Heard any good news lately? Awhile ago on TV Patrol World, they said that the Filipinos' proficiency in English language has gotten through and better in the previous two years. The said report was based on the assessments and studies conducted by a popular research group in the country, the Social Weather Station or the SWS. The survey made few months ago showed that the skills of the Filipinos to write and speak using the English language improved by over 10 percent in year 2006 to 2008, and that the Filipinos are also willing to improve their lives by improving their competence in the English language.
Another good news for the Filipinos in the field of verbal communications. Another Filipino, following Patricia Evangelista, 16 year-old Gian Dapul, won the English Speaking Union’s International Public Speaking Competition held in the United Kingdom last May 9, 2008. Gian, so they say, awed the panel of judges and spectators with his splendidly amusing deliverance of such a strong and lucid substantial speech during the contest. He bested 57 other competitors from other nations and made it to the top.
Our world today is really a world of competitions joined with new discoveries and innovations. Our present world is really moving and changing so fast, and as such, greater challenges have been laid before us. With this reality, for us, Filipinos to be globally competitive, our knowledge and proficiency of the international language is required.
For some years, the Philippines was well-known as the only English-speaking country in Southeast Asia. The fluency of the English language came from the Americans who once occupied our coasts. In that period of time, we stood at an advantage from our neighbor countries. We got a lot of profits because we could speak the language that most developed countries use. Filipinos had already been capable of persuading foreign investors to set in our country even before other Asian countries realized the need to train their citizens in utilizing the English language to be able to converse with other countries and increase their economies. That is why we held a great promise of development during those times.
After some years, we shifted to use our national language as the medium for instruction in school, government facilities, and everywhere with our belief that people would learn better and they would become more nationalistic. The advocates of the English language, then, suddenly had to give way to those who are in favor of our native language. Language, indeed, became an issue.
Well, it does not mean that if we use the English language, we are less nationalistic. We have been using Filipino in our lives for several years already and we have actually seen its effect. We could say that it had not really made a significant difference in terms of the students' rate of learning and development in our country. I think, it is about time that we embrace the use of the English language once more so we could be more competitive globally.
Surely we have to move back to square one as we try to regain the edge that we lost. Right motivation and proper attitude towards the acquisition of the English language will undoubtedly help us become confident and adept in the language. Stop neglecting the English language, let's use it.
Another good news for the Filipinos in the field of verbal communications. Another Filipino, following Patricia Evangelista, 16 year-old Gian Dapul, won the English Speaking Union’s International Public Speaking Competition held in the United Kingdom last May 9, 2008. Gian, so they say, awed the panel of judges and spectators with his splendidly amusing deliverance of such a strong and lucid substantial speech during the contest. He bested 57 other competitors from other nations and made it to the top.
Our world today is really a world of competitions joined with new discoveries and innovations. Our present world is really moving and changing so fast, and as such, greater challenges have been laid before us. With this reality, for us, Filipinos to be globally competitive, our knowledge and proficiency of the international language is required.
For some years, the Philippines was well-known as the only English-speaking country in Southeast Asia. The fluency of the English language came from the Americans who once occupied our coasts. In that period of time, we stood at an advantage from our neighbor countries. We got a lot of profits because we could speak the language that most developed countries use. Filipinos had already been capable of persuading foreign investors to set in our country even before other Asian countries realized the need to train their citizens in utilizing the English language to be able to converse with other countries and increase their economies. That is why we held a great promise of development during those times.After some years, we shifted to use our national language as the medium for instruction in school, government facilities, and everywhere with our belief that people would learn better and they would become more nationalistic. The advocates of the English language, then, suddenly had to give way to those who are in favor of our native language. Language, indeed, became an issue.
Well, it does not mean that if we use the English language, we are less nationalistic. We have been using Filipino in our lives for several years already and we have actually seen its effect. We could say that it had not really made a significant difference in terms of the students' rate of learning and development in our country. I think, it is about time that we embrace the use of the English language once more so we could be more competitive globally.
Surely we have to move back to square one as we try to regain the edge that we lost. Right motivation and proper attitude towards the acquisition of the English language will undoubtedly help us become confident and adept in the language. Stop neglecting the English language, let's use it.
