Maria Isabel R. Ortega
Oct 1, 2017
A Juxtaposition of Filipino and Philippine English as Mediums of Instruction
Let me start off with defining the word “Juxtaposition” cause I believe that it is a word that we do not hear or use everyday. According to Merriam Webester, Juxtaposition is instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. And in this case we are putting Filipino and Philippine English side by side as mediums of instruction.
The history of languages used in Philippine education can be roughly divided into four stages. notably, each stage corresponds to the language policy being implemented at the time, namely English Language Policy, Revised Philippine Education Program, Bilingual Education Policy, and Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education.
During April 7, 1990,
President William Mckinley of the United States issued a letter of Instruction, which declared that English would be the medium of instruction at all levels of the public educational system in the Philippines. This took place after the Spanish-American War happened when Spain surrendered us to the Unites States. The declaration of English as a medium of instruction is reported to be based on practical considerations and during those times there were no teachers and teaching materials in the Philippine languages.
In 1957, the Bureau of Public Schools introduced the Revised Philippine Education Program, which stated that for the first two grades of
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American journalists reported what was happening and Americans became enraged at Spain. The Yellow Press exaggerated what was happening in Cuba, which made Americans more man than they probably should have bee. Spain decided to give limited sovereignty to Cuba, but the USA did not agree with this; the USA said Spain should fully withdraw from Cuba. President William McKinley did not want to go to war, but a large portion of America wanted to help the Cubans. On April 24, 1898, Spain declared war on the United States of America.
President William Mckinley Asks for War to Liberate Cuba, 1898 I have selected the document “President William Mckinley Asks for War to Liberate Cuba, 1898”. This is the type of primary document. The author of this document is President William McKinley. The author is speaking to Congress so the audience of this document is the members of the Congress of time 1898. President William McKinley starts his announcement by disclosing to Congress what the issue is and what he might want to be finished.
Dani Nelson 2/25/2017 Dr. Jones American Foreign Policy in Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1880-1920) HIST111: United States History After 1877 Over 100 years ago, the United States was looking to become the international power it is today. Establishing foreign policy through territorial expansionism in Hawaii, interventionism in Cuba, and imperialism in the Philippines was the major reason for the United States becoming a modern world power between 1880-1920. Before the 1880s, the United States had never really had foreign policy with any countries on the other side of the world. Policy had always been based upon the Monroe Doctrine, which stated that European nations were not allowed to interfere with nations in the Western Hemisphere,
I believe this was a perfect storm of sorts. Between the propaganda being circulated throughout the United States, and McKinley’s desire to satisfy the American People war was inevitable. In Jan of 1898 There was a riot in a Havana newspaper office. Mckinley ordered the Navy warship Maine to the Havana Harbor. This was
“Remember the Maine! To hell with Spain!” (Norris 123). Years before the war, the United States and Spain were at peace with one another until April 1898. President Mckinley was pressured into retaliation caused from the sinking of the battleship Maine and words from the press.
The Spanish American war was a product of Frederick Jackson Turner’s frontier thesis and the urbanization of America. In 1895, a rebellion broke out in Cuba, as Cuban patriots wanted independences from Spain. Through the yellow journalism, reports of Spain’s cruel military tactics lead to a public uproar in the U.S. However, most of these stories were exaggerated as a form to promote war. After an American battleship, the USS Maine, was destroyed, America was “forced” to start war and stop Spanish occupation.
Before and after of proposition 227, bilingual education is one of most controversial educational issue in California. This issue naturally provokes many following issues since California is one of states that have a high population of immigrants. There are many pros and cons of banning the bilingual education. This paper examines how California’s decision of ending the bilingual education influences the elementary school students, especially the English learner students. In order to do so, historical background needs to be explained.
It occurred on May 1, 1898 (Battle of Manila Bay). President McKinley informs Admiral George Dewey that during the war, he could not let Spanish soldiers leaves the Asiatic Coast and attack the Philippines. George Dewey leave Hong Kong with his six barge trains and traveled to the Philippines. Dewey and his navy beat seven Spanish ships, killed almost four hundred people, and took 250 prisoners without a victim. Another battle took place in Santiago Bay on July 3, 1898.
In the essay, "Aria: Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood", Richard Rodriguez explains his opinion on bilingual education based on his own childhood experience. He provides reasons why it would be retrogressive to permit the non-English speaking children use their family language as the language in school. In defending his positions, he provides three ideas to support his position: • The use of family language impedes child’s social growth. Insistence on using Spanish language at home made Rodriguez and his older sister and brother to be socially disadvantaged at school.
While at a public speaking, Tan realized that she was using all these large words that her audience understood but her mother did not. “I was saying things like, “The intersection of memory upon imagination” and “There is an aspect of my fiction that relates to thus–and-thus…the forms of English I did not use at home with my mother” (Tan 58). Tan’s mother was in the room while Tan was giving the speech and that was when she realized that language could be a powerful tool that can connect each other in different ways. The English language can also bring people together who speak English but not in such a common way. “We were talking about the price of new and used furniture and I heard myself saying this: “Not waste money that way” (Tan 58).
The author, Barbara Mujica, uses her niece’s school experience in Florida as an example of what not to do with bilingual education. Mujica’s niece called her feeling very upset about the decisions she had to make with her athletic scholarship, because her comprehension and writing skills in English were deficient. Although her niece had lived in Miami most of her life the environment was equipped to service people in foreign languages. During Mujica’s visit she observed this first hand; businesses, not just teaching, were conducted in Spanish. People and business think they are helping those who do not speak English, but in actuality it may be doing them a disservice.
To my disadvantage the counselors did not care about my previous grades in Puerto Rico. Seeing that my parents were only able to speak Spanish, the school deduced my English was not well-developed enough and consequently I was placed in English-language learner (ELL) classes. After testing me in reading, writing, and hearing I was
McKinley Shamed as an Insolent Fool Scandal has erupted in McKinley’s infant presidency, as Spanish Ambassador Enrigue Depuy de Lome expressed his rather harsh views on our “Leader of the Free World”. He declares President McKinley as weak and simple-minded, as his foreign involvement in Cuba grows tiresome. The letter has been intercepted and released to the public between its intended course to the Foreign Minister of Spain. USS Maine Blown to Shreds by Spanish The U.S. battleship, USS Maine, was stationed in Cuba’s Havana Harbor.
His narrative shows this support and how having instruction in Spanish and English allows him to have higher academics. In less than ten years, one third of students attending public schools will not know English when starting Kindergarten. Are schools and teachers ready for this and will push for bilingual instruction? Is America ready for this? As for now, there is mixed perspectives.