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Filipino

Grades 9-10

The approach to studying Filipino in the High School is that of a second language. As such, the students will be exposed to a variety of experiences that will allow them to experience, learn, and practice the use of the language.

The objective to language teaching is communicative competence using developmentally appropriate activities and material. The language is taught in two levels, Standard and Advanced, aiming to achieve accuracy before fluency. Thus, a progression of skills will create a foundation strong enough for the students to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.

Grade 9

At this level, students will be expected to understand and follow a deliberate monolingual conversation in formal situations, using their knowledge of a range of vocabulary and idioms. They will be required to communicate orally with near-standard pronunciation given certain parameters, cognizant of register and its effect on language. They will read a variety of texts in the language, focusing on short novels, and will be expected to recognize structural elements present in them. Writing output will include simple poetry, well-written organized essays, short research reports, and simple stories.

Grade 10

For their final MYP year, students of Filipino will engage in monolingual conversations in both formal and informal situations, using their knowledge of a wide range of idioms and vocabulary. They will be expected to deliver a formal oral commentary on both fiction and nonfiction material, and to begin to exhibit the techniques and styles employed by native speakers of the language. They will continue to independently read a variety of texts, and they will now be expected to recognize and understand the role of structural elements found in a text. At the end of the course, written work will include short stories with complex plots, personal responses to other people’s opinions as stated in written work such as editorials, and research papers. Style and register are expected to be appropriately and consistently applied in both oral and written tasks.