Online class activity

Directions: Classify the following statements whether they belong to the component of Practices, Belief,
or Management. Prepare to explain your answer.

________ 1. The church changed its policy of requiring Ilocano language for mass.

_________2. Immigrant parents persuade their children to learn the new language.

_________3.Immigrant parents persuade their children to use their mother tongue at home.

_________4. The ongoing debate if Filipino should be the national language.

_________5. You use your mother tongue in your daily conversations as much as possible, because you
believe that it is the most appropriate language to use in your present environment.

Read the article of Spolsky (2007) entitled “Towards a Theory of Language Policy.” Form a group with six
members and complete the following tasks:
You will now have your turn to research and report to the class. Each group will be assigned one of the
following topics:

Topic 1: The Four Layers of Language Policy ( Group1)

• Legislation and political processes

• States and supranational agencies

• Institutions

• Classroom practitioners

Topic 2: The Four Common and Co-existing Forces of Language Policies at the National Level (Spolsky,
2009)- (Group 2)

• National (or ethnic) ideology or claims of identity

• The role of English as a global language

• A nation’s sociolinguistic situation

• An increasing interest in linguistic rights within the human and civil rights framework

Topic 3: The Four Phases of Language Planning (How Language Policies Are Developed) – Group 3

• Selection

• Codification

• Elaboration
 • Acceptance

Topic 4: What Language Policies Can Do vis-à-vis the Different Domains

• As a group, discuss the key points that you will discuss in your report, including the task
assignment for each member. Try to identify questions that you think your classmates will ask
during your report. Use the box provided below. Each group will be given 15-20 minutes to
report and respond to their classmates’ question

Criteria for Grading the Group Report:

Content of Report (Comprehensiveness and Use of Reliable Sources ) 25points

Delivery/ Presentation 25 points

Visuals/ Learning Aids 15 points

Collaboration 10 points

• TOTAL 75 point