SPANISH will be taught in selected public high schools starting next school year, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced.
The teaching of Spanish is aimed at preparing Filipino graduates for the global market.
DepEd has decided to start the program with one school per region.
Only two classes of 35 students in each school will be offered the language class.
The subject will be offered as an elective, or students who show competence in English can enroll in the course.
Earlier, DepEd 7 Director Recaredo Borgonia said only students who excelled in English and Filipino are expected to also perform well in Spanish.
“We cannot make it a requirement for all the students to take up Spanish. If the student doesn’t perform well in English or Filipino, you can’t expect them to do well in Spanish. So it is better that it is just an elective, for the students to decide,†said Borgonia.
Special
The Special Program in Foreign Language aims to develop in the students skills in listening, reading, writing, speaking and viewing—qualities that are important for the
development and acquisition of communication skills through a second foreign language.
The program also seeks to broaden the cultural horizon of the students.
“It will also develop understanding and appreciation of other people’s cultures,†Education Sec. Jesli Lapus said in a statement.
For each region, only secondary schools with the highest mean percentage score in English would be selected for the program.
Crash course
“One of the criteria in selecting the teachers who will handle the teaching of the foreign language is that they must be willing to finish the crash course and participate in teaching Spanish,†Lapus said.
The teachers will undergo a three-month training for the program. The selected schools will also be required to provide substitute teachers who will take over while other teachers are in training.
DepEd will choose the schools based on the availability of classrooms and support facilities. The school has to have a computer laboratory with at least 10 computers and headsets. (EPB
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