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ERIC Number: EJ1451840
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0950-0782
EISSN: EISSN-1747-7581
Localizing for Learning: A Designed Teacher Training Program and Its Developed Localized Materials for Mother Tongue Education
Phoebe Maria Blanca S. Merino; Romylyn A. Metila
Language and Education, v38 n6 p1080-1097 2024
Producing local materials is a challenge to mother tongue education programs especially in linguistically diverse contexts. To address this, a five-day teacher training program on materials localization for K-3 teachers in a linguistically diverse area in the Philippines was designed and implemented. The program was based on frameworks about materials localization and development, needs analysis data, and curricular and materials guidelines from the Ministry of Education. The program, implemented through the collaboration of stakeholders, capacitated teachers in localizing the language and culture in a set of lessons from Ministry-produced textbooks. These were evaluated and shown to have met standards of high-quality, localized materials. Results suggest that the designed program is a feasible grass-roots platform for localizing materials. The presented program design and activities, as well as the good practices and lessons learned from the implementation, are instructive to program implementers in linguistically diverse contexts.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Philippines
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A