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woah, good news for filipinos. so there are still positive news left to show on tv.
honestly i was not suprised. i mean consider the amount of call centers sprouting in the country.. i dont think itll generate this much employment if the investors do not believe in our skills. And i heard feedbacks are really impressive.
i guess blogging has a significant effect too.. updating online journals definitely exercises our vocabulary and skills in writing.
Last thing, use the language if necessary.. not to impress and make yabang in style, but use it to share to the world how great we are.
not so long ago, i read a biz news from newsweek mag that some call center companies are already encountering some growing pains since they couldn't find enough employees who speak proper english. it's a sad situation for a country that was a citadel of english in Asia.
thanks for commenting mr. magician! ;)
Thus the post of Mike the great English spokesperson of Don Bosco Technical College is quite substantial as always. I expect more from you on making a legacy in our Alma Matter. Thus, I am asking you to immediately forward this entry to Ms. Reforzado and Mr. Javier for the matter that it should be addressed to the Bosconians. Please continue the English Campaign that I started, and I hope you could come up with better solutions to promote the effective usage of the English Language. Thank you!
are you trying to get me? lol. k, so... i don't know what else to say.. haha! thank you. ;)i love don bosco mandaluyong and i will use my voice to influence my schoolmates.
bosconians should have more communication subjects in their curriculum and not science! masyadong tahimik ang mga bosconians lagi tuloy nami-misinterpret.
ah ganun.. hehe.. =)
ang pagiging mahusay ng isang tao sa paggamit ng wikang ingles ay hindi nangangahulugang siya ay magtatagumpay at uunlad. hindi rin nangangahulugan na dahil marunong ang mga tao sa isang bansa magsalita ng ingles e uunlad na.
maraming bansa ang hindi ganoon karunong mag-ingles pero sila ay maunlad.
sa aking palagay, masmahalaga na marunong makipagusap ang isang tao sa kanyang kapwa. (ano ngaun kung magaling ka magIngles kung di mo naman alam pano un gamitin para makipagusap sa iba?)
proficiency in english is not a passport towards success. more so it is not a definitive criterion for a person's capability, ability and personality.
English proficiency is STILL an urgent impediment to the growth of organizations and industries in our country. rapid decline in the English competency of our countrymen would just eventually grind down our country's competitiveness on human resources both here and abroad.
ows? haha
e bakit ang ibang bansa e umuunlad kahit hindi sila ganun kahusay magIngles? :)
unless the "industry" and "organization" that you are pertaining to are the call centers only.
this country can function and be successful even if people are not that competent in english.
madami pang masimportanteng bagay ang kailngan hasain sa ating mga pinoy para sabay sabay tayo magtagumpay :D
BUT learning to speak English is the simplest and the best way to improve our lives.
Borce, you're taking up nursing coz you wanna get a job abroad. now, if you can't speak English, do you think the embassy would even give you a visa?
nag-succeed ang ibang bansang di mahusay sa ingles like japan dahil may technology sila which our country doesn't have; south korea and singapore coz their citizens are disciplined, and singapore was a former settlement of britz government.
our country could be a major player not just in call centers but also in information technology, tourism, and even in health care that is if we speak English well.
The problem with us Filipinos is that we down value our English subjects. Normally, what students would profess is that such subject is "too easy". The truth is, speaking in english is not just purely of substance. Form and substance is essential, together, in able to bridge and deliver the thing that we call as "communication". What we don't understand is that call centers are merely about the form/structure/manner that we deliver. A person who can speak in english with both form and substance is considered to be an educated man. why? because a substantial manner of communication means that the information delivered satisfies what is needed.
To bridge this further, we Filipinos can't swallow our pride just because we are good in speaking in english, but can't communicate well in english. There's a big difference. And besides, the english subject does not just practice on speaking, reading, writing and all forms of communication arts, but it also teaches morals which is far more important than the lessons that we learn from our Chemistry and Calculus books. And besides? what subject was it that we were able to read and write and answer properly? ENGLISH AND FILIPINO right?
couldn't agree more. ^:)^
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