Exporting the European Idea of a National Language: Some Educational Implications of the Use of English and Indigenous Languages in the Philippines |
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Authors: | Jerzy J Smolicz Illuminado Nical |
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Institution: | (1) Centre for Intercultural Studies and Multicultural Education, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005 |
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Abstract: | The Philippines has a bilingual education policy, using English and a major indigenous language, Tagalog, renamed "Filipino". This article describes a study on the problem facing approximately two thirds of the population who do not have English or Filipino as their first or home language. Senior secondary school students were asked abut their attitudes towards English, Filipino and their home language (Cebuana, Ilocano or Waray). Attitudes to the three languages differed. Some respondents favoured Filipino over English, others vice versa. Most respondents showed attachment to their home languages. The study concluded that it is possible for Filipinos to be literate in their mother tongue and still be fluent in Filipino, as the national language of the country, with English continuing in its role as the international language. |
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