TEACHING

LANGUAGE
CHAPTER 7: The principles, nature, content, and
structure of k to 12 language curriculum

Presenter: Aljhon G. Clamotcha

 LANGUAGE

 The method of human

communication, either spoken
or written, consisting of the
use of words in a structured
and conventional way.
 Essential tool to access the
great power of education.
 NATURE OF LANGUAGE

• Language can have scores of characteristics

but the following are the most important
ones: language is arbitrary, productive,
creative, systematic, vocalic, social, non-
instinctive and conventional.
 NATURE OF LANGUAGE

Listening – pertains to sounds

○ Phonetics
○ Phonology
○ Morphology
Speaking – accuracy of
producing sounds
◘ Articulatory phonetics
◘ Syllables
 NATURE OF LANGUAGE

Reading – focus on the

meaning
♦ Semantics
 Writing – Valins 1993, to write a
good English ( as a specific
language) one should obey
principles and convention of
good English.
♦ Grammar
 NATURE OF LANGUAGE

Viewing – different
perspective
• POV
• Bird’s eye view
• Ant’s Eye view
• Dimensions
 LINGUISTICS
Phonetics Morphology
Phonology Pragmatics
Syntax Socio-linguistics
Semantics Language acquisition
CONTENT OF K TO 13 PROGRAM

1. Mother Tongue (L1) - the language which

a person has grown up speaking from early
childhood.
◘ MTBMLED – utilization of more than
two languages
◘ BEP
 K-12 CURRICULUM GUIDE, MT:
• Literacy is provided to give way for other language
with comprehension in reading development.
• Better learning through linking prior knowledge and
new information
• Development of HOTS through efficient and effective
use of language in the articulation of thoughts and
widening ideas.
• Bridges the gap between listening, speaking,
reading and writing the L2s (L2, L3) of the classroom
through the use of other languages for the lifelong
learning.
 K-12 CURRICULUM GUIDE, MT:

• Scaffolding is assured as L1 extends a helping

hand to learning where the L2 id not maximized in
the process of teaching.
• The students are provided with much needed
skills to create meaning from the texts provided
them so that at the end accuracy in decoding texts
will be achieved.
• Develops confidence and proficiency for two or
more languages.
CONTENT OF K TO 13 PROGRAM

2.) Filipino – This language is mandated

policy of the government to ensure and
promote the evolution, development and
further enrichment of Filipino as the National
language of the PH.
CONTENT OF K TO 13 PROGRAM

3.)English – a unified framework to facilitate

the transition from acquiring and learning one
language to another.
QUESTIONS?