Ipagppaumanhin ang Aking