CAPACITY BUILDING ON CONTENT AND PEDAGOGY IN MTB-MLE

Curriculum Implementation Division, SDO – Occidental Mindoro

August 17 – 20, 2021

TITLE OF THE SESSION

MTB-MLE: It’s Rationale, Principles & Purposes

DURATION 2 hours

TERMINAL This Capacity Building activity aims to:

OBJECTIVE/S 1. Uplift teacher’s competencies, skills and attitudes on the Content and Pedagogy in MTB-MLE.
By the end of this session, the participants are expected to:
ENABLING 1. Acquire understanding of the concept of MTB-MLE;
OBJECTIVE/S 2. Identify the reasons why MTB-MLE needs to be implemented; and
3. Explain the purposes of MTB-MLE.

OUTPUTS  Enhanced Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes (KSA) of participants ON MTB-MLE

“Learners begin their education in the language they understand best - their mother tongue - and develop a strong
foundation in their mother language before adding additional languages.”
KEY CONTENT
“Multilingual education program is aimed to develop appropriate cognitive and reasoning skills enabling children
to operate equally in different languages - starting in the mother tongue.”

REFERENCES  Slide Deck Presentation by: Ms. Marife T. Tañala

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OBJECTIVE
KEY LEARNING MATERIALS DAY / TIME /
(The participants METHODOLOGY / ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS
POINTS (Slide Number) DURATION
should be able to…)
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Appreciate MTB- Present the quotation and have the 8:00 –

MLE as one of the participants reflect on it. 10:00AM
core subjects in the “If you talk with people in the language
Key Stage 1 of the K Setting the mood of they understand, you are not just eliciting a Reflection of Slide No._____
to 12 Curriculum. participants meeting of minds, but a conversation of the participants 2 minutes
hearts.”

DO: (Grouping)
1. Orient the participants on what will
Developing happen in the whole duration of the Organized Slide No. ___
camaraderie among session. participants 3 minutes
participants 2. Divide big group into five (5) small
groups.
3. Name your group (as much as possible, in
the language your group got – Tagalog,
Minangyan, Iraya, Alangan, etc.)
4. Prepare a short introduction for your
group (as much as possible, in the
language your group got) with
corresponding interpretation in English or
Filipino.
5. Wait for your group’s turn to present.

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August 17 – 20, 2021

DO: (Small Group)

Expressing ideas on 6. Hold a group discussion to answer the
the goals and following questions: Participant’s
purposes of 7. In your own perception, what is/are the answers/reflection Slide No. ___ 10 minutes
education, issues and goal/s or purpose/s of education? s
concerns in teaching 8. What do parents say about the purpose of
English and Filipino schooling?
in the classroom. 9. How do teachers generally teach English?
10. What is the number one stated difficulty
Filipino teachers find in the classroom
today? Why? Group output
11. Ask each group to encode their answers in encoded at paddlet
the paddlet apps for presentation by a apps 10 minutes
member of the group.
12. Select a member of the group to present
your group’s output.

Individual work: Slide No. ___

Give participants the reflection question. Participant’s 5 minutes
13. If you are to suggest something to remedy reflections
the problem on comprehension being
experienced by the teachers and the
learners, what would it be? Why?

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August 17 – 20, 2021

DISCUSSION PROPER
Slide No. ___ 70 minutes
1. Acquire Have a thorough 14. Present basic concepts on MTB-MLE and
understanding of the understanding on the emphasize theories/ideas connected to it.
concept of MTB- following: Principles
MLE; and purposes of 15. What do experts say?
MTB-MLE,
2. Identify the reasons MTB-MLE as a result Learning a second language-How long does it
why MTB-MLE of series of research take?
needs to be and studies
implemented; and 16. It takes at least two years to learn basic
The implementation communicative skills in a second
3. Explain the of MTB-MLE has its language.
purposes of MTB- Legal Bases 17. According to studies, it takes 5-7 years
MLE. minimum to learn a new language in
order to use that language for learning
new content (i.e. the curriculum)

What do you think happens if the mother tongue

is not used? 15 minutes

18. Children’s understanding of concepts is Reflection Journal

limited or confused if learning only in L2.
19. It is a fallacy to think that children who

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are immersed in L2 from the beginning
learn L2 better. They do not.

