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The document outlines the importance of Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) in the Philippines, emphasizing its legal basis through DepEd Order 74, s. 2009. It highlights the benefits of using the mother tongue as a medium of instruction and provides guidelines for implementing effective MTB-MLE programs. Additionally, it includes learning outcomes, assessment questions, and activities for teachers to engage with the mother tongue in educational settings.

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Mother Tongue Lesson 1

The document outlines the importance of Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) in the Philippines, emphasizing its legal basis through DepEd Order 74, s. 2009. It highlights the benefits of using the mother tongue as a medium of instruction and provides guidelines for implementing effective MTB-MLE programs. Additionally, it includes learning outcomes, assessment questions, and activities for teachers to engage with the mother tongue in educational settings.

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Republic of the Philippines

NORTHERN ILOILO POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE


CONCEPCION CAMPUS
Concepcion, Iloilo

Subject: Content and Pedagogy for the Mother Tongue


2nd Ssem. A.Y. 2020-2021 Instructor: KRISTINE JOY B. GALVAN

Module 1 Lesson 1

Legal Bases and Benefits of Teaching and Learning Mother Tongue

Introduction:
MTB-MLE refers to “first-language-first” schooling which begin in the mother
tongue and transitions to additional languages particularly Filipino and English. Mother
Tongue or the First language (L1) as a subject and a language for teaching and learning
will be introduced in grade one for conceptual understanding.
This Module will inform you necessity of the mother tongue as a subject and as a
language for teaching and learning. You will explore the benefits that will derived from
doing and will enumerate the different provision of the department of Education order
74, s.2009 as a policy that institutionalizes Mother tongue Based-Multilingual Education
(MTB-MLE) in the country.

Lerning Outcomes:
At the end of the lessons the students must ;
1. Identified the provision of DepEd Order 74, s. 2009
2. Named the fundamental requirements for strong Mother Togue Based-
Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE)

Lerning Content:

Have you heard of Mother Tongue Multilingual-Education before?


What was the first language which you uttered when you start to talk?
Do you understand, what you are saying when you speak the language that you used at
home?
The first language that you use at home as your first language which also called
Mother Tongue. If is the language that the child known best and uses most because it is
the first language of the learner.

UNESCO advocate the use of mother tomgue and celebrates Mother Tongue Day every
February 21 of each year. The United Nation, in its declaration of Education for all has

Content and Pedagogy for the Mother Tongue


included a provision on the use of mother tongue a preserve one heritage in the
Jonmien Declaration.
In our country, the department of education issued department order no.74, s.
2009 institutionalizing Mother Tongue Based multilingual Education. This was
strengthened by the declaration of the president of the Philippines Benigno Aquino, Jr,
when he said.
Learn English well and connect to the world
Learn Filipino well and connect to your country
Retain your dialect and connect to your heritage

According to DepEd Order 74, s. 2009, MTB-MLE is the effective use more than
two languages for literary and instruction. Local and international studies have validated
the superiority of the use of the mother tongue first in improving learning outcomes and
promoting education for all.
The same order DepEd established a framework that provide curriculum
guidelines for teachers, school manager, instructional quality assurance for teachers
and other educational leaders.

In order to provide strong MTB-MLE program, there are Ten Foundation Requirements
needed according to DepEd Order 74, S. 2009.

1. A working orthography (alphabet and spelling) for the local language that is
acceptable to majority of stakeholders and promote intellectualization of that
language.
2. Development, production and distribution of inexpensive instructional materials
with special priority to beginning reading and children’s literature. As much as
possible, the materials should be original, localized in term of people, events,
realities and appropriate to language, age and culture of the learners.
3. The use of learners first language (L1) as the primary medium of instruction from
pre-school until at least Grade 3. It shall be the main vehicles to teach
understanding and mastery of the subject.

