Mother Tongue

The issue on the language of

instruction
English or Filipino ?
Think about it
English
English has official or special status
in at least 75 countries with a total
population of over 2 billion
English is spoken as a first
language by around 375 million and
as a second language by around
375 million speakers in the world
English
English is the main language of
books, newspapers, airports and
air-traffic control, international
business and academic
conferences, science, technology,
diplomacy, sport, international
competitions, pop music and
advertising
over 2/3 of the world's scientists
read in English
English
3/4 of the world's mail is written in
English
80% of the world's electronically
stored information is in English
of the estimated 200 million users of
the Internet, some 36%
communicate in English
Mother Tongue
Research findings: the most
effective medium of instruction is in
the child's mother tongue that is her
first language or the language
spoken at home
Mother Tongue
Lubuagan district topped the 2006
national achievement test Grade 3
reading test for both English and
Filipino, with mean scores of
76.55% and 76.45 respectively.
The Tinglayan district came in a far
second, registered only 63.89% and
53.58%
Current Education
Statistics
26% or a little over of 6th graders
have a mastery of English

of those students
31% have a mastery of Math
15% have a mastery of Science
Current Education
Statistics
In high school:
7% of them have mastery in English
16% have mastery in Math
2% have mastery in Science
Current Education
Statistics
After college

2 to 7% of college graduates who
apply for positions in BPOs show
English mastery
How do we bridge the gap?
How do we bridge the
gap?
Start them young
Provide better exposure to English
Reading
Listening
Watching
Conversing
The teacher factor
Compare the children
of well-off families
and those who are well below
the poverty line.
Rich kids vs Poor kids
Language spoken at home
Access to entertainment
Access to education
Exposure to languages
Some suggestions?
Thank you !
- Ginnie Faustino-Galgana