Last month, a group of educators, scholars and other prominent individuals filed a petition in the Supreme Court questioning the policies of the government which mandate the use of English as medium ...
A German lesson is starting in a public-school classroom in the Philippines, and it opens with a greeting: "Guten Morgen," the teacher says. Students respond carefully, shaping unfamiliar sounds ...
"These languages prevent cultural homogenization induced by globalization and the dominance of major languages like Tagalog ...
We have lost count of how many times we have heard this from students: “Ma’am, I understand it—but I can’t explain it well in ...
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Language and nationalism

This is the plenary lecture I will be delivering today at the 8th Linguistic Society of the Philippines International ...
가, 나, 다. I learned the first set of letter combinations in the Korean alphabet when I first started studying Korean. Back in college, I was one of the lucky students who were given the opportunity to ...
MANILA, Philippines — Can current Pinoy Pop (P-Pop) evolve into music in all languages in the Philippines? Can we normalize multilingualism in the country? The shape of intercultural exchanges inside ...
Guten Morgen, the Philippines! German has found a home in the Philippines' public schools despite being a tough language to learn — even for some of the teachers. "Guten Morgen," the teacher says.