Only round 4 in 10 Filipinos favor the native language because the medium of instruction for college students within the major stage, or Grades 1 to three, in response to a latest survey by Pulse Asia.
The survey, which was commissioned by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian and carried out from September 17 to 21, requested 1,200 respondents about their opinion on which language needs to be used as the first language of instruction for college students in Grades 1 to three.
It confirmed that 38% of the respondents most popular the native language spoken by the individuals in a selected area, whereas Filipino is probably the most most popular at 88%, adopted by English at 71%.
The survey additionally discovered that no less than 50% of the respondents in Visayas and 53% in Mindanao most popular the native language because the medium of instruction for Grades 1 to three.
Only 18% of the respondents within the National Capital Region and 33% in Luzon expressed the identical choice.
The survey stated lower than half of the respondents throughout lessons ABC (41%), D (36%), and E (48%) most popular the native language as a medium of instruction for learners in Grades 1 to three.
Gatchalian, who’s the chairman of the Senate committee on fundamental schooling, stated he would pursue a “thorough and rigorous review” of the implementation of the Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE), which was mandated by the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 or the Ok–12 Law (Republic Act 10533).
Under the legislation, the schooling, educating supplies, and evaluation from kindergarten as much as Grade 3 shall be within the regional or native language of the learners.
Gatchalian stated the Department of Education (DepEd) is remitted to develop a mom language transition program from Grade 4 to Grade 6 in order that Filipino and English will likely be progressively launched as languages of instruction.
He stated these two languages will turn into the first language of instruction on the secondary stage.
“Batay sa nakikita natin sa kakayahan ng ating mga paaralan at sa sentimyento ng ating mga kababayan, kinakailangang pag-aralan natin kung ano ang mga susunod na hakbang natin sa paggamit ng mother tongue,” the senator stated in a press release on Saturday.
(Based on what we see within the capabilities of our colleges and the emotions of our countrymen, we have to research what our subsequent steps are with regard to using the mom tongue.)
“Kung ipagpapatuloy man natin ang polisiyang ito, kailangan nating tugunan ang mga hamong kinakaharap nito,” he added.
(If this coverage is to be maintained, we should deal with its challenges.)
Last 12 months, the senator filed proposed Senate Resolution 5 to overview the implementation of the Ok–12 Law. —VBL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
