Contextualized Filipino Communication Course

To facilitate meaningful and high-level discourse rooted in Filipino culture, enabling effective communication with international communities.

Language is a symbol, instrument, and basis for one's identity.

Language constantly evolves and changes.

The meaning of language as a representation of experience varies among individuals.

Language is complex and has significant power.

Language is a tool for expressing thoughts, feelings, and perspectives about the surroundings.

A revised academic curriculum plan, potentially without Filipino courses at tertiary level.

A movement defending the importance of the Filipino language in education.

A controversial Commission on Higher Education (CHED) memorandum order that aimed to reduce the teaching hours of Filipino in tertiary education.

A coalition of teachers, language advocates, and organizations that emerged in response to CMO No. 20, Series of 2013, to defend the role of Filipino in education.

A group of experts tasked with developing and reviewing policies related to Filipino language in education.

A committee responsible for overseeing the general education curriculum in higher education institutions.

A teachers' organization that actively supported Tanggol Wika's efforts to defend the Filipino language.

A statement or position paper expressing an institution's viewpoint on a specific issue, in this case, regarding CMO No. 20, Series of 2013.

The Commission on Higher Education, the government agency responsible for regulating higher education in the Philippines.

The importance of Filipino as a medium of instruction, a subject, and a reflection of Filipino culture in tertiary education.

In 2012, De La Salle University's Filipino Department issued a position paper advocating for Filipino as a field of study and a high-level subject in college.

The K to 12 program's implementation threatened the prominence of Filipino in college curricula, leading to a potential reduction in Filipino-related courses.

CMO No. 20, Series of 2013 made Filipino an optional medium for teaching, replacing its previous mandatory status.

In 2014, DLSU professors Fanny Garcia and Maria Lucille Roxas submitted a petition to CHED, advocating for Filipino's place in college.

The K to 12 curriculum included a Filipino (Retorika) course for senior high school, but electives were focused on English.

This toolkit, released in 2012 by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization, aimed to standardize teaching practices for K to 12.

The Department of Education supported the K to 12 program, as evident in the Foreword of the SEAMEO-INNOTECH toolkit by then-Secretary Armin Luistro.

Tanggol Wika was established to advocate for the reinstatement of the Philippine History subject in high school, which was removed under the K to 12 curriculum.

An alliance formed to advocate for the reinstatement of Philippine History as a mandatory subject in high school.

Another organization advocating for the reinstatement of Philippine History in high school, established in 2017.

PUP has been a strong supporter of Tanggol Wika, providing venues for events and actively engaging in their advocacy.

Many Filipinos speak more than one language due to the diversity of dialects in the archipelago.

Language is a system of communication using symbols, either written or spoken, to express ideas and thoughts.

Webster defined language as a system of communication between people using written or spoken symbols.

Filipino is the official language of the Philippines, encompassing various dialects and incorporating loanwords. Tagalog is a major dialect, often used interchangeably but with subtle differences.

A common language used by people who speak different native languages to communicate, like Filipino in the Philippines.

Mixing words or grammar from your native language into another language, like using 'linom' (from Tagalog) instead of 'inom' (from Filipino).

The name 'Filipino' reflects the language's inclusivity, representing the diversity of languages across the Philippines, not just Tagalog.

Words borrowed from other languages, sometimes adapted to Filipino spelling, like 'lawyer' or 'book'.

Filipino is the official language of the Philippines, as mandated by the constitution.

Filipino is developed based on existing Philippine languages and other languages, as determined by the Congress.

The government is obligated to promote Filipino as the medium of official communication and instruction in education.

Filipino and English are the official languages for communication and education in the Philippines.

The Commission on the Filipino Language conducts research, connects, and promotes Filipino and other Philippine languages for their development, dissemination, and preservation.

Executive Order No. 96 mandates the use of Filipino in the names of government buildings and offices.

Ministerial Order No. 22 requires 6 units of Filipino for all tertiary courses except education, which mandates 12 units.

Department Order No. 22 (1987) officially adopted the term 'Filipino' to refer to the national language of the Philippines.