My 5 year old stepchild learning tagalog

[Steve.r]

Very simply put..... Tagalog or local variations of it are the national language of the Philippines period. English is taught as a second language period.

I think it very sad to think that any child born of mixed parents ie: fil/brit will not learn and be able to communicate in both tongues. I am dead sure my little son with be learning both and be able to communicate properly in both. Both my wife and I will make sure of that.

You did mention about Manx being lost over a hundred years ago, well, that was then, but in this case we are talking current taught national language.

[lastlid]

Very simply put..... Tagalog or local variations of it are the national language of the Philippines period. English is taught as a second language period.

I think it very sad to think that any child born of mixed parents ie: fil/brit will not learn and be able to communicate in both tongues. I am dead sure my little son with be learning both and be able to communicate properly in both. Both my wife and I will make sure of that.

You did mention about Manx being lost over a hundred years ago, well, that was then, but in this case we are talking current taught national language.

The way I see it is that any child of mine born in the UK to a Filipina will go back to a Philippines in 20 years time and see a country that has moved on and speaks less of the native languages and more English than ever. This process is going on right now and seems almost irreversible, unless the Chinese invade.

And I won't want a child of mine speaking Manx or Latin or any other language other than English and possibly either French or Spanish.


I just wonder, in an effort to maintain the Philippine language in schools in the Philippines, which ones of the many languages would would you pick and why?

Bring em all on. It would be fun.