principles and guidance

1. PRINCIPLES AND
GUIDELINES OF AN
EFFECTIVE LANGUAGE
ARTS AND
MULTILITERACIES
CURRICULUM
MAILYN M. CABUNGAG

2. PHILOSOPHY AND RATIONALE
Language
o Basis of all communication and the primary
instrument of thought.
o Defines culture which is essential in
understanding oneself (personal identity),
forming interpersonal relationships
(socialization), extending experiences,
reflecting on thought and action, and
contributing to a better society.
o Central to the peoples’ intellectual, social
and emotional development and has an
essential role in all key learning areas1 .
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3. GUIDING PRINCIPLES
o All languages are interrelated and
interdependent.
o Language acquisition and learning is
an active process that begins at birth
and continues throughout life.
o Learning requires meaning.
o Learners learn about language and
how to use it effectively through their
engagement with and study of texts.
o Successful language learning involves
viewing, listening, speaking, reading
and writing activities.
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4. Multiliteracies
Curriculum
Lets explore!
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5. What is
multiliteracies?
o(multi literacy practices)
oinclude traditional literacy practices
using texts as well as new literacy
practices using texts of popular
culture such as films.
olearners will be able to appreciate
and be sensitive to sociocultural
diversity and understand that the
meaning of any form of
communication depends on
context, purpose and audience.
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6. An effective language arts and
multiliteracies curriculum
satisfies the following principles:
Fact!
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7. 1. develops thinking and language through interactive learning;
2. develops communicative competence and critical literacy;
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3. draws on literature in order to develop students’ understanding of their
literary heritage;
4. draws on informational texts and multimedia in order to build academic
vocabulary and strong content knowledge;
5. develops students’ oral language and literacy through appropriately
challenging learning;

8. 6. emphasizes writing arguments, explanatory/informative texts and
narratives;
7. provides explicit skill instruction in reading and writing;
8. builds on the language, experiences, knowledge and interests that students bring
to school;
9. nurtures students’ sense of their common ground in using language/s for
communication as present or future global citizens to prepare them to participate in
school and in civic life, and;
10. assesses and reflects the students’ ability to interpret and/or communicate in the
target language.
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9. To produce graduates who apply the
language conventions, principles,
strategies and skills in
(1) interacting with others, (2)
understanding and learning other content
areas, and (3) fending for themselves in
whatever field of endeavour they may
engage in.
OUTCOMES
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10. References
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Arronof, M. (2007). Language (Linguistic).
http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Language_(linguistics)
GOVPH, (2020). English CG! https://www.deped.gov.ph/english-cg/
Stillman, (2020). What is language? https://www.stillmantranslations.com/language-
functions-of-language-definition-of-language-translations/

11. Thank you !
Mailyn Cabungcag
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