That’s

why sa subject nila na English especially grade 4 english na kasi wala na mother tongue, mas

nagging fluent sya and easy niya ma understand yung instruction, yung lesson ganun. So we

would sit and have a conversation lang to recall and retain.

5. What are the other approach you used in facilitating your children acquisition of English

language? (providing instructional materials, giving foods, rewards and punishment.)

Yes, yung wall sa kwarto niya ginalagyan naming nang posters, instructional materials,

ginabilhan din books so that he could read anytime he wants to, every week end nagapabasa din

ako nang mga stories. Giving foods as a reward if matapos naming yung pagturo. I guess yun

lang.

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PARTICIPANT 5
1. What are your experience with teaching English language?
To my eldest child, My experience when teaching language its challenging. Because he was
exposed to technology so he would always watch English videos, cartoons especially science
videos sa youtube. He was exposed as a child, until he adopt and learn the language, we also use
it at home, we speak English and Bisaya as a medium I thinks that’s also one of the reason why
he is exposed to it.

2. Have you encountered difficulties in teaching English po maam? If yes, how?

Yes, I have. It’s a bit challenging especially that we speak in English in our house and in his
school they would speak the mother tongue , so its hard for him to express and communicate
with peers, others would not understand him, vice versa. Especially quarantine since its modular
last year, when he was in grade 3 they have a subject which is mother tongue and there are words
that are deep and confusing since we are Visaya so I would ask my husband or google it myself
so we can teach him. The mother tongue is confusing, for grade 3 they use it as a mean of
instruction and then grade 4 it would switch to English. The switching of language from Ilonggo
to English is difficult. And the attention span of the child, when he was younger its hard to
maintain the attention so we would opt to give him say 1 hour to watch and play and then after
that do his homework.

3. How do you deal with such a difficult situation in order to keep your child's learning

process in English language progressing?

I deal with difficult situation , I would research it first just to make sure if I was teaching the

right thing. I find it hard to teach the mother tongue since we are not Ilonggo. , I would ask my
husband whats the meaning of this, that. Now that he’s in grade 4, I would somehow speak in

Visaya or tagalog so he would understand and also especially when he wants to converse with

his peers. Practice and daily conversation. I guess that’s how I deal about it. For his short

attention span we will all allow him to play since it’s a child. Watch whatever he wants for an

hour, after that we will do his homework. Negotiating. Now that he can understood, its easier for

us to talk.

4. Do you have techniques that you employ when teaching English to your child?

Techniques, Everytime he comes home from school, I let him rest say for 1 hour, and we would

converse in English about how is he, his day so that we can speak using English. That’s why

now in their subject English since theres no more mother tongue in grade 4 its easier for him to

understand the instruction, lesson and he is more fluent. We would sit and have conversation to

recall and retain.

5. What are the other approach you used in facilitating your children acquisition of English

language? (providing instructional materials, giving foods, rewards and punishment.)

Yes, I put posters in his room, instructional materials, we bought him books so that he could

read anytime he wants to. And every week I read him stories. I give him foods as a reward when

we finished, I guess that’s it.