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    The document discusses the effects of bilingual instruction in the Philippine education system. It outlines how the Philippines was colonized for over 300 years and Filipinos were not allowed to attend school for fear of revolt. When the Philippines gained independence, English was adopted as the primary language of instruction to help unify the diverse dialects. However, there were differing views on whether subjects should be taught exclusively in Filipino or using a bilingual approach between English and Filipino. The bilingual education policy proposed using both English and Filipino as the medium of instruction for different subjects, while some schools preferred using only English as the language of power and for global competitiveness.

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    The document discusses the effects of bilingual instruction in the Philippine education system. It outlines how the Philippines was colonized for over 300 years and Filipinos were not allowed to attend school for fear of revolt. When the Philippines gained independence, English was adopted as the primary language of instruction to help unify the diverse dialects. However, there were differing views on whether subjects should be taught exclusively in Filipino or using a bilingual approach between English and Filipino. The bilingual education policy proposed using both English and Filipino as the medium of instruction for different subjects, while some schools preferred using only English as the language of power and for global competitiveness.

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    The document discusses the effects of bilingual instruction in the Philippine education system. It outlines how the Philippines was colonized for over 300 years and Filipinos were not allowed to attend school for fear of revolt. When the Philippines gained independence, English was adopted as the primary language of instruction to help unify the diverse dialects. However, there were differing views on whether subjects should be taught exclusively in Filipino or using a bilingual approach between English and Filipino. The bilingual education policy proposed using both English and Filipino as the medium of instruction for different subjects, while some schools preferred using only English as the language of power and for global competitiveness.

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    The Effects of Bilingual Instruction to Philippine

    Education System

    The Philippines is an archipelago wherein we live with different dialects


    , intonations , words , and understanding . We live also with diverse
    educational systems that are changing into time . We were colonized by
    other countries that were richer and powerful than us . According to Bernabe
    (1978 ) , the Philippines was colonized for over 300 years from 1565 to 1898
    , the Filipinos were not allowed to go to school for fear that they would
    revolt against their Spanish conquerors . Filipinos could not afford to go to
    school due to financial matters and Filipinos were overpowered by the
    Spaniards because of their way of living . Because of a treaty , we were free
    from the hands of the Spaniards and through the help of the Americans ; we
    gained something that is needed by every Filipino , the education . According
    to Martin (1999 ) , education was the most important mission of America
    and the first teachers that came in the country are called Thomasites who
    only spoke English . And it was believed that English could unify the Filipinos
    who spoke many diverse dialects .

    Americans left a legacy of language that lasted for more than a


    hundred years and English language was greatly used as a medium of
    instruction in some schools in the Philippines . When we gained our
    independence from America in 1945 , Philippine schools continued to use the
    English Language as a medium of instruction but the Philippine government
    allowed to use non-formal language that only use two languages at the
    same time . It is recommended that English must be considered as our
    second language because Filipino writers were encouraged to write in English
    for Filipino readers (Sibuyan , 1967 ) . This means that we must not only
    focus on the language we learnt first , we must also learn a language that
    can be used universally and can contribute to the understanding of an
    individual in the aspect of communication with other countries . BEP and
    EDCOM have their different perspectives when it comes in the English
    language , Bilingual Education Policy , according to DepEd (1974 ) , English
    and Pilipino language must be used as medium of instruction to both
    elementary and high school , depending on subjects . English must be for
    English Communication Arts , Mathematics and Sciences while Pilipino must
    be taught in Pilipino Communication Arts , Social Studies and History . The
    two language stated by the BEP must be used according to the subject given
    and can be understood well because the language used in the subject fits .
    BEP recasts to refer Filipino as the language of literacy and scholarly
    discourse while English is referred to international language for science and
    technology (Bernardo , 2004 ) . English must only be taught for international
    purposes while Filipino language focuses on the scholarly discourse . But
    according to EDCOM , the Congressional Commission for Education ,
    suggested that all subjects must be taught in Filipino except for English .
    This only mean that students should only focus on the language they knew
    first and master their first language that can able to help them understood
    their subjects from elementary to high school . Some schools preferred the
    English-only policy on it is the language of power , for upward mobility
    reasons , for global communication and competitiveness necessities
    (Bernardo , 2004 ) . According to Dr. Fely Pado , pedagogy also depends
    on / upon the students ' language of home . Also the available resources for
    students are American textbooks locally reprinted and copyright in the
    Philippines , with a few inserts of stories written by Filipino writers .

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