Marunong Ka Ba Mag-English? MLE!
Eh, “Don’t English me!” Dahil di ako marunong nyan…! I am still haunted by my experience last year when a group of private school accreditors visited our school and observed classes randomly. At the last class I have for the day, one of the accreditors suddenly came in to observe. To cut the story short, I was anxious… I forgot the spelling of the word “S-A-C-R-I-F-I-C-E” when I start to write it on the board! I stopped, dropped the chalk and continued talking. I knew I was anxious because I didn’t prepare that much. Guilty! Just for that word, I will never forget my first year of teaching experience. I still take it as a challenge even if I hear that teaching as a profession seems losing its nobility; I hope it is not true.
I am very thankful of the emails I received from TEDPloop since the time I joined to this Yahoogroup. It served as a reminder for me as a new educator to be careful of the things I teach to the children. It’s a great help.
MLE or Multilingual Education is one of the issues TEDPloop is discussing about at the moment. As I follow the discussion threads about it, I try to reflect how did I learn from my primary to tertiary education. I’m not a failure but I believe, there can be more to be learned from those years in school. I can still recall how our high school principal scolded me for talking in Filipino while having a conversation with my classmates on her presence. “Aba! Marunong ka na palang managalog, Mr. Celeste! How dare you!” See? Natuto nga ako; natutong matakot hasain ang ulo ko sa English. I learned how to speak the dialect after spending a year of schooling in Southern Tagalog region, and when we went back to Mindanao, feeling-medyo angat kesa sa iba (feeling lang).
Howie Severino’s I-Witness (GMA) documentary was shown last Monday, August 31 with the title “Don’t English Me!” Thanks to the Ched Arzadon, Joe Padre, Abraham Felipe and sa lahat bumubuo ng TEDPloop. They inspired me to blog about this MLE. Salamat po sa pagtanggap nyo sa akin sa bilang kasapi sa TEDPloop!
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sheng said:
We always are reminded that speaking in English will bring us to places, true, but as for the Japanese who have their language spoken in the whole of Japan, it brought them to the moon, ibig sabihin, mas maganda ang nagagawa ng pagsasalita ng sarili nating wika. At kung kagustuhan ko lamang, mas nanaisin ko na sariling wika na natin ang ating gagamitin, malamang mas nagkakaisa pa tayo.
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brVince said:
@sheng, salamat sa pagbibigay ng komento. Naks! As a teacher, I also struggle how to correct my grammar and everything everytime I speak in English. I admit that my early formation was not that good enough to equip me with better and developed skill. Indeed, we need to master it.
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Scud in Real Life - Year II: Scud's Random Thoughts: Part VIII said:
ShatterShards said:
My best friend is a high school English teacher, and he advises his students to listen to English-denominated radio stations like RX and Magic. When you hear how the language is spoken, it becomes easier for you to use it.
I am all for a multilingual form of education. There are subjects that are best taught in the local language, but some are better expressed in English, like Math and Sciences.
I used to have good speaking English when I was in preparatory school, owing to daily helpings of Sesame Street. But when I transfered to a bigger school, my spoken English suddenly became a reason to be ostracized, and I promptly lost it.
Much like your tagalog horror story, acceptance and tolerance would be the first step to attaining the dream of a multi-linguist education.
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The Itinerant - MyBlogLog said:
jinky said:
HI, Bro. Vince!
I agree that we have to master our command of the English language. . .
Ako, I must admit, nangangapa if english ang pinag uusapan. . . na challenge lang ako sa mga anak ko na ang gagaling mag english kaya I resorted to blogging to somehow practice and have a feel of this language. . .
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wait said:
ang pag blog ay nakakatulong para lumawak ang aking kaalaman sa mga hiram na salita tulad ng salitang Ingles.
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