EFFECTS OF USING THE MOTHER LANGUAGE TO TEACHING TECHNIQUES

OF TEACHERS OF SAN ISIDRO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,

SAN ISIDRO, ECHAGUE, ISABELA

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A Case Study
Presented to
Mr. Reymundo Reyson
Instructor I
ISABELA STATE UNIVERSITY
Echague, Isabela

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In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
BACHELOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
Major in English



By
MARLYN C. ROMUALDO
1
st
Semester of 2014 2015
IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM

Introduction
We understand the beauty of our mother tongue when we are abroad. George Bernard
Shaw.
In the educational process the role of language that is used as a medium of instruction is the
most important of all. This is because the effectiveness of this process is dependent on the existence of
effective communication between teachers and students. This effective communication takes place
when the appropriate language (medium of instruction) is used. Under such situation, a question may
arise as to which language or medium of instruction is more important for class room instruction? As
numerous scholars suggest, it is the childs mother tongue.
A first language, also called native language or mother tongue, is the language a person has
learned from birth or within the time he have the ability to acquire language, or that a person speaks
the best. Some claim that the term Mother Language was originated from the notion that the skills of
a child was honed by the mother and therefore the language spoken by the latter would be t he
language also of the former. (Wikipedia) Mother tongue is an indispensable instrument for the
development of intellectual, physical and moral aspects of education. Needless to say, weakness in the
mother tongue means a paralysis of all thought and power of expression.
Here in the Philippines, besides in increasing the number of years in school, one of the changes
brought by K to 12 Program was to introduce the new medium of teaching using the mother tongue or
mother language. DEPED Undersecretary Yolanda Quijano explains that this new program will help
students understand their lessons better; at the same infuse a sense of nationalism that she adds is still
lacking among the youth. Studies show that students learn better when they are taught in their native
language rather than in foreign one. The use of the same language spoken at home helps improve the
students language and cognitive development in addition to socio-cultural awareness. Still according to
Undersecretary Quijano, the mother language education also aims to address another long-standing
problem in the countrys educational system the increasing drop-out rate among the youth. She adds
that this program under K to 12 will prepare the students to learn better in school so they wouldnt have
to drop out of school just because they were as if culture-shock when they entered the school.

Importance of the Study
The outcomes of this study will be useful to the students, faculty and the university as a whole
for this will give them discoveries of new techniques how to learn subjects, that are normally written
and explained in English, faster and easier. These new finds techniques and strategies of using the
Mother Tongue will enable the professors to hand over to their students the lesson like a friend talking
to his friend. According to Pattanayak in his 2003 article: Mother Tongues: The Problem of Definition
and the Educational Challenge in which he wrote that meaningful education as moving from known to
unknown so its building the known foundation language to students then he can learn more languages.
This will be beneficial to the students, most especially, because speaking in mother language will make
them more interactive and cooperative in school or room discussions thus will boost their morale and
confidence. Gauri Dushi summarized in his 2012 article the significance of mother language education to
students as follows: (1) It is best medium of expression thus it is the most potent agent for exchanging
ideas and feelings; (2) It can form social organizations through language, most especially by mother
tongue; (3) Native language is easy to learn and use; (4) As it is the best medium for expression, it is also
the best for acquiring knowledge; (5) It brings about intellectual development; (6) Instrument of creative
self-expression; (7) Instrument of emotional development; (8) Instrument of growth of the students; and
(9) Source of original ideas.

Scope and Delimitation of the Study
This study specifically encompassed effects of using the Mother Tongue to educating techniques
of teachers of San Isidro Elementary School located in San Isidro, Echague, Isabela.















FORMATION OF OBJECTIVES AND HYPOTHESIS

Objectives of the Study
The general objectives of the study are to assess and examine the effects of applying the Mother
Tongue to teaching techniques of San Isidro Elementary Schools teachers located in San Isidro, Echague,
Isabela. Specifically, this study aims to:
1. Establish the demographic profile of the respondents regarding their age, gender, civil status,
ethnicity or ethnic affiliations, and known dialects.
2. To find out whether the respondents receive appropriate training that enables them to teach
comfortable and efficiently using the mother language.
3. Understand attitude and reaction of the respondents toward using the mother tongue.

Hypothesis of the Study
The implementation of mother language to the curriculum of San Isidro National High School
will strengthen the students qualifications and enhance the their learning options through the
development of fundamental reading and writing skills, vocabulary and comprehension of terms and
concepts in their mother tongue.
In general, this study tries to study the effecs of using the mother language in teaching
techniques of San Isidro National High Schools teachers of San Isidro, Echague, Isabela. Specifically, this
research will try to answer the following questions:
1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of:
1.1. Age
1.2. Gender
1.3. Civil Status
1.4. Ethnicity/Ethnic Affiliations
1.5. Known Dialects
2. What trainings or seminars the respondents receive to suit them in teaching lessons using the
native language of the children?
3. How will and did the respondents adapt to these kinds of changes in the teaching techniques?




METHODOLOGY
This research is laid on the assessment of mother tongue education in relation to its effects to
the teaching techniques of the teachers of San Isidro Elementary School. To serve this purpose, the
descriptive survey method was used with the assumption that it could help the researcher assess the
effects of the using the mother tongue in educating students. Similarly, the nature of the study under
investigation demands the descriptive method to describe the problem area in wider magnitude.
Therefore, to get answer to the researcher questions raised in the present day, survey method was
used. This is because this method has a potential to make details description about the existing
phenomena, justify current conditions and practices to make intelligent solution for improvement.

Research Locale
This study focused on the effects of using the native language or mother tongue in the schooling
of San Isidro Elementary Schoo as presented in Table 2.
TABLE 2. Respondents According to Department

The Respondents
The study focused on the teachers of San Isidro Elementary School because they are the most
involved individuals about these new program of DEPED, aside from the students.

Sampling Procedure
Since there were (number of students in Table 1) with (total population in Table 1), the sample
size was determined using the Slovins formula.
n = N / 1 + Ne
2

where n is the sample size
N is the total population; and
Total Number of Students Percentage
English Department
Math Department
Science Department
PE Department
TLE Department
Total
e is the margin of error.
The margin of error is a common summary of sampling error which quantifies uncertainty about
a survey result.
The number of respondents in this study is shown in Table 3.
TABLE 3. Frequency Distribution of Respondents According to Department

Data Gathering
In gathering the primary data needed in this study, a set of survey questionnaires were
distributed to the respondents the students. Personal interview was also undertaken by the researcher
to collect the primary data needed in testing the hypothesis. Open observation also was used to witness
and study the actual effect of introducing this new technique to classroom discussion, it helps the
researcher to be as factual as possible.

Total Number of
Students
Percentage Sample Size
English Department
Math Department
Science Department
PE Department
TLE Department
Total