Education and Language in the Philippines

Lorraine Pe Symaco is professor of education at Zhejiang University. Francisco P. Dumanig is assistant professor of English and TESOL coordinator at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

• 1Introduction and Contextual Background2Education, Language and Development3Language and National Identity4Language-in-Education Policies in the Philippines 5Education, Language Policy and Use in the Philippines6Education and Language: a Multi-ethnic Approach7Closing Remarks: Education and Language in the PhilippinesReferencesAbout the Authors

This book provides a clear, comprehensive, and extensive account of the many aspects of education and its development in the Philippines. The focus is particularly on the use and development of language policies—both the use of different languages within educational settings and its importance in an understanding of the different cultures within multi-ethnic and therefore multi-lingual societies or communities.The book is clearly of considerable value not simply to those engaged in the education of students in the Philippines but universally throughout the world for those seeking to understand the increasingly multi-ethnic and multi-linguistic societies in which they learn and live.I highly recommend this book.