Philippines Expat and Travel Blog August Archive

Medium of Instruction in Philippine Schools

By L. Madrigal at 08/25/08 06:58

The Philippines is the largest English speaking country in Asia when it comes to person per square area basis, India having the largest number pf speakers due to its massive land area and population. More than 90% of Filipinos speak English, but not all can speak it properly. The Philippines is considered as one of the best English speakers, winning linguistic debates and competition all around the world. Outsourcing companies invested billions of dollars in the Filipinos' ability of communicating in English. Also, many foreigners will go to the Philippines just to learn English.

In the current education system of the Philippines, the local vernacular is still the biggest proponent. Tagalog, or the Pilipino language, is still the favored medium of instruction by many schools perhaps because it can easily be understood by many.

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