the proposed act strengthening and enhancing the use of English as a medium of instruction‚ let’s get a backgrounder on the state of education in the Philippines. For every 100 children that start grade one in our country‚ only 65 will reach Grade 6‚ the others having dropped out along the way (with 18 of the dropouts occurring between Grade 1 and Grade 2). What this means is that even before these children are 12 years old‚ more than one third of them are essentially condemned to poverty.
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These days‚ English is known as the international language that many people‚ who live in different countries‚ know how to speak. Speaking English may have some positive and negative effects on the developing countries where English is not their mother tongue. Although in many countries English is taught as a second language‚ some other countries use English as the Medium of Instruction (EMI). While some countries believe that English may not be used as the Medium of Instruction because by EMI the
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The medium of instruction at all stages should be the mother tongue of the learner and in special cases regional language. English should be used as a library language. Students should learn only mother tongue at the primary stage. At the secondary stage a foreign language‚ preferably English should be taught as the second language and another Indian language- classical or modern-may be offered as an optional subject. It should be clearly maintained in the language policy that English shall
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Should English be the medium of instruction in Sri Lankan Universities Medium of instruction is a language used in teaching. It may or may not be the official language of the country or territory. Where the first language of students is different from the official language‚ it may be used as the medium of instruction for part or all of schooling and universities Bilingual or multilingual education may involve the use of more than one language of instruction. UNESCO considers that "providing education
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The Best Medium to be Used for Instruction: English or Filipino? Posted by Markleen on September 27‚ 2011 at 9:15 AM Introduction The poor quality of basic education is reflected in the low achievement scores of Filipino students. International test results like 2003 TIMSS rank the Philippines 34th out of 38 countries in HS II Science. For grade 4‚ the Philippines ranked 23rd out of 25 participating countries in both Math & Science. In 2008‚ even with only the science high schools participating
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Number 2 ♦ 2013 DEVELOPING COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE IN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE BY INTEGRATING BUSINESS COMPETENCIES Rubén Molina Martínez‚ Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo Argelia Calderón Gutiérrez‚ Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo ABSTRACT This paper examines what business competencies a learner of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) can develop while developing communicative competence in English. The analysis is focused on the business competencies
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English Only or Not? I Table of Content Page Content 1. Introduction 2. English only Policies 3. Lawsuits of Discriminations 4. EEOC vs. Pro English 5. Conclusion 6. Works Cited English Only or Not? Introduction In the United States we are filled with different cultures and backgrounds form other countries‚ for that reason many other languages other than English are often spoken in the workplace and
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Why English-only policy would not work? What would happen to America if immigrants could not speak their native-languages anymore? The use of languages other than English stimulated a movement known as “English Only Movement” in the U.S‚ which has been a subject of great controversy. On one hand‚ the pro English only agree it would encourage immigrants who do not speak English to learn it; therefore‚ it would turn them Americans bringing the U.S together as a whole. On the other
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tradition. The riddles is from the Aetas of Northern Cagayan province and in the upper half of the Cordillera province known as Kailnga-Apayao .Their riddles usually come in two lines with assonantal rhyme. The first one was written by the Aetas language and followed by an English translation. The answer key follows: 1. Muminuddukam A ningngijjitam. It wears a crown but isn’t a queen. It has scales but isn’t a fish. 2 .Assini nga pinasco ni Apu Nga magismagel yu ulu na? There is a cave with
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profit potential 1. The criteria must have a large consumer market and the power to make the power to have the final say. Market must be sizeable to make a profit. 2. The product must be able to meet the needs of the consumer. It may be better to market to smaller market segments of the large whole segment. 3. Must be able to appeal the majority consumer since they have the most influences on purchases. 4. The market must be able to make a profit so it must appeal to the correct consumer target
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