THE BENEFITS:

WHY USE THE

MOTHER
TONGUE?
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Enumerate some benefits of the use of
the Mother Tongue for learners and
future teachers.

Discuss what sample studies have said

about the benefits of the use of the
mother tongue.
INTRODUCTION:
In the Philippines, studies have been
implemented to strengthen the
understanding and identity the benefits in
the learning and use of the mother tongue
(L1). Among the others, there are First
and Second Iloilo experiment (1948-1954
and 1961-1964).
DR JOSE V. AGUILAR
Had been popularly cited to
have started the mother
tongue experiment in the
use of Hiligaynon (the
mother tongue of the
people in Iloilo) as a
medium of instruction in
Grades 1 and 2 in the
Division of Iloilo.
DR JOSE V. AGUILAR
His advocacy in the use of
the vernacular was an
offshoot of the
community-school
movement which engaged
the farmers to double their
harvest.
Rizal Experiment followed (1960-1966); First
Language Component Bridging Program (FLC-BP) in
(1986-1993); the Lingua Franca Education Pilot Study
in (1999-2002); and the Lubuagan Kalinga MLE
Program Let us look at the benefits of the four
aspects of development.
Rizal Experiment followed (1960-1966); First
Language Component Bridging Program (FLC-BP) in
(1986-1993); the Lingua Franca Education Pilot Study
in (1999-2002); and the Lubuagan Kalinga MLE
Program Let us look at the benefits of the four
aspects of development.
MORE BENEFITS
Classroom observations have shown that
children who are using the first language to
communicate are more participative and
confident and have higher self-esteem. They
show increased motivation, initiative, and
creativity. It is because (L1) classrooms allow
children to be themselves and develop their
personalities as well as ther intellects.
MORE BENEFITS
Several studies found out that the decrease in
dropout rates and increase in retention rates
in school have been attributed to the use of
first language. When the language of home
and school are the same, children to be
interested to going to school every day.
Simply put, the use of mother tongue in learning
enables the learner to:
Listen with understanding
Speak with understanding
Read with understanding
Write with understanding
View with understanding
 Prelim Seatwork 2
Direction: In the Philippines, RICE is
our staple food. We eat RICE more
than three times a day. 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.
Did the activity interest you? Have you realized
that the English word RICE has several equivalent
words in the language that you commonly use at
home?