SYNTAX

(CEBUANO-
VISAYAN)
B Y: R O U S H I E L L F R A N C E S . L O N D O N
 THE CEBUANO
LANGUAGE
“KAPULISAN SENTENCE
MOSIKOP SA MGA STRUCTURE
KAWATAN”
 THE CEBUANO
LANGUAGE
SENTENCE
“MAYOR TOMAS OSMEÑA STRUCTURE
MOPAGUBA SA GITUKOD NGA
EDIPISYO SA CEBU PROVINCIAL
POLICE OFFICE”
THE CEBUANO LANGUAGE SENTENCE STRUCTURE

Cebuano language is said to be

“predicated”.
~ It refers to the verb and the
object in the predicate ~
(Tariman, 2009)
 WHY ENGLISH TEACHERS SETTLED INTO THE
COMFORT IN PINOY ENGLISH
o English language professionals do not consider their
English as incorrect or substandard since the milieu
reinforces the variety.
o The so called “communicative” approach to English
teaching, interpreted as allowing errors to occur for as
long as the speaker or writer can be understood has been
popularly accepted by many faculties.
o Seminars and workshops sponsored by DepEd and CHED
have focused more on teaching strategies and less, if at all,
on language proficiency, leading to odd combination of
better teaching technique and substandard English language
proficiency- in short, the better teaching of Pinoy English.
 WHY ENGLISH TEACHERS SETTLED INTO THE
COMFORT IN PINOY ENGLISH
o The school system has kept the situation in which English teachers
with the lowest level of proficiency teach in elementary school,
while those with the highest level of proficiency teach in college,
with the unfortunate consequence that children are taught during
their formative years, for the longest period (six years), by the least
competent.
o No English language degree program requires a student to take an
international English proficiency test as a requirement in any course
or prerequisite for graduation as an English language major, which
means that English majors are not certified to be comparable with
native speakers.
 WHY ENGLISH TEACHERS SETTLED INTO THE
COMFORT IN PINOY ENGLISH
oAdvertisement for job openings in call centers place no
premium on a college degree in English, Speech, or
Broadcast Communication. In fact, even high school
graduates may qualify.
oIf at all a school or company decides to shift, it must be
systemic- all teachers using English as instructional language
are de facto English teachers, and all personnel using
English as official language are themselves language
diffusers; thus, they should all participate in the paradigm