Mother tongue to be medium of instruction next school year
05/22/2012The Mother Tongue-Based Multi-Lingual Education (MTB-MLE) will be implemented in all public schools, specifically in kindergarten, Grades 1, 2 and 3, as part of the K to 12 Basic Education Program (BEP), starting the school year (SY) 2012-2013.
This is prescribed in the Department of Education (DepEd) Order 16, s. 2012 signed by lawyer Alberto Muyot, DepEd undersecretary and MTB-MLE officer-in-charge, to support the goal of “Every Child A Reader and A Writer by Grade 1.”
The Lingua Franca Project (1999 to 2001) and the Lubuagan Project (1999 up to the present) have provided inputs into the implementation of the MTB-MLE, Muyot said..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20120522nat5.html
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