Lecture-forum on How Languages in Education Still Matter

UP College of Education
Philippine Social Science Council
Linguistic Society of the Philippines

in cooperation with the

UP Linguistics Department, CSSP

cordially invite you to a lecture-forum on

HOW LANGUAGES IN EDUCATION STILL MATTER
assessing the pro-English (Gullas et al.) and multilingual (Gunigundo) bills

January 15, 2009
1:00 – 5:00 P.M.
Benitez Theater, UP College of Education
Diliman, Quezon City

B A C K G R O U N D

In the last quarter of 2008, the House Committee on Basic Education and Culture and the Committee on Higher Education passed House Bill 5619 entitled "Strengthening and Enhancing the Use of English as the Medium of Instruction Act." The proposed measure consolidates House Bill Nos. 230, 305 and 446 filed respectively by Reps. Luis R. Villafuerte (2nd District, Camarines Sur), Eduardo R. Gullas (1st District, Cebu) and Raul V. del Mar (1st District, Cebu City). The said bill will be discussed in the plenary session after the House reconvenes on January 19, 2009.

As a countermeasure to the pro-English bill, early in 2008, Rep. Magtanggol T. Gunigundo (2nd District, Valenzuela City) filed House Bill No. 3719 entitled "The Multilingual Education and Literacy Act."

It promotes the use of the mother tongue as the medium of instruction. These two bills will be examined in this lecture-forum, especially as they relate to providing quality education for all. An overview of language-in-education policy and practice in other parts of the globe will also be presented.

P R O G R A M

12:30 – 1:00pm REGISTRATION
1:00 – 1:15pm OPENING CEREMONY

Invocation
National Anthem

Welcome Remarks
Dr. Vivien M. Talisayon
Dean, UP College of Education

PART 1

1:15 – 3:00pm SPEAKERS

Rep. Eduardo R. Gullas
House Bill No. 5619

Rep. Magtanggol T. Gunigundo
House Bill No. 3719

Stephen L. Walter, Ph.D.
Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics
Literacy and Education Consultant for Africa,
South/Central America, and Asia

PART 2

3:00 – 3:30pm PANEL OF REACTORS
Allan B.I. Bernardo, Ph.D.
Chairman, Philippine Social Science Council

Peter A. V. Perfecto
Philippine Business for Education

Teresita V. Arriola, Ph.D.
Principal, Pembo Elementary School Makati

3:30 – 4:00pm OPEN FORUM
4:00 – 4:15pm CLOSING REMARKS
Jesus Federico C. Hernandez
Chairman, UP Department of Linguistics

VIRGILIO U. MANZANO, Ph.D.
ROSARIO I. ALONZO, Ph.D.
(Moderators)

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