For you, what do you prefer? English language or Mother tongue?

          Some Filipinos are used to speak in English language than our mother tongue. English language is our second language here in the Philippines. For you, what will you choose, fluency in the English language or mastery of mother tongue?

          In business, employees are used to speak English. It was said that it helps the business to be known and to make their clients become more interested to them. Others think that if you speak in English language, it is like you are a smart or bright person. It makes you become a high class person. Philippines is known as one of the country in good teaching of English language. It is our honor to be known by other countries. It helps us to communicate with foreigners. But would you forget to speak in Filipino language?

When we were young, we were speaking in our mother tongue. But when we started going to school, little by little, we learned the English language from basic upto we become fluent in English. Filipino language is known by all Filipinos of course it’s our native language. We should not be ashamed of what our language is. Dr. Jose Rizal said that “ang hindi raw magmahal sa sariling wika, ay higit pa ang amoy sa mabahong isda”.

According to Winnie Monsod, “to achieve greater master in English or Filipino, the most effective medium of instruction is in the child’s mother tongue that is her first language or the language spoken at home”. Both English language and Filipino language are good to use. But for me, I will choose the mastery of mother tongue than fluency in the English language. I grew up here in the Philippines, to my own native land so I will choose our mother tongue. We better master the Filipino language to widen our mind and vocabulary in Filipino words. It also makes our mother tongue to be respected by us.