Content and Pedagogy for the Mother Tongue


4. Mother tongue or the first language as a subject and a language for teaching and
learning will be introduction in grade one for conceptual understanding.
5. The inclusion of additional language such Filipino or English and other local or
foreign languages shall be introduced as separate subjects in a carefully planned
pacing program.
6. In the secondary level, Filipino and English shall be the primary medium of
instruction (MOI). The learner’s L1 still be utilized as an auxiliary medium of
instruction.
7. Other than English, Filipino or Arabic for madaris schools, the choice of
additional languages shall be at the behest of parents and endorsed by local
stakeholders and as resources permit. When the pupils are already, Filipino and
English shall be gradually used as MOI no earlier than grade three. However, L1
shall be effectively used scaffold learning.
8. The language of instruction (teaching) shall also be primary languages for testing
in all regular school-based and system-wide examination and in all international
benchmarking and assessment exercises. It shall be maintained that the focus of
educational assessment shall be specifically and not be muddled on language
testing.
9. There must be a continuing in-service training (INSET) in partnership with MLE
specialist on the effective use of L! as language of instruction (teaching) to
facilitate reading, cognitive academic language proficiency, and development of
cognitive and higher order thinking skills (HOTS) of the learners. INSET shall
likewise equip educators to develop cultural sensitivity and enhance appreciation
for cultural and linguistic diversity.
10. Ensuring critical awareness, maximum participation, and support from local
government unit (LGUs) parents, and community for implementation of language
and literacy program.
Knowing and understanding of DepEd order 74 which contain legal bases for learning
and teaching the mother tongue in schools provide a strong foundation for future
teachers like you.

Exploring My Mother Tongue

1. List at least twenty (20) Commonly used words in your mother tongue that you
use at home. Write in a box below:

2. Interview a teacher in public school who is teaching in kindergarten, Grade 1,


Grade 2, Grade 3 solicit answer to the following questions.
Interview Protocol

Content and Pedagogy for the Mother Tongue


Name of Teacher:_____________________ School:_______________
Grade Level taught:___________________

Questions:
1. What Mother Tongue (MT) are you using in your class? ___________________
2. Are you using MT as a language for teaching (MOI)___________ or/ and as a
subject?______________________
3. Do you use instructional materials in the MT?__________________. Please
enumerate:
4. Do you find it easy_____________ or difficult _______________ in using the MT
as a medium of instruction or a language of teaching?
Why?_________________
5. If you are teaching MT as a subject, do you find it easy?________ or
difficult?____________.
Why?___________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
6. Do you use the mother tongue in singing songs?______________________ or
reciting a poems?_______________ if yes Please write the title of the song ,or
the title of the poem.
7. Do you find your learners enjoying the lessons with the use of the mother
tongue? Yes______No________ Describe their
reactions.________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
8. Are your learners learning? Yes _______ No___________.
9. Is the Mother Tongue you are using, the same as your own as a
teacher?_______. If no what is your MT?________________________.
10. When did you start teaching MTB-MLE?_____________________________ why
didi ou shift to
MTBMLE?________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________.
11. What are the things that are favourable or not in MTB-MLE??Please enumerate.

What I Like in MTB-MLE What I do not Like in MTB-MLE

Content and Pedagogy for the Mother Tongue


Now that you know that the uses of mother tongue has beeb mandated by the
department of education, then you have to prepare yourselves for the role you play as a
teacher from kindergarten to grade 3.
Make an inventory of words in the mother tongue that you HEAR and READ and
are commonly used in your community. It will help if you can identify its Filipino and
English equivalents. Do thus in the format that you see below and submit your output.

INVENTORY OF WORDS in the MOTHER TONGUE with FILIPINO and


ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS
Mother Tongue words English Filipino

Learning Assesment::

Let’s find out what we have learned:

Answer the ten items with YES or NO


1. Should a teacher in K to Grade 3 learn the mother tongue of the learners where
they are teaching
2. Is there a need for mother tongue orthography to begin teaching the mother
tongue?
3. Should instructional materials used in K to grade 3 be in the mother tongue?
4. Is the mother tongue a subject to be taught starting in grade 1 to 3?
5. Is the mother tongue a language for teaching and learning from K to Grade 3?
6. Is the mother tongue the same as the first language or L1?
7. Does DepEd order 74, s. 2009 imply that future teacher should learn the what
and how in teaching the mother tongue?
8. Wlil mother tongue be used as a medium of instruction in Science and Math in
Grade 3?
9. In high school, if the students cannot express their understanding in English, can
they use also the mother tongue to explain?
10. Do their countries use also the mother tongue as a advocated by UNESCO to
achieve Education for all?

Reference:

Mother Tongue for teaching and learning , Fina Felisa Alcuda, Purita Bilbao, Ma.
ASonsion Christine Dequuilla, Angelita Germinal, Daisy Rosano,Marievic Violeta.

Content and Pedagogy for the Mother Tongue

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