Name: Rowena Tuan Gotido BEED 3B

Instructress: Mrs. Gemma Tapel SPEC 115- Mother tongue

Assessment Task 2:

Answer the questions below

A. Why was the Tagalog chosen as the basis of the national language Filipino? How did
the population especially those non-tagalog speaking people accept this?
- It is the native tongue of the people in the Tagalog region in the northern island Luzon. It was
declared the basis for the national language in 1937 by then President of the Commonwealth
Republic, Manuel L. The non-tagalog people speak tagalog, for us to understand each other.
Because we fililipino has a different native language, in order for us to understand each other,
we speak tagalog.
B. RICE is a staple food. We eat RICE more than three times. Let us use Rice as an
example to study our first language (L1) Answer the questions that refer to RICE with
answers in your mother tongue

QUESTIONS ANSWER IN MOTHER TONGUE

1. What is RICE in your mother tongue? Kan-on/bugas
2. What is UNMILLED RICE called? Humay/ dire giniling nga bugas
3. What do you call STICKY RICE? Pilit nga bugas
4. What is COOKED RICE in your mother Luto nga bugas
tongue?
5. What is UNCOOKED RICE in your mother Hilaw nga luto
tongue?
6. What is the word for fried rice in your Sinanlag na luto
mother tongue?
7. How do you call leftover rice? Bahaw nga luto
8. What is the term used for rice husk? Opa

C. What is your personal reflection about the activity. Complete the sentences below.
1. I learned that we have our own meaning in every word.
2. I realized that its hard to translate the word into our native language, because we usually use
another language to speak
3. I resolve to translate the word into my mother tongue.
4. When I become a teacher, I will tough my students the importance our mother is. And explain the
differences our language word to the other language, so that they will know and identify the
differences. As children acquire their native language, they are exposed to this synchronic
variation within their language.

Assessment Task 3

Answer in your own words:

1. Define language.
- Body language is a form of non-verbal communication, which consists of body posture,
gestures, facial expressions, and eye movements. Humans send and interpret such signals
almost entirely subconsciously. Body language may provide clues as to the attitude or state of
mind of a person.
Languages change because they are used by human beings, not machines.
Human beings share common physiological and cognitive characteristics, but
members of a speech community differ slightly in their knowledge and use of
their shared language. Speakers of different regions, social classes, and
generations use language differently in different situations (register variation).2. Describe the
components of language.
2. Describe the components of language.
- Phonology- The study of speech structure within a language, including both the patterns of
basic speech units and the accepted rules of pronunciation, is known as phonology.
- Morphology- Moving to the next level of language, we find the study of the smallest units of
meaning, morphemes. Morphemes include base words, such as “hat,” “dog,” or “love,” as well
as affixes, such as “un-,” “re-,” the plural “s” or “es,” and the past tense “ed.”
- Syntax- The study of how individual words and their most basic meaningful units are combined
to create sentences is known as syntax. It is the knowledge of syntax that allows us to recognize
that the following two sentences, while containing different word order and levels of
complexity, have the same meaning.
- Semantics- Not only does the grammatical structure of our language provide the needed clues
for understanding, we also have a wealth of figurative language and rich description that adds
color and nuance to our communication. Semantics refers to the ways in which a language
conveys meaning.
- - ‘Pragmatics’ refers to the ways the members of the speech community achieve their goals
using language.” The way we speak to our parents is not the same as the way we interact with a
sibling, for example. The language used in a formal speech may bear little resemblance to what
we would hear at a lunch with five friends

3. Compare the phonemic and syntactic structures of languages.

Phonemics- A phoneme is the basic unit of phonology. It is the smallest unit of sound that may
cause a change of meaning within a language, but that doesn't have meaning by itself. For
example, in the word’s “bake” and “brake,” only one phoneme has been altered, but a change in
meaning has been triggered.
Syntactic- The arrangement of words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence. The grammatical
function or meaning of a sentence is dependent on this structural organization, which is also
called syntax or syntactic structure.
4. Cite an example for each of the 7 functions of language according to Halliday.
- Regulatory Function- The Regulatory Function of language is language used to influence the
behavior of others. Concerned with persuading/commanding/requesting other people to do
things you want. For example: Could you like to give some money?
 - Interactional Function The Interactional Function of language is language used to develop social
relationship and ease the process of interaction, concerned with the phobic dimension of talk.
For example, I love you and I want to live with you forever.
- Personal Function The Personal Function of language is language used to express the personal
preferences, identity, feelings, emotions, personality, opinion and reaction of the speaker.
Sometimes referred to as the “Here I am” function announcing oneself to the world. For
example, Toba Lake is a good place to get refreshing. Representational Function The
Representational Function of language is language used to exchange information. Concerned
with relay or requesting information. For example, Europe Island is a place that makes us to find
out our dream.
- Heuristic Function The Heuristic Function of language is used to learn and explore the
environment. Child uses language to learn, this may be question and answers, or the kind of
running commentary that frequently accompanies children’s play. For example, what the tractor
doing?
- Imaginative Function The Imaginative Function of language is language used to explore the
imagination or to create imaginary system or ideas and also to tell stories, and jokes, telling fairy
tales. May also accompany play as children crate imaginary worlds, or may arise from
storytelling. For example, a good player can make a successful in this drama. Instrumental
Function
- The Instrumental Function of language is language uses to express what the peoples need. For
example, I want to buy a car to make me easy for everything.

Assessment task 4.

Look for a research journal article on the phonological features of a language. Fill in the table with a
required information.

Title: Phonological Awareness as the Foundation of Reading Acquisition in Students Reading in

Transparent Orthography

Researchers: Vesela Milankov, Slavica Golubović, Tatjana Krstić and Špela Golubović

Reference: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/876/

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Let’s find out:

Write a paragraph about your most memorable experience (in your mother tongue)

Duyan

San bata paak, dre ak nahihingaturog pag dre in duduyan or dre duyan akon inkaturogan. Ada san 6-7
akon idad sana. Usa ka adlaw kumadto kami sa akon pamilya sa leyte, lugar sa akon mama. Nagtitinangis
ak mahitungod san dre ak nahihinaturog kay wara duyan, kay tungod san wara duyan sa balay sa akon
lola. An inhimo san akon papa kumuha siya taplak ngan iya in higot iton na taplak sa kada bung bung sa
balay. Ngan in takinan ak sa akon papa pag katurog, iton na panhinabo an dre ko nahihingalimtan, kay
mahitungod san presensiya san akon papa, an paghigugma sa akon papa sa akon pati sa akon mga
kabugtuan. Iton na memorya sa akon papa an hantud yana na dako na ako daradara kula gipaon, miskan
wara ana siya, an iya mga skrapisyo sa amon aadi la ghap sa amon kasingkasing.

Let’s discuss:

1. How was your experience in writing the paragraph?

On writing the paragraph, it gives a flashback memory on my childhood days.

2. Did you have any difficulty writing the correct spelling of the words?
Yes, the difficulty on writing the words, constructing the spelling and words translating into the
mother tongue.