Fwd: Re: Filipino language question

[lassettr at hawaii.edu]

Greetings,

Alf Maglalan asked me to pass along the following query. Please respond
to him directly, as he is not a subscriber to an-lang. His email
address is alf at hawaii.edu. Thanks,

Paul


----- Original Message -----
From: alf at hawaii.edu
Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 1:36 am
Subject: Re: Filipino language question

> hi,
>
> i'm trying to find out exactly what the medium of instruction is
> among
> primary, secondary, collegiate schools, parochial schools,
> madrasas in
> the Sulu Archipelago, specifically the Basilan, Sulu, and the Tawi-
> Tawi provinces. I discovered that Tausug is the lingua franca in
> the
> Sulu archipelago. I think i discovered that the vernacular is also
> used in Moslem Friday services unless they are reciting something
> from
> the Quran, in that case Arabic is used.
>
> I've forgotten what the mandate was in the philippines concerning
> school instruction. something like a certain language for a
> certain
> field and another for another field. I'm actually wondering if
> these
> mandates are actually enforced. I heard that the major Filipino
> languages and English have minimal use down there.
>
> any comments or directions to a book would be welcome.
>
> alf
>