MTB-MLE Prelim Summative Exam

Who strengthened the Department Order No. 74 s. 2009?

2. This is also known as the Guidelines on the Implementation of the Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE)

Under the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, what grades does MTB-MLE apply to?

The Department of Education issued which order to formally implement MTB-MLE in the Philippine education system?

A parent group petitions for the exclusive use of Filipino and English in a local public school, arguing that these languages are more globally relevant. Which legal document would you use to advocate for continued mother tongue instruction?

According to the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, what is the purpose of using the mother tongue in early education?

• To delay literacy development

• To help students transition to a foreign language more easily

• To provide a strong educational foundation and bridge to learning Filipino and English

• To replace the use of Filipino and English in higher education

DepEd Order No. 16, s. 2012, supports MTB-MLE by providing guidelines for:

• Phasing out local languages from the curriculum

• Teaching English as the first language in early grades

• Eliminating mother tongue instruction after Grade 1

• Using the mother tongue as the medium of instruction in Kindergarten and Grades 1-3

What is the primary objective of DepEd Order No. 74, s. 2009?

• To institutionalize MTB-MLE in the basic education curriculum

• To phase out the use of mother tongue in schools

• To mandate the use of English as the primary medium of instruction

• To promote the use of foreign languages in higher education

What is the significance of Republic Act No. 10533 in relation to MTB-MLE?

• It promotes the exclusive use of English in education.

• It establishes the K-12 program which includes MTB-MLE

• It abolishes the use of local languages in schools.

• It restricts the use of the mother tongue to secondary education

In the Philippines, which law mandates the use of the mother tongue as the medium of instruction for early education?

• Republic Act No. 10533

• Republic Act No. 8371

• Republic Act No. 7610

• Republic Act No. 10157