PASIG CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) has added seven more languages from the current 12 major local languages as medium of instruction from Kinder up to Grade 3 under the Mother-Tongue-Based Multi-Lingual Education (MTB-MLE). The additional languages are Ybanag for pupils in Tuguegarao City‚ Cagayan‚ and Isabela; Ivatan for the Batanes Group; Sambal in Zambales; Aklanon in Aklan‚ Capiz; Kinaray-a in Capiz‚ Aklan; Yakan in Autonomous Region Muslim Mindanao and Surigaonon covering Surigao
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Peiwen Su Professor Ibrahim English 107 October 5‚ 2014 Mother Tongue Amy Tan uses her mother’s experiences as a sample to represent a type of new immigrants who is always disrespected by locals and have troubles in dealing a lot of things; the reason why this happens is because they cannot speak English well. However‚ from Tan’s perspective‚ although non-native speakers should also improve their English if they want to fit in to different cultures‚ native speaker
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December 6‚ 2012 “Mother Tongue” In the short autobiography narrative “Mother Tongue” written by Amy Tan she discusses the reasons why she was passionate on becoming a writer. It is no surprise‚ that her vision in the work of fiction it is outstanding throughout her struggles with the English language as a Chinese young girl born in an immigrant family. She faced many obstacles of the culture of the 1950’s‚ 1960’s and 1970’s. However‚ she never gave up on the dream of being a writer and defeat
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Essays #1: Rough Draft Language & Power in “Mother Tongue” A higher level of sophistication and articulation in one’s speech portrays one as a very well educated person. Such a person’s "language" makes them an admirable individual that can lead people and hold power with ease. In the article “Mother Tongue”‚ Amy Tan emphasizes the idea that we all speak different languages unconsciously and that
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A person’s language can help us to identify their values. In the passage‚ "How to Tame a Wild Tongue" by Gloria Anzaldua and "Mother Tongue" by Any Tan‚ discussed about the difficulties they faced while adapting to a new culture and acquiring a new language. It shows the role of a new language and how it effects their private as well. People from different culture always shows difficulty in adjusting within a new culture and when they do so‚ they would more likely to lose their own values. Language
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In Mother tongue‚ Amy writes how her mother who couldn’t speak well Standard English was treated unfairly in the foreign land. In this essay‚ she mentions some stories related to her childhood experiences which were happened to them. "... I had plenty of empirical evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores‚ at banks‚ and in restaurants did not take her seriously‚ did not give her good service‚ pretended not to understand her‚ or even acted as if they did not hear her." Amy
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Likewise‚ language is something that comes from a source but changes‚ or is raised‚ over time. Different languages are native to different people and some language is protected over time‚ whether through books or the human mind. In her work “Mother Tongue‚” Amy Tan explores the creation of her language and her mother’s role in it through her literary skills to relate to the reader‚ like me. As a first generation Asian American‚ Amy Tan believes that her English derived from multiple “Englishes.” The
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In Tan’s essay Mother Tongue‚ she pointed that we all speak a different language without thinking and we are being categorized by the way we speak. Tan is an imaginary writer who is “fascinated by language in daily life” and uses English language as her daily part in the work. In paragraph 2 and 3 Tan observed experience that made aware of the “Englishes” that she had been using. The first time she had noticed is when she was giving a talk about her book‚ The Joy Luck Club‚ everyone in the audience
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The Rodriguez Family Crisis The crisis that the Rodriguez family is facing is very serious. They are dealing with a flooding in their area that has caused them to lose their home and their only means of support‚ which is Mrs. Rodriguez job. The basic needs that need to be addressed is‚ the Rodriguez family is in need of somewhere to stay and means of getting food‚ clothing‚ and necessities that would carry them through this crisis. The first thing I would do is help the Rodriguez family
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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers‚ Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? | 2I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop. Where she sits she shines‚ and where she shines she sits. | 3How many boards Could the Mongols hoard If the Mongol hordes got bored?from the comic Calvin & Hobbes‚ by Bill Waterson | 4How can a clam cram in a clean cream can? | 5Send toast
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