Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education in the Philippines

To provide a long term solution to the issues in the Philippine educational system.

Language serves to shape the reality of a culture, not just describe it.

Mother tongue instruction, multilingual education, and intercultural education.

<p>Speech, written characters, numerals, symbols, gestures, and expressions of non-verbal communication.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By promoting the use and preservation of languages in education.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The main focus is on beginning education in the mother tongue and transitioning to additional languages.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Research shows that children whose early education is in their home language tend to perform better in later years of their education.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The guided transition is crucial for a smooth shift from learning in the mother tongue to learning in another language.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It validates cultural or ethnic identity by actively using languages previously considered 'non-standard' in the classroom.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Subjects like mathematics, science, health, and social studies are taught in the first language (LI).</p> Signup and view all the answers