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Tanaka, Nozomi; O'Grady, William; Deen, Kamil; Bondoc, Ivan Paul – First Language, 2019
This article reports on the acquisition of relative clauses in Tagalog, the most widely spoken language in the Philippines. A distinctive feature of Tagalog is a unique system of voice that creates competing patterns, each with different possibilities for relativization. This study of children's performance on agent and patient relative clauses in…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, Tagalog, Language Patterns, Native Language
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Banatao, Mary Ann B.; Malenab-Temporal, Conchita – TESOL International Journal, 2018
Students' preferences are being shaped by what they view in advertisements. Hence, this study examined the occurrence of code-switching in Philippine TV advertisements. Particularly, it analyzed syntactic patterns of code-switching, pragmatic/discourse functions and motivations present in the code-switched ads aired from the country's giant TV…
Descriptors: Television, Advertising, Code Switching (Language), Syntax
Peace Corps, Manila (Philippines). – 1992
This guide for teaching Tagalog as a second language is designed for training Peace Corps volunteers. It consists of 140 lessons based on cartoons from a Philippines newspaper. Each lesson contains a one- to three-panel cartoon in Tagalog with English translation, vocabulary and grammar notes, comprehension questions, and notes on related cultural…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Conversational Language Courses, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
Peace Corps, Manila (Philippines). – 1994
This guide is designed for Tagalog language training of Peace Corps workers in the Philippines and reflects daily communication needs in that context. It consists of 21 learning modules to be used in independent study. Each module contains a list of the targeted language competencies and related phrases, a dialogue or text, vocabulary list,…
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, Daily Living Skills, Dialogs (Language), Food
Clankie, Shawn M. – Language and Culture Studies Series, 2000
This paper considers how multilingualism is approached in both Japan and the United States by considering the position and roles of the government, schools, and public. There exists the perception in countries where monolingualism is considered the norm that bilingualism, and certainly multilingualism, are problematic. Multilingualism in a…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Chinese, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Meman, Paz B. – 1990
This guide is designed for Tagalog language training of Peace Corps workers in the Philippines, and reflects daily communication needs in that context. It consists of: a quick reference to common expressions and phrases; a series of topical vocabulary and phrase lists; targeted core language competencies, at three proficiency levels; a…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Classroom Communication, Community Services, Competency Based Education