Philippine Languages:
An Overview
by
Ralph A. Cardeño, Ph.D.

Objectives: At the end of the session, the
would-be teachers will have been able
to:
1. find out the reason that makes the Philippines a highly
multilingual nation;
2. discuss the prevailing issues concerning the language
conditions in the country; and
3. value the opportunities to be situated in multilingual
societies.

Language Conditions
in the Philippines

References Cited:
Gonzales, W. D. W. (2017). Language contact in the Philippines: The
history and ecology from a Chinese Filipino perspective. Retrieved
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http://www2.hawaii.edu/~reid/Combined%20Files/A59.%202005.%20Ta
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