Linguistic Rights and the Philippine Language Situation.pptx

Its all about having diverse language in one country. Identifying culture through language.

1. MULTILINGUALISM Linguistic Rights and the Philippine Language Situation Lesson 2 Presenter: Santiago, Roel A. Orillo, Kayla Danas, Jessa

2. In the Philippines, nearly 200 languages and dialects are spoken by an estimate of 100 million Filipinos. The Language taken from Greenberg’s Linguistic Diversity Index shows the 10 languages that are predominantly used in various provinces. Joseph H. Greenberg (1915–2001) was a prominent American linguist and anthropologist known for his pioneering work in linguistic typology and the classification of languages .

3. OUR CLASS’ LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY CHART

4. International Covenants The Charter of the United Nations (1945) commits its member nations in its general articles to promoting "universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion" (paragraph 6.11, 55).

5. International Covenants Universal Declaration of Human Rights, paragraph 2: "Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status."

6. International Covenants International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966, Article 27) states: "In those states in which ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities exist, persons belonging to such minorities shall not be denied the right, in community with other members of their group, to enjoy their own culture, to profess and practice their own religion, or to use their own language."

7. International Covenants The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) stresses the maintenance of identity, including "nationality" and "name."

8. International Covenants The UN's Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious, and Linguistic Minorities: "that the promotion and protection of the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities contribute to the political and social stability of States in which they live." (Preamble)

9. 01 What do these international covenants have in common? W hat is the key message of these treaties in relation to language, identity, and minorities?

10. 02 How adequate or satisfactory are these covenants in protecting the individual and collective right to use cultivate one’s own language?

11. 03 In the Philippines, how are our linguistic rights protected? Does our Constitution say anything about it? What about the educational policies that you know? Can you name a policy that believe protects our linguistic rights?

12.   Domain Filipino English Regional Languages   National Government Secondary Primary Not used 2 . Local Government Primary Primary Secondary 3 . Education Primary Primary Secondary 4.  Courts Secondary Primary Not used 5.  Businesses and Office Secondary Primary Secondary 6 . Religion Secondary Secondary Primary 7.  Marketplace Secondary Secondary Primary 8.  Entertainment Secondary Primary Not used 9.  Literature Secondary Primary Secondary 10.  Press Primary Primary Secondary

13. What can be said about the role of English, Filipino, and the regional languages in the different domains? Do you agree with the data? Why do you think there are differences in the preferred languages across domains? Provide examples to justify your answer.

14. Domain Language 1 Language 2 Language 3 Language 4 Home Mother tongue Bisaya (Base in Mangagoy) Kamayo Waraynon School Mother tongue Tagalog English   Church Bisaya (It depends on where place they belong) English Filipino Kamayo Neighborhood Bisaya (It depends on where place they belong) Tagalog English Kamayo Local Government English Tagalog Regional language Mother tongue Media (Tv/Radio) English Tagalog Regional language Mother tongue LANGUAGE PROFILE

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