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Using Two/Three Languages in Philippine Classrooms: Implications for Policies, Strategies, and Practices [and] A Response.
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Gonzalez, Andrew; Bajunid, Ibrahim Ahmed – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1996
Describes the multilingual situation underlying the educational scheme in the Philippines, a system inherent with problems arising from the unequal developmental status of Filipino and English and the subsequent failure to meet manpower and material needs. The article issues a call to use the synergy created by two languages. Bajunid's response…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques, Code Switching (Language), English (Second Language)
Some Thoughts Concerning Innovative Language Education Programmes.
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Tucker, G. Richard – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1996
Identifies five recurring themes in the literature on bilingualism: role of language policy or planning activities in educational reform; concern with nurturing the mother tongue and facilitating transfer of skills across languages; importing a model versus a "cycle of discovery"; practical problems that impede implementation of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development, English (Second Language)