The results of the different arguments in relation to the transformation and reorganization in the most latest changes that increased the degree of the role of English in the Philippine educational system.

1. English in Philippine
Education: Solution or
Problem?
Teaching English as Second Language
Republic of the Philippines
PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Urdaneta City
JULIUS A. SISON
Lecturer

2. English in Philippine Education: Solution or Problem?
THE DISCOURSE OF GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
 The shift of educational system
 Strengthening English language education
 Restoration of English as sole medium of communication

3. English in Philippine Education: Solution or Problem?
 1980 – Increase on remittances of OFWs
THE GLOBAL MARKET
 2003 – US$ 7.6 billion increase in OFW remittances
63% higher than in 2002
9% of the GNP

4. English in Philippine Education: Solution or Problem?
Booming BPO Industry in the Philippines
 40,000 new jobs in 1999 to 2004
 250,000 new jobs for next 5 years ending in 2009
 Proposal to use English as the medium of instruction
THE DISCOURSE OF GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS

5. English in Philippine Education: Solution or Problem?
 English language proficiency is not enough
EDUCATINGTHE GLOBALLY-COMPETITIVEWORKER
 The introduction of the K-12 program
Globally competitive = unending learning (forever learning)
UNESCO declaration of Higher Education (1998)

6. English in Philippine Education: Solution or Problem?
Language Problem in the Philippines
 What language/s should Filipino students be proficient in, in order to
be globally competitive?
 What language/s should be used in the teaching and learning
experiences of Filipino students so that they acquire the various
competencies required to be competitive in the global labor market
THE LANGUAGE PROBLEM INTHE PHILIPPINE EDUCATION

7. English in Philippine Education: Solution or Problem?
 Argumentation between the critical perspective of globalization and
nationalist perspective of education
Language proficiency
 English as medium of instruction for all subjects except Filipino
THE LANGUAGE PROBLEM INTHE PHILIPPINE EDUCATION

8. English in Philippine Education: Solution or Problem?
Language Fallacies
 Monolingual Fallacy
 Code-separation postulate
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
 Maximum exposure fallacy
 Subtractive fallacy

9. English in Philippine Education: Solution or Problem?
Language proficiency effect
Language for LearningTechnical Knowledge and Skills
 Language of learning effect
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
 Null relationship
 Structure fit effect

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