ASBURY COLLEGE INC.
POBLACION, ANDA, PANGASINAN
Name: MARY GRACE C. CAROLINO
Year & Course: 2nd YEAR BACHELOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION CLASS 2
Instructress: Bb. NITA CALADO
Subject: CONTENT AND PEDAGOGY OF THE MOTHER TONGUE
DISCUSSION PAPER
LESSON 1: WHAT IS MTB-MLE?
INTRODUCTION
Mother Tongue Based- Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) is one of the features
of K to 12 program that was signed into law on May 15, 2015 by former President Benigno
Aquino II. The introduction of the MTB-MLE, specifically from kindergarten to Grade 3, is
grounded on the belief that children learn best if the language used in instruction is
understandable and accessible to the young learners.
DISCUSSION
 Mother Tongue is the language first learned by a child, which identified as a native
language use that she/he knows best or uses most.
 MTB-MLE a formal or non-formal education in which the children’s mother tongue
is used in the classroom as a bridge in learning Filipino and English.
3 LANGUAGES
1 – language learning in the mother tongue
2 – the national language
3 – global language
There are 12 languages used by the MTB-MLE
Tagalog
Hiligaynon
Kapampangan
Waray
Pangasinense
Tausog
Iloko
Maguindanaoan
Bikol
Maranao
Cebuano
Chavacano
7 more major languages were added in year 2013-2014
Ybanag
Ivatan
Sambal
Aklanon
Kinaray-a
Yakan
Surigaonon
All in all, there are 19 major local language as medium of instruction from kinder up to
grade 3 under the MTB-MLE
REFLECTION
Language is the basis of all communication and the primary instrument of thought.
Reality dictates that learners learn best when they are able to understand and express in
the language they grew up speaking from childhood. By learning and incorporating new
language structures into their repertoire and using them in variety contexts, students
develop language fluency and proficiency. Positive learning experiences in language rich
environments enable students to leave school with a desire to continue to extend their
knowledge, skills and interests. (Cummins 1991)