Stakeholders' View on Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education

Mother Tongue Based - Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) has carved its niche as a practical and effective approach in the educational landscape. It offers a plausible framework for preparing coming generations to become better adaptive and even rich contributors in the globalized and intercultural world. The gate to the new millennium has brought great zeal in and at the same time contestations around this educational alternative. This work examined the stakeholders'perspective on the implementation of MTB-MLE as a pedagogical approach. The stakeholders' perspective were explored and analyzed through the results of the different focus group discussions among teachers, pupils, parents, local school board, parents-teachers and community association, non-government organization and local government unit. Results from this study indicate four major benefits of MTB-MLE, namely: expressing better ideas, building self-confidence, better retention, and promoting friendly environment. The implications of these findings revolve around the way in which the program can benefit students/pupils, language policy makers, teachers, curriculum planners and school administrators around the globe.

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John N. Cabansag, Doctor: Estudió Filología Inglesa en la Universidad de Saint Louis, Baguio City, Filipinas, y Máster en Gestión en la Universidad de Filipinas, Baguio City, Filipinas. Decano de la Facultad de Artes y Ciencias de la Universidad Estatal de Isabela, Echague, Isabela, Filipinas.