Tagalog language

difficult for me everyday having to learn a new language, which is English that I was certainly bad at, meeting people I can’t even understand and that would make fun of me because of how I speak, and just being afraid of my surroundings. It was a whole another experience that I had to face. I’m full Filipino born and raised in the Philippines so my mother tongue or my main language is Ilocano but I knew how to speak Tagalog as well. I speak these languages along with my family while having…

In fact, there are 171 living languages being spoken in the Philippines today. However, these languages do no merely reflect governmental and educational policies. The current constitution of Philippines states that both Filipino (Tagalog) and English are the official languages of the country. The concept of what language should be used as a medium of instruction is an occurring debate in the Philippines then and now. In this paper, you will see how the English language adapted in the…

to focus on mastering English and academic content at the same time. This could also cause the students to fall behind in class and leave school (Sadker & Zittleman, 2016, pg 64). The one unrealistic aspect of bilingual education is the amount of languages that are being spoken today. Schools would have to…

dependent of how it is encoded and decoded in the mind. (Badhesha, 2002) However, there are many people that believe the opposite: what one perceives is dependent on the spoken word. The followers of this idea believe that thought is dependent on language. Linguist Edward Sapir and his student Benjamin Lee Whorf are known for their part in the popularization of this very principle. Their collective theory, known as the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis. First discussed by Sapir in 1929, the hypothesis…

My host sister spoke English, but my host mom didn't understand me unless I spoke Mandarin. I've been to friend's homes where grandparents only spoke Spanish, Navajo, or even Tagalog; I relied on my host sister the same way I’ve learned to lean on friends. Chinese food didn't scare me, although it sometimes challenged me to a staring contest. I've seen people eat menudo, so I was brave enough to try pigeon and turtle. Spice wasn't…

Angella Brown HCA 350: Research Paper - China and Philippines Charter Oak State College China This research paper outlines the differences amongst China and the Philippines. Therefore, I will discuss the demographics in these two countries or the factors that may impact the health of the countries. The impacts affecting the health of China and Philippines are caused from environmental, political, and economic issues. Within my research I found many similarity as well as difference. We are…

Sign language is one of the many languages that have different controversies within it. Sign language is a system of communication using visual gestures and signs, as used by deaf people (Shkoukani, 2013). Many people believe that sign language should be treated like any other language that is used all around the world. One of the biggest controversies that sign language has, is whether it should be accepted as a foreign language. Some problems associated with this language is that many people…

Migrations. Children typically detest them. It is in fact a big change: in lifestyle, surroundings, and even the language spoken in that particular country may be different. I personally got to witness these to be true. When I was six years old, my parents told me that we would be moving to Singapore. We were living in the Philippines then, and I was told that moving to Singapore is a big opportunity, as they are extremely advanced in education. I do not remember exactly how I felt about this…

1) Identify the groups of Culturally and Linguistically diverse in Blacktown and propose the main reasons for the formation of these groups. Some of Blacktown’s Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities include: The most common ancestries in the Blacktown area are; Australian (20.7%), English (17.6%), Filipino (7%), Indian (6%), and Irish (4.6%). The most common countries of birth in the Blacktown area are; Australia (57.6%), Philippines (6.4%), India (5.1%), New Zealand (2.5%), Fiji…

particularly English Language Learners (ELL), is using model programs that help make lessons more applicable to ELL students. One example of a model program that has shown success is the AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation’s creation of the Every Child Ready model. Noted in the textbook, Using the SIOP Model with Pre-K and Kindergarten English Learners, “The mission of the AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation (“AppleTree”) is to provide accelerated early language and literacy…