Nowadays, a bunch of teenagers in the Philippines are already influenced by the Korean culture. Music, K-dramas, dancing and even the style of hair and clothing are adopted by those so called 'Kpoppers' here. Korea is a very influencing country because of their lifestyle and k-artists which made me think that a lot of fangirls of Korea will going to celebrate about the fact that Korean Language will soon be taught in public high hig h schools. Based on the news, it is for f or the continuation of the fruitful relationship of Korea and our country and to improve skills skills in different aspects of communication. For me, teaching Hangul in public high schools has advantages and disadvantages. I can't say this decision is bad nor right because there are pros and a nd cons of making the students learn another foreign language. Millennials are very addictive in Korean Dramas and Korean pop music, so I think one of the disadvantages is the influenced of the Korean culture here will widen more and students may forget about our own culture or language. The fact that their idols are Korean and that they'll be able to understand what their favorite artists saying without any subtitles, will make them more interested in learning Hangul than learning our own language, the Filipino. Another thing, it was stated in the news that it can replace the subject Technological and Livelihood Education. Is Hangul really important and helpful for us to even replace a subject where we can learn a lot of things more? What can the students get from learning Hangul? Of course, they'll be able to communicate with "koreans", they'll be able to understand those addictive Korean dramas, and they'll be able to sing a lot with their favorite Korean music. For me, it is an advantage if they are going to choose Hangul than T.L.E. Hangul is not yet one of the most common languages used in different countries. It is not even a universal language to concentrate on. Some of the students can use it if they're going to Korea, but most of them may never use it in the future. There are also advantages that the students can get into learning l earning the Korean Language. As the Department of Education said that it will improve learners to develop their skills in reading, writing, and speaking which is somehow helpful for us. I also think that that learning another foreign language is an advantage because it can improve our relationship in that particular country. It is stated in the news that it is i s for the fruitful relationship of Korea and the Philippines. For me, it's helpful for our country, country, but not for the students. I think that we should focus focus more on our own language and the English language because it is universal. To sum it up, I think that learning another foreign language isn't that important and the DepEd D epEd should focus more on making sure that most of the students master the English language lan guage before learning another foreign one.
Public schools to teach Korean in high school Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 24) — Korean language will soon be taught in public high schools. The Korean Embassy and the Department of Education (DepEd) signed on Wednesday an agreement which adds Korean language as one of the second foreign language electives. Under the pilot implementation, Korean language will be taught in 10 select high schools in Metro Manila, starting this year. "This is a continuation of very long years of fruitful relationship, including in the field of education, between Korea and the Republic of the Philippines," DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones said. The Special Program in Foreign Language (SPFL), first implemented in 2009, aims "to prepare the graduates in a linguistically and culturally diverse global workspace," according to DepEd. The program helps learners develop skills in "listening, reading, writing, speaking, and viewing that are fundamental in acquiring communicative competence in a second foreign language," the Department said. Among the languages currently taught are Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Japanese (Nihongo), and Spanish. "I'm very happy that Korean language is added as one of the second foreign languages. Language is very important so teaching and studying (foreign languages) in schools is very helpful to deepen the bilateral understanding between two nations," said Korean Ambassador Kim Jae Shin. The SPFL is open to Grades 7 to 12 "who have demonstrated competence in English" based on the National Achievement Test (NAT) results, and "are capable of learning another foreign language." It can be offered as an additional subject, or as substitute for Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE). February 2017 data of DepEd listed around 10,500 SPFL student nationwide, with most students enrolled in Spanish language. http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2017/06/24/Public-schools-to-teach-Korean-in-highschool.html