Thomas and Collier 2001

School is actually an alien place…

5 minutes
“failure to engage indigenous students in
meaningful ways results in classroom
experiences that are incomprehensible and
culturally invalidating. The result is that
indigenous children often lose interest, under-
perform and drop out, and remain trapped in
conditions of deprivation and marginalization.”
(ICEF, 2006:22)

LEGAL BASES

DepEd Order No. 74, “Institutionalizing

s. 2009 Mother Tongue-Based
Multilingual
Education (MTB-
MLE)”
DepEd Order No. 16, “Guidelines on the
s. 2012 Implementation of
MTB-MLE”

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1987 Constitution (Article XIV Sec 7)
RA 8980 ECCD Law (Sec 5a)
Education For All (EFA)/ Medium term
Development Goal (MDG)
Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda KRT
3
Magtanggol “Maggie” Gunigundo Bill
(Valenzuela Representative)

House Bill 3719 (The Multilingual Education

and Literacy Act of 2008)

ESSENTIALS OF MTB-MLE

What is Mother Tongue- Based Multilingual

Education?

Mother tongue-based multilingual

education (MTB-MLE) is an education, formal or
non - formal, in which the learner’s mother
tongue and additional languages are used in the
classroom.

“Learners begin their education in the

language they understand best - their mother
tongue - and develop a strong foundation in their
mother language before adding additional
languages.”

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The Purpose…

Multilingual education program is aimed

to develop appropriate cognitive and reasoning
skills enabling children to operate equally in
different languages - starting in the mother
tongue.

Vision:
MTB MLE For Relevant And
Quality Education For All Children

Desired Impact
Learners are enjoying relevant and
quality education which supports their home
languages and cultures; learning outcomes are
improved countrywide; and the Philippines is
succeeding in its goal for Education for All.

Why MTB-MLE?

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MTB-MLE…

20. maintains local language and culture

while providing state/national language
acquisition and instruction

promotes learners’ integration into the national

society without forcing them to sacrifice their
linguistic and cultural heritage.

MTB-MLE focuses on developing both

‘everyday language’ and ‘school language’ in all
three school languages

21. What is everyday language, (BICS)?

22. And what is school language, (CALP)?

MTB-MLE: A Paradigm Shift

23. What is a paradigm shift?

24. Why are we calling MTBMLE a
paradigm shift?
a. Education that is learner centered
rather than teacher centered
b. Move from rote memorization to
interactive participatory learning
c. Language is the means of learning
rather than the end of learning

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How is MTBMLE different from Basic

Education?

MTB MLE Basic Education

L1 Language enables L2, L3 Language is
learning for all often difficult
students
Focus on developing Focus on immersion/
all three languages development of
learners in Filipino
and English
Enables continued Delays cognitive
development of development until the
thinking L2
through L1 and L3 can support it

Enables Delays academic

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understanding of development until the
academic knowledge L2
by teaching in the L1 and L3 are learned
Supports the social- Supports English
cultural language
processes of the and culture education
learner

Basic Principles for Teachers:

MTB-MLE, Moving from the Known to the

Unknown

Principle #1: Learning requires meaning. We

learn when we use what we know to understand
what is new.

Application: Start with what the students know,

what they bring to class – their knowledge,
experiences, language and culture; use that to
introduce new concepts.

25. Use the daily experiences of the child to

introduce and develop the concepts of the

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curriculum.
26. Incorporate the best of cultural values in
the classroom and includes arts and crafts,
music, literature...

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Learners whose mother tongue is the

language of instruction and the language of
literacy.

Minority language learners who do not

speak the language used when they enter school
or an education program

27. The children who fall out of the official

learning process still learn, but their
ability to think is limited to their oral
skills.

28. Studies show (Bernardo, DLSU) that

people who are literate have greater
ability to think abstractly and those who
are not literate think more concretely.

29. Abstract thinking is the kind of thinking

that allows analysis, synthesis, evaluation
and creation of new knowledge, those
higher level thinking skills.

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Why do we need to begin with the mother

tongue?

30. “The level of development of children’s

mother tongue is a strong predictor of
their second language development…

Thomas and Collier, 2001

“Children…with a solid foundation in

their mother tongue develop stronger literacy
abilities in the school language”.

“Children's knowledge and skills transfer

across languages from the mother tongue…to the
school language”

Jim Cummins (2000)

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Discovery Learning

Principle #2: We learn best when someone who

already understands the new idea or task helps
us to “discover” what we need to learn. (ZPD)

Application: Find out what the students already

know about a topic. Then provide activities that
let them use their knowledge to learn the new
concept or task.

Purposeful Talk

Principle #3: When we truly learn something, we

can explain it, apply it, analyze it, evaluate it and
use it to create new ideas and information

Application: In all subjects, focus on activities

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that build understanding and that encourage
students to apply, analyze and evaluate what they
have learned to create new knowledge.

Principle #4: Successful language learning

involves listening, speaking, reading and writing
activities that focus on both meaning and
accuracy.

