Chapter 1: Content Knowledge and Pedagogy

Title: Mother Tongue, Filipino and English in Teaching and Learning

Observation

A. Conduct a survey of languages used by students and teachers at home and school.

Language/s used at home Language/s used at school

Mother Tongue , Filipino, English

Students Mother Tongue

Mother Tongue , Filipino, English

Mother Tongue , Filipino

Teachers

B. Answer the following questions:

1. Do the teachers of kindergarten and elementary students have a copy of the teacher's
guide and learning materials for mother tongue, Filipino, and English? YES
2. Are the teacher's guide and learning materials translated in mother tongue? YES
3. Are there sufficient references for the teaching of mother tongue, Filipino, and English?
YES
4. Are teachers well-informed on and trained in the teaching of mother tongue, Filipino, and
English? YES
5. Do the teachers speak or understand the identified regional language of instruction? YES
6. Do the learners speak or understand the language of instruction used by teachers in the
implementation of MTB-MILE? YES
7. Do the learners have access to learning resources and materials? YES

A. Conduct an observation of teachers in mother tongue, Filipino and English classes.

Identify the strategies used to motivate or arouse the interest of learners in the following
language literacy domains. Write your observations in the Remarks column.

Domains Strategies Remarks

 1. Oral Language Encourage conversation
2. Phonological Awareness Focus on rhyming
3. Book and Print Tell a story
Knowledge
4. Alphabet Knowledge Repetition
5. Phonics and Word Repetition
Recognition
6. Fluency Try a readers’s theatre in
class
7. Spelling Example and Sentence use
8. Writing Composition Set the scene
9. Grammar Awareness and Use visual aids and a lot of
Structure examples
10. Vocabulary Word games and activities
Development
11. Reading Comprehension Questioning and Retelling
12. Listening Prepare comprehension
Comprehension questions

Processing

A. Based on what you have observed in class, identify the benefits of using mother tongue,
Filipino, and English as MOIs.
1. Mother tongue
 Children enjoy the class and they feel more at home.
 Children learn faster and better in a dialect/language they are familiar and the can
understand it.
2. Filipino
 Children enjoy the class and they feel more at home.
 Children learn faster and better in a dialect/language they are familiar and the can
understand it.

3. English
 It is a language of the academe and therefore it has the ability to reach a great
number of people.
 The students have an edge against other Asian countries.

B. Based on what you have observed in class, identify the strategies to improve the teacher's
ability to help students understand mother tongue, Filipino, and English.

 Encourage students to read diverse texts or literatures

  Games and activities that will ignite the attention and creativity of the learners
 Dynamically introduce academic vocabulary
 Encourage conversation

C. Explain how mother tongue can enrich cultural awareness of both teachers and students.
Mother tongue can enrich cultural awareness of both teachers and students by using it
properly and appreciating the culture we have. Our own dialect can help us to understand the
past, to make an action in the present and to prepare for the future.
Reflection

Complete the following:

1. I realized that
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2. I believe that
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3. I feel that
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4. When I become a teacher, I will

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