MOTHER TONGUE – BASED MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION
TOPIC: MOTHER TONGUE – BASED MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION
THESIS STATEMENT With all the students having a difficulty in coping with their lessons, Mother tongue-based multilingual education may be helpful or not in solving this problem.
OUTLINE
I. Introduction
II. Purpose of Mother Tongue-based Education
A. Reasons why the Mother Tongue should be used in primary schools
B. Points and ideas about Mother Tongue-based Education
III. Target learners of Mother Tongue-based Education
IV. Effects of Mother Tongue-based education to students
A. Advantages
B. Disadvantages
V. Conclusion
I. INTRODUCTION
One of the changes in the basic curriculum of education brought about by the new K + 12 program is the introduction of Mother Tongue – based Multilingual Education. It will be implemented specifically to kindergarten, grades 1, 2 and 3. Mother Tongue refers to “first-language-first” education that is, schooling which begins in the mother tongue and transitions to additional languages particularly Filipino and English. It is meant to address the high functional illiteracy of Filipinos where language plays a significant factor. Since the child’s own language enables her/ him to express him/herself easily, then, there is no fear of making mistakes. It encourages active participation by children in the learning process because they understand what is being discussed and what is being asked of them. They can immediately use their mother tongue to construct and explain their world, articulate their thoughts and add new concepts to what they already know.
With the demand of a high quality education today, this research paper therefore aims to attain the following objectives:
1. To discuss the purpose of Mother-tongue based multilingual education (MTB-MLE)
2. To state the nature and effects of Mother tongue
3. To tackle as a form of comparing the advantage and disadvantages of MTB-MLE.
4. To prove why Mother Tongue is a helpful or not in solving the problem with students having a
THESIS STATEMENT With all the students having a difficulty in coping with their lessons, Mother tongue-based multilingual education may be helpful or not in solving this problem.
OUTLINE
I. Introduction
II. Purpose of Mother Tongue-based Education
A. Reasons why the Mother Tongue should be used in primary schools
B. Points and ideas about Mother Tongue-based Education
III. Target learners of Mother Tongue-based Education
IV. Effects of Mother Tongue-based education to students
A. Advantages
B. Disadvantages
V. Conclusion
I. INTRODUCTION
One of the changes in the basic curriculum of education brought about by the new K + 12 program is the introduction of Mother Tongue – based Multilingual Education. It will be implemented specifically to kindergarten, grades 1, 2 and 3. Mother Tongue refers to “first-language-first” education that is, schooling which begins in the mother tongue and transitions to additional languages particularly Filipino and English. It is meant to address the high functional illiteracy of Filipinos where language plays a significant factor. Since the child’s own language enables her/ him to express him/herself easily, then, there is no fear of making mistakes. It encourages active participation by children in the learning process because they understand what is being discussed and what is being asked of them. They can immediately use their mother tongue to construct and explain their world, articulate their thoughts and add new concepts to what they already know.
With the demand of a high quality education today, this research paper therefore aims to attain the following objectives:
1. To discuss the purpose of Mother-tongue based multilingual education (MTB-MLE)
2. To state the nature and effects of Mother tongue
3. To tackle as a form of comparing the advantage and disadvantages of MTB-MLE.
4. To prove why Mother Tongue is a helpful or not in solving the problem with students having a