CHAPTER 1-5 (NO PAGE) Essays (1152 words) - Language, Southeast Asia

Chapter 1 PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Introduction There are many different languages spoken around the world. Sometimes, it can create a barrier when trying to communicate. Other times, it may cause you to be judged because you have different accent or you use different terminology. Language can play a small role in how people's identities are formed. Specifically, Filipino is a beautiful language that is quite easy to grasp but there are still a lot of Filipinos who do not know the balarila or Filipino grammatical rules. Because Filipino is not just about Tagalog, it is also about other regional dialects used across the country as well as it is a part of one's culture and identity. For a national language and respect for Philippine languages, youngsters must grow up hearing and using these languages as part of daily practice- not just for casual conversations but as the language of transaction for different subjects. It must be daily practice that becomes part of humanity, part of the way we think, and live. Particularl y, yes, it is important for the Filipinos to communicate very well in Tagalog and it is a responsibility to love the country of his birth, and naturally, his own language. From that, Filipinos are able to distinguish themselves from other peoples of Asia, especially now that there's already a possibility to change the color of the skin and the shape and features of the face. In a sense that it is only the language that seems to be the remaining link to the Filipino spirit and is potential towards a lasting national identity. Chapter 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES This chapter will discuss the review of related literatures and studies that would help the investigation to be valid and legitimate. Through this chapter, researchers tend to reveal the studies conducted before from not invent concept or ideas. Related Literature Last year, there was a controversial issue that was resurfaced, the Filipino subjects' removal in Commission on Higher Education (CHED). According to quora.com (2018), there is really no relevance in repeating the Filipino subject matters and that student is just taking the subject as requirements to graduate and not for nationalistic value. Aside from that, tertiary is about studying a course or degree a student want to be in the future, e.g. to become an Engineer, Architect, and Doctor, a Nurse and so on. Therefore, as possible subjects should and must be related to the course or degree that a student is taking up. In case there is a need to learn other languages either Philippine or Non-Philippine languages, they can have a selective/optional subject for that matter but NOT obligatory but is only for those who wishes to. In addition of that, teaching Filipino shall start from Kinder to Primary until Secondary only. However, this move was due to the inclusion of the subject in the senior high school (SHS) or Grades 11 and 12 under the controversial K-12 curriculum. The Commission on Higher Education is verifying the reported impact of the removal of Filipino and Panitikan subjects in the college curriculum, includ ing the Chapter 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY This chapter contains the research methodology that is suited in conducting this study. In this manner, the respondents of the study, the instruments used in gathering the data and the procedures made to accumulate the data needed will be discussed too. This chapter also shows the strategy of the researchers in analyzing the information collected, interpreting the answers of the respondents and presenting it in a clear and easiest way possible. Research Design Case study type of research design was chosen as the best research design associated in this study since it is a research strategy and an empirical inquiry that investigates within its real-life context that based on in-depth investigation of a single individual, group or event to explore the causes of underlying principle. Through this research design, it also aims to describe a person, a thing, or any creatures on earth for the purpose exploring the reason behind the nature of its existence. Hence, the researchers will be able to define and describe easily the reasons why CHED planned to remove Filipino subject and how