- ASEAN was established in 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand with five original member countries. It has since expanded to include 10 member nations. - English became the official working language of ASEAN with the signing of the ASEAN Charter in 2009. This was likely due to its relatively neutral status, to drive modernization efforts, and to facilitate participation in globalization. - The document goes on to discuss the language policies and practices of education in each ASEAN member country, noting that while local languages are often official languages, English is commonly used as the sole or primary language of instruction in education systems.

1. D. ASEAN COUNTRIE’S POLICIES
ON LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION
Prepared by:
Zarate, Bernard F.
and
Garunay, Carmina P.
III-BSE ENGLISH-B

2. SUMMARY
- ASEAN was establish in 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand.
- five members: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and
Thailand. Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia were later
added to the group of nations as it continued to grow.
- ENGLISH is the De facto language of ASEAN since 20009.
Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN)
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ABOUT ASEAN

3. ASEAN ON LANGUAGE
• Become de jure with the signing of ASEAN character in 2009.
• Article 34 of the character roads “ the working language of ASEAN shall be
English”.
ENGLISH as the LANUAGE OF ASEAN
Possible reasons:
- Relatively “neutral status”
- Drive for modernization
- Participate in globalization
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4. THE SOUTHEAST ASEAN SETTING
- 1000languagesareestimated spokenas
indicatedintheregion.
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-Isaculturallyandlinguisticallydiverse region.

5. LANGUAGE IN EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
IN LANGUAGE ASIA:
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ASEAN
1. BRUNEI
2. MALAYSIA
3. INDONESIA
4.
CAMBODIA
5. SINGAPORE
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6. Government policy and subsequent practice
moreover, overlook the use of all local
languages, including the de facto colloquial
national language, Brunei Malay.
BRUNEI
DARUSSALAM
1. BRUNEI
- smallest Southeast Asian
nation in terms of population.
- 17 languages
- Standard Malay is the official
language used in Pinensular
Malaysia acc. to constition of
1959.
Brunei Malay
- first languag.
-widely spoken language in the
country.
- accordingto language policy,,English
and Standard Malay uses as the
media of instruction

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2. MALAYSIA
- 134 languages are spoken
- Standard Malay (Bahasa Malaysia) is the official and national
language acc. to constition of 1959.
- national primary school use standard Malay as the main language
of instruction
- national type primary school uses another language such as
Mandarin Chinese, Tamil, or an alternative Indian language as the
main LOI.

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- with 707 spoken languages.
- the constitution of 1945 stipulates Indonesia (Bahasa Indonesia) as the official language,
also a language of instruction and literacy at all levels of education.
- estimated 10-20% speaks Indonesian as their first language but up to 70% of Indonesian
use it as secondary language
- law no.20 of 2003 states that another mother tongue than Indonesian can be use in the
early stages of education.
3. INDONESIA

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4. CAMBODIA
- 27 languages are spoken
- The constitutionof 1993 -Khmer- official language
- education law of 2007, gave local authoritiees the right to choose
the language of instruction in certain minority areas.

10. 5. SINGAPORE
- Lewis et. al (2006), list 24 languages
- the constitutionof 1965 stimulates four official languages;
Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, Chinese, and English .
- the constitutionalso guarantees the use, teaching and learning
of other languages.

11. LET'S LOOK FOR
OTHER 5 ASEAN
COUNTRIES....
to be continued by Mr. Zarate
ENGLISH
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12. PHILIPPINES
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• The language is considered as second language
of the country.
• The English policy in the Philippines can be
perceived to be successful as far as I can
remember with the second language literacy rate
of 93% among the population.
• Mother Tongue – Based Multilingual Education
(MTB-MLE) is the government’s banner program
for education as a salient part of the
implementation of the K to 12 Basic Education

13. THAILAND
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• Unlike the rest of the countries in ASEAN, Thailand has not been
colonized by any country
• But in the early 1820’s, the English language was only taught to
royalties and diplomats.
• In the following years, the first compulsory policy made its way and
the English subject was then mandated to be taught in Grade 5

14. VIETNAM
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• English language was introduced in Vietnam in the 1990s in primary
schools.
• English is a one of the many subjects that has national examinations and
students need to pass this in order to enter Secondary School Education.
• The education sector of the country instructed in 1996 that English will be
compulsory at Grade 3 throughout the country.

15. MYANMAR
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• English has long since ceased to have any institutional role in Myanmar. Burmese is
the country’s lingua franca.
• The country is currently using Burmese as its primary medium of instruction.
• The country cannot adopt yet the MTB-MLE for they are challenged when it comes
to teachers and textbooks.

16. LAOS
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• Laos is also considered as monolingual wherein all subjects across level
are taught in Lao language.
• Laos remains to be one of the poorest countries with limited roads and
infrastructure, sources of electricity and educational system.
• The “general education” system in Lao PDR is organized in three levels:
primary (grades 1-5), lower secondary (grades 6-8), and upper secondary
(grades 9-11) .

17. Thank you
for
listening
Have a good day everyone !
ENGLISH
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