MABINI COLLEGES, INC.

Daet, Camarines Norte

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
1st Sem., S.Y.2024-2025

MC MTB-MLE -Content and Pedagogy for the Mother Tongue

MODULE 1
Title: What is Mother Tongue Based-Multilingual Education?
Name of Student:
Course/ year:
Class Schedule:

Module Overview:

This module starts with the basic and important concepts that you need to know about MTB-
MLE and its theoretical and pedagogical underpinnings. It is expected that by the end of this ,you will
have a comprehensive understanding of the value of Mother Tongue –Based Multilingual Education in
promoting equal opportunity to all learners to learn and succeed in school.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this module, students can:

 Explain the relationship between language ,heritage, culture and communication;
 Discuss the personal factors involved in learning a second language;
 Demonstrate the value of sharing the comfort and complexity of the generation they are born
into.

LECTURE NOTES
Read this and Do the given tasks

i. ACTIVATE

The digital natives ,otherwise known as Generation Z, are those born between the years
1994-2004.And you are definitely one of them. You were born with and into the comfort and
complexity of technology. Interaction for you means connecting through social media,while
communication is coursed through an account that could be totally divorced from who the
real person is. Your generation is highly reliant on technology to the point that some opt to
live a sedentary if without recognizing the downsides of it. On the other hand ,you are also
recognized as a creative and collaborative generation that contribute highly when you join
the workforce.
 Let’s warm up ! Your first task is to simply talk to your partner about the following
you can start this.
1.your first experience in creating your face book account .
2.on the truthful and make believe /fake answers you wrote on your profile
3.an experience in helping someone to create a face book account.
4. compare social media as a means of communication on a daily basis.
SHARE YOUR ANSWER IN THE CLASS

While our knowledge on Generation Z is still a work in progress, through the lens of education,
we can safely say that the world you are growing up in is more comprehensible. It is the day and age
when the challenge of education is to prepare forthcoming generation of learners to brave constant
change and the challenges of the world. Education is not just simply transfer of concepts and rote
memorization, yet it is the readiness and capability to operate ,compete and survive. More so,
education is all about learners who think outside the box, employ higher order thinking skills , analyze,
troubleshoot make decisions and solve problems.

II. ANALYZE

It is time to know your classmates in this course> Below is a LANGUAGE BINGO CARD out as
many languages as possible and your goal is to cross out as many languages as possible. You will be
given time to go around and ask your classmates the language/s that they speak or understand.
YBANAG TAGALOG LANGUAGE BINGO SURIGAONON YAKAN
ILOKO IVATAN KAPAMPANAGAN MARANAO TAUSUG
CEBUANO BIKOL PANGASENENSE MAGUINDANAOAN HELIGAYNON
CHABACANO SAMBAL AKLANON KINARAY-A WARAY

What are the most common languages spoken/used by your classmates? Where do you think
did they learn the language /languages?
We thrive in a bilingual ,or even in a multilingual ,world. This is the rationale why Mother
Tongue, Filipino and English follow a unified framework from which allows easy transition from
acquiring and learning one language to another. Republic Act 10533”Enhanced Basic Education Act of
2013”has highlighted the reality and relevance of Mother Tongue Based-Multilingual Education
Program puts high premium on the learner’s mother tongue and other languages used in the
classroom. The Department of Education refers to Mother Tongue Based Instruction through DO#
74s.2009.

The curriculum shall adhere to the principles and framework of Mother Tongue –Based-
Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE)which starts from where learners are at and from what they already
know, proceeding from the known to the unknown. Instructional materials and capable teachers to
implement the MTB-MLE curriculum shall be available. In support of MTB_MLE, in 2013,DepEd issued
DO#28s.2013 as Additional guidelines to DepEd order #16s.2012 known as Guidelines on the
implementation of the MTB-MLE.
Reality dictates that learners learn best when they are able to understand and express their
language they grew up speaking from childhood. Thus, they are able to build a strong scaffold in terms
of comprehension
 Construction and communication .Moreover, research stresses that children with solid
foundation in the language they grew upspeaking or their mother tongue develop stronger literacy
abilities in the school language.

III. ABSTRACT
In groups of three ,you need to answer the questions listed below .You are encouraged to and
cite credible sources in answering each question. Find these questions posted in your Google Class
Wall.
DO IT YOURSELF NOW .
1. What is acquisition?
2. How is language acquisition different from language learning ?
3. How do children learn their first language ?
4. What is second language acquisition ?
5. Is language acquisition true for all children?
PREPARE TO SHARE YOUR ANSWERS TO THE CLASS (The class will be using Google meet for On line
sharing and discussion ).
INPUT
Language is the basis of all communication and the primary instrument of thought .
Thinking ,Learning and language are interrelated .Language is governed by rules and systems.(language
conventions)which are used to explore and communicate meaning. It defines culture which is essential
in understanding oneself.(personal identity)Forming interpersonal relationship(socialization) extending
experiences ,reflecting on thought and action and contribute to a better society.
Language ,therefore, is central to the people’s intellectual ,social and emotional development
and has an essential role in all key learning areas (English Curriculum Framework ;Australia,1990.