Application: Include plenty of activities that

focus on both MEANING and on ACCURACY.

Principle #5: Children learn best through peer

interactions that challenge them to solve
problems together (“discovery” learning)

Rule: Do most class activities in teams or pairs.

Encourage students to talk with each other and

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compare ideas in order to solve problems (with
focus on critical thinking)

Principle #6: Talking helps us make sense of new

ideas and information.

Application: 1) Ask a lot of “higher level”

questions and give students time to think and then
respond. 2) Provide plenty of opportunities for
students to work in teams, sharing and comparing
their ideas.

Principle #7: Young children gain confidence in

learning a new language when they begin with
“hear-see-do” (TPR) activities.

Application: Begin the L2 language learning

time by focusing on listening and responding to
oral language: Children listen to a command,
observe someone respond to the command and
then responding in action (no talking at first)

Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education

(MTB-MLE) Curriculum

Focuses On The Four Aspects of Development

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1. Language Development
 Students will establish a strong
educational foundation in the
language they know best;
 They will build a good “bridge” to the
school language(s), and
 They will be prepared to use both / all
of their languages for success in
school and for life-long learning.

Process of language development

a. It takes children about 12 years to gain

the level of proficiency in their first
language that will enable them to
continue developing that language for the
rest of their lives.

From the research:

…the first language is the language of

learning. It is by far the easiest way for
children to interact with the world.
And when the language of learning and
the language of instruction do not match,
learning difficulties are bound to follow
(World Bank, 2006, page 4)

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b. In a good language education

program, it takes students about 2
years to gain the level of proficiency
in a new language that will enable
them to use it for ‘everyday’
communication (BICS)

The best language learning methods…

… do not force early speaking in the L2

but allow students to speak when they
are ‘ready’, recognizing that
improvement comes from supplying
communicative and comprehensible
input, and not from forcing and
correcting speech.

(Krashen, 2001)

c. In a good language education

program, it takes students 5-7 years to
develop the level of proficiency in the
new language that will enable them to

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use it to learn abstract concepts.
(CALP)

2. Cognitive Development

Cognitive development begins at

home at birth. School activities will engage
learners to move well beyond the basic
questions of who, what, when and where to
cover all higher order thinking Skills in the
learners L1, their language of thought.

These higher order thinking skills will:

a. transfer to the other languages once enough

Filipino or English has been acquired to
use these skills in thinking and articulating
thought
b. and be used in the process of
acquiring English and Filipino more
effectively

Phases of a strong MTBMLE program using

two languages

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a. Build oral L1
b. Continue Oral 1
Begin Literacy in L1
c. Continue oral and written L1
Begin Oral L2
d. Continue oral and written L1, oral L2
Begin Literacy in L2
e. Continue oral and written L1 and L2,
for daily communication and for
learning academic content

MTBMLE focuses on developing both ‘everyday

language’ and ‘school language’ in all three
school languages

 What is everyday language, (BICS)?

 And what is school language, (CALP)?

If you are to put the importance of the

use of pupils’ mother tongue as the language of
learning in the early years into a symbol, what
would it be? Why?

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3. Academic Development

 Students will achieve the necessary

competencies in each subject area, and at the
end of the program, they will be prepared to
enter and achieve well in the mainstream
education system.

4. Socio-Cultural Development

 Students will be proud of their heritage

language and culture, and respect the
languages and cultures of others; they will be
prepared to contribute productively to their
community and to the larger society.
 Furthermore, students will learn and develop
holistically. When learners are first instructed
in the language they know best, they are able
to build a good bridge toward learning
another language. Multilinguals also enjoy
benefits that go beyond linguistic knowledge.
They are also able to learn with more
flexibility.

Emphasize the following:

“Learners begin their education in the

language they understand best - their mother
tongue - and develop a strong foundation in their

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mother language before adding additional
languages.”
“Multilingual education program is aimed
to develop appropriate cognitive and reasoning
skills enabling children to operate equally in
different languages - starting in the mother
tongue.”

REFLECT ON THIS . . .
If you are to put the importance of the use
of pupil’s mother tongue as the language of
learning in the early years into a symbol, what
would it be? Why? Write your reflection on your
journal notebook.

CLOSURE:
End the session by singing “The Greatest
Love of All”.

Emphasize:

The kind of children we have today and

the environment we provide them while they
grow are the best predictions of the kind of future
this nation will have. So, if we mean to take care
of the future, the only sure way to do it is to take
care of the children of today.”

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Prepared by:

EDUARDO D. ELLARMA
EPS - Filipino and MTB-MLE

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