Philippines: Lawmaker wants English as primary teaching language

[Francis Hult]

PhilStar.com

 

Lawmaker wants English as primary teaching language

 

Believing that a high degree of proficiency in the English language will help Filipino graduates get jobs easily in any country, a lawmaker has filed a bill mandating its use as the primary medium of communication in schools.

 

Rep. Rachel Marguerite Del Mar (1st District, Cebu City) has filed House Bill 191, which seeks the use of English as the medium of instruction in pre-schools, elementary and high schools and to prescribe the teaching in specialized English in tertiary levels.

 

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http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=595982&publicationSubCategoryId=200

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