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A Context For Language Intellectualization
The Research Problem
This research work aims to describe and
analyze the status of Filipino, its role and
use, in the intellectual verbal interactions on
campus of bilingual university students in
Metro Manila area
Methodology
• Observing, recording, and analyzing
naturalistic speech and verbal interaction
• 1st year and 4th year bilingual students BS
students in UPD, DLSU, PLM, PNU, PUP,
and GAUF
• 50 conversational events (peer teaching,
dyad coaching, debates, and other outof
theclassroom study activities
FINDINGS
Language Varieties Spoken in the University Campus
Language Variety N %
Sentenceclause level
Cognitive Strategies/ Language Use/ Choice Total
Function Filipino English Bilingual N
Grouping/Classifying/ Ordering & 28 40 46 114
Sequencing
Elaborating & Analyzing 131 144 327 602
Elements & Relationships
Translating & Paraphrasing 0 0 109 109
Deduction/Induction 36 29 74 139
Inferencing, Predicting, & 95 119 273 387
Contextualizing
Other Combinations 127 165 95 387
Total % 417 495 924 1838
(23%) (27%) (50%) (100%)
The educated Filipino bilinguals use Filipino,
its sentence patterns & constructions, but
borrow massively from the technical
lexicon of the English language
(in discussing & explaining relevant topics &
contemporary problems in humanities,
mathematics & research, and S&T).
Tertiarylevel educated bilinguals use at least
three language varieties:
Filipino/Tagalog (23%)
English (27%)
Filipino English conversational code
switching (50%)
We need an expansion of the Filipino
technical and scientific lexicon
There is an urgent need for massive,
coordinated, and continuous efforts
to intellectualize the language
There are instances where the English
term is still used in spite of the fact that
there is already a Tagalog equivalent
word for it.
Tertiarylevel bilinguals codeswitch to
serve certain functions
Codeswitching, borrowing, and
language converging happen
Intellectualization: joint efforts of
scholars, government, private
enterprise, and Filipinos