EDUC 229
Content and Pedagogy
for the Mother Tongue
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Theoretical /Philosophical
Foundations of Mother
Tongue

Language and Identity:
Sociological and
Cultural Perspectives of Language

What is
Language?

Language is considered one of the elements of culture. It is the system of words or
signs that a particular group of people uses to express thoughts and feelings with each
other; hence, if you do not belong to the same group or culture you do not speak the
same language.
Language is the primary tool used in the communication process. This connotes
sharing one's thoughts, emotions, and knowledge with others using a certain code
(culture) and symbols (language) that must be learned and shared between
communicators.

What are the linguistic elements of language?
The sound system of a
language.
01 Phonology
The study of the structure of
sentences.
03 Syntax
02 Morphology
The study of meaning in
language.
04 Semantics
The study of the structure of
words.
05 Pragmatics
The appropriate use of language
in different contexts.

What is the Language
Environment?

Appropriate Language. For any
society to function it must have some
sort of understanding about which
words are inappropriate. As children
grow up, they try out the new words
they hear and, from the reactions of the
adults around them, learn the words
they should and shouldn't use.

The Four Elements of Language
Environment
According to Neil Postman, who
writes about language and education

1. PEOPLE

2. THEIR PURPOSE

3. THE RULES OF COMMUNICATION BY
WHICH THEY ACHIEVE THEIR
PURPOSE

4. THE ACTUAL TALK USED IN THE
SITUATION

What are styles, roles, and
group members in
communication?
Gender
Age
Social Status
Religion

What are Cognates?
A cognate is a word that is related in origin to another
word. Cognates have similar meanings and often similar spellings
in two different languages. Cognate languages and words have the
same origin, or are related and in some way similar.

False cognates are words that have a similar sound, spelling
and pronunciation in two languages but different meanings.
Tagalog Cebuano
Langgam (Ant) Langgam (Bird)
Pila (Fall in line) Pila (How much)
Bitaw (Let go) Bitaw (Agree)

Idea generation
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B Bookmark
C Classification
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M Memo pad
N Notebook
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P Pen
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S Sticky note
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