Bridging the Gap: The Development of Appropriate Educational Strategies for Minority Language Communities in the Philippines

• Autores: Diane Dekker, Catherine Young
• Localización: Current issues in language planning, ISSN 1466-4208, Vol. 6, Nº. 2, 2005, págs. 182-199
• Idioma: inglés
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  • There are more than 6000 languages spoken by the 6 billion people in the world today – however, those languages are not evenly divided among the world’s population – over 90% of people globally speak only about 300 majority languages – the remaining 5700 languages being termed ‘minority languages’. These languages represent the ethnolinguistic diversity of our world and the rich cultural heritage embedded within cultural communities. Within the Philippines, language-in-education planning reflects issues associated with the needs of a culturally and linguistically diverse nation. This paper examines language policy and planning at national level as it relates to elementary education for ethnolinguistic minorities. It includes a case study of one innovative community based approach being implemented by a northern Philippines language community to provide multilingual education using the first language of the learners as a foundation for quality language education in the national and international prescribed languages of instruction in the Philippines.