Language is the foundation of all human relationship and understanding s are developed and
expressed through languages. All human relationships are established on the ability of people to
communicate effectively with each other. Thought ,values, and understandings are developed and
expressed through language. This process allows the students to understand better the world in which
they live and contribute to the development of their personal perspectives in the global community.
Therefore , proficiency in the language enables people to assess information ,and to engage with the
wider and more diverse communities and to learn about the role of language in their own lives and in
their own and other cultures. (Malone,2006)

Language acquisition ( a natural process and involves “picking up” language in non conscious
way through exposure to language ,not by studying it) and language learning (is
conscious ,intentional ,involves study and pay attention to grammar rules ) is an active process to
grave ,and continues throughout life It is continous and recursive throughout students’ lives .Students
enhance their language abilities by using whay they know in new and more complex contexts and with
increasing sophistication (Spiral progression).They reflect on and use of prior knowledge to extend
and to enhance their language . By learning and incorporating new language structures into their
repertoire and using them in a variety of contexts, students develop language fluency and proficiency.
Positive learning experiences in language rich environments enable students to leave school with a
desire to continue to extend their knowledge ,skills and interests.(Cummins,1991). Armed with the
capability to read in their mother tongue, learners are able to cross over and read in other languages.
Their knowledge and skills transfer across languages. This bridge then enables the learners to use both
or all their languages for success in academics and most of all for lifelong learning .
IV. APPLY
Having the end in mind of instilling lifelong learning over and above academic excellence in
Filipino Learners, language learning in the mother tongue ( L 1, )in Filipino ( L2) -the national
language , in English (L3)-the global language ,and the possibility of a foreign language (L4),equips the
learners to be more than prepared to develop the competencies in the different learning areas they
will hurdle.

LEARNING ACTIVITY : For your FINAL TASK IN THIS LESSON, answer the following questions. send
your answer in our classroom.GClass
1. Who is learning another language at the moment ?
2. Who has tried to study another language out of passion or curiosity, or out of obligation to
fulfill a duty?
3. If a second language was learned, how was the experience?
4. Is there someone in your group/class who can read books or newspapers and listens to
radio/TV in another language apart from English and Tagalog? Each group must prepare for
a presentation of their key discussion points.

LESSON SYNTHESIS:
Think of how you acquired and learned the language s that you have right now How will you rate
your level of proficiency for each of the language 10 points if you consider yourself highly
proficient?
What language did you acquire first? Second? Or, did you acquire it simultaneously? Do you think it
would make a difference if your L1proficiency was well-established before you were exposed to L2?
Write your answer in the below.

Focus Questions
Thinking to Learning Thoroughly
 For your further readings, enlightenment on the ultimate goals of MTB-MLE you can visit
www.deped.gov .ph find the K to 12 curriculum and read and understand the Ultimate goals of MTB-
MLE based on DEpEd Framework . or refer to Mother Tongue Based-Multilingual Education
pp.109.Principles of Teaching by Brenda Corpuz. Or Visit bit.ly/kto12curriculum.

Discuss your answers on the following questions briefly:

(If means of learning and teaching is done online, the following questions will be asked to students
during video conference or be posted by the teacher in the Google Class Stream/ Wall as a discussion
point.)
1. What is meant by MTB-MLE
2. Why is the framework called Mother Tongue –Based Multilingual Education?
3 What are the end goals of MTB-MLE? Explain each.
4. What are the enabling goals (goals when attained will lead to the end goals )?Explain each
5 .Is the learning of the mother tongue an end in itself or is the learning as a means to an end,ex.
The learning of other languages such as Filipino and English? Support your answer by citing words from
the MTB-MLE Curriculum Framework.
1. What skills are taught in the teaching of Mother tongue as a subject?
2. What are developed by the child in the use of mother tongue as a language of learning?

8..Illustrate below the End goal of MTB-MLE.

Assessment

In paragraph form, organize your ideas and discuss your answers on the following questions:
(In Google Classroom, this will be posted as a written task. There will be a deadline to be set for the
submission of answers)
Criteria: Content – 10pts, Mechanics – 5pts, Organization - 5 pts. Total –20 pts.

 How can the use and study of mother tongue develop in the learner’s pride in one’s cultural
heritage ?
 How do teachers promote an appreciation of Mother Tongue Based –Multilingual Education?
 How will you teach your target students specifically grades 1 to 3 using MTB-MLE?

Assignment
 I.
Read and study the following : DepEd Curriculum Guide of MTB-MLE states: Use Mother Tongue
appropriately and effectively in oral, visual and written communication in a variety of situations and for
a variety of audiences. contexts and purposes including learning other content subjects and languages,
demonstrate appreciation of various forms of literary genres and take pride in one’s cultural heritage.

Questions: Please send your response in the classroom or attach in the classroom
1. Is literature a part of MTB-MLE? What phrase in the Learning Area Standard indicates that
literature is
part of MTB-MLE?
2. Other than oral and written communication, in what other type of communication is
mother tongue used?

II. Research about the Lingua Franca Education Project and its connection to MTB-MLE?

References:
Corpuz ,Brenda B. and Salandanan, Gloria G., Principles of Teaching with TLE (2015) ,Quezon
City
Lorimar Publishing House Inc.
K to 12 Curriculum Guide for Mother Tongue(2016)
Lim, Joanna Marie A. et.al , Content and Pedagogy the Mother Tongue (2020) 1 st Ed. Manila ,
Rex Bookstore.