Language Policy Development in the Philippines

Which period of the Philippine Educational System was characterized by the establishment of a Department of Public Instruction?

• Period of Orientation and Organization with Spanish and American Regimes

• Period of the Commonwealth

• Period of the Japanese Regime

• Period of the Republic

What was the language of instruction in Grades 1 and 2 in the Iloilo Experiment?

• English

• Hiligaynon

• Tagalog

• Cebuano

According to the Monroe Survey, what was the greatest difficulty in creating a modern educational system in the Philippines?

• Lack of funding

• Lack of qualified teachers

• Foreign language handicap

• Lack of infrastructure

Which constitutional provision mandated the development and formal adoption of a common national language known as Filipino?

• 1935 Constitution

• 1948 Joint Congressional Committee on Education

• 1973 Philippine Constitution

• 1987 Philippine Constitution

What was the purpose of the Bilingual Education Policy in the Philippines?

• To promote English as the primary language of instruction

• To promote Filipino as the primary language of instruction

• To make the Philippines a bilingual nation

• To improve the teaching of regional languages

Which language was designated as the national language based on the 1937 Executive Order No. 134?

• English

• Tagalog

• Spanish

• Cebuano

What did the 1998 Lingua Franca Education Project aim to develop in public schools?

• English proficiency

• Regional lingua franca proficiency

• Filipino proficiency

• Mathematics proficiency

Which law institutionalized Kindergarten Education into the Basic Education System in the Philippines?

• R.A. 10157

• R.A. 10533

• E.O. No. 46

• D.O. 16, s. 2012

According to the 1987 Philippine Constitution, what are the official languages of the Philippines?

• Filipino and English

• Filipino and Spanish

• Filipino and Arabic

• Filipino and Tagalog

What was the main objective of the 1970 Presidential Commission to Survey Philippine Education?

• To promote English as the medium of instruction

• To develop a common national language

• To improve the quality of education

• To study the language of instruction