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Welcome to your Language Programs and Policies in Multilingual Societies course module!
Language Programs and Policies in Multilingual Societies is a three-unit specializationsubject for undergraduate students of Bachelor of Secondary Education major in English Language.As prescribed by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the course provides "a survey oflocal and international basic education language programs and policies that account for issues andconsiderations relevant to the engagement of teacers in school settings" (CHED MemorandumOrder No. 75, series of 2017, on the Policies, Standards and Guidelines for Bachelor of SecondaryEducation,Annex B, p.43).
age policies and programs shape language classroom practices, and how these de facto practices canalso influence policies and programs. This knowledge should help you better comprehend thecomplexity of language learning and teaching, and hopefully, guide you to arrive at sound, practical,and effective pedagogical decisions in your future language classes.
At the end of the course, you are expected to know and do the following:
1.relate the concepts of multilingualism, linguistic diversity, and linguistic rights to languageplanning and policy;
2.familiarize yourself with the different language-in-education policies of Southeast Asia;
3.examine and evaluate bilingual education programs, both the weak and the strongforms;
4.develop a critical understanding of the Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education(MTB-MLE); and
5.identify issues and challenges that emerge from the various language policies andprograms.
Before you begin learning from and working on this module, it is important that you understandthe purpose and design from this module.
This is a self-instructional module which requires you to complete learning activities withminimal supervisionfrom your teacher. It is divided into four units, namely:
Unit I:Multilingualism and Language Policy
Unit Il:Language-in-Education Policy
Unit Ill:Bilingual Education Programs
Unit IV:Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education
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