NAME: REYVIE C GALANZA DATE: FEB.

22,2022

COURSE: BSED-1 2ND SCHEDULE

Implementation of the Bilingual Education Policy on

• Early Childhood

• Primary Grades

• Lingua Franca

1. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BILINGUAL EDUCATION POLICY

A. Early Childhood Education

Filipino and English used as media of instruction for 5-year-old children in preschool education

Next dominant languages learned are Filipino and English producing childhood bilingualism through
classroom activities

In non-Tagalog areas, teachers translated Filipino and English words to local language, children
answered in mixed language

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B. In the Primary Grades

Children used Filipino in learning Civics and Culture (Sibika at Kultura) in Grades I-III, Geography, History
and Civics (Heograpiya, Kasaysayan at Sibika) in Grades IV-VI, Makabayan which includes Character
Education, Music, Arts and Physical Education in Grades I-VI, Home Economics and Livelihood Education
(Edukasyong Pangtahanan at Pangkabuhayan) in Grades IV-VI

Filipino and English learned as subjects in all grade levels

Children learned Mathematics (Grades I-VI) and Science (Grades III-VI) in English

Teachers believed that use of Filipino as medium of instruction

promotes oneness in thought as nation and pride in being Filipino, preserves cultural and national
identity

promotes development of reading skills because Filipino is language of mass media which most children
have access to

Children were observed to learn Filipino easier because of regular transparent orthography and mother
tongues of children have Filipino vocabulary

Learning of English supported by most teachers and parents

Early exposure of children to sounds (phonology and semantics) of English language promoted
familiarization

Enhanced by educational programs in radio, television and print materials which were widely present in
many environments

In classrooms, more reading materials in English are available than Filipino and in different learning
areas.

3. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BILINGUAL EDUCATION POLICY

Lingua Franca

aimed at defining and implementing national bridging program to develop initial literacy

all subjects in Grade I were taught in lingua franca including reading readiness and beginning reading

Filipino was taught orally

Oral English was introduced in second semester

Schools were given the option to select which lingua franca to use: Tagalog, Cebuano or Ilocano

Results showed that reading in first language developed self-confidence and facilitated smooth transfer
of learning from first language to second language,