Reflection Paper Chapter 7 (The Teaching of the Language Subjects) By: Aldren Teodosio
REFLECTION PAPER PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING 2 Chapter 7 The Teaching of the Language Subjects SUMMARY K to 12 Program is an educational program that covers Kindergarten and 12 Years of Education. It provides sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills among students. Language is defined as a system of words or signs use to express thoughts and feelings to each other. There are 3 languages that are used as a medium of instruction namely; Mother – tongue which is introduced in Grade 1 to Grade 3 and Filipino and English which is on the other hand introduced in Grade 4 to Grade 10 (except in the subject Filipino and English). Mother – tongue Based multilingual Education is education in several languages based on the mother tongue. The beginning language of teaching mother tongue, termed as language 1 (L1). This leads to the learning of a second language, called Language 2 (L2) and a third language called Language 3. In the Philippines, Language 1 may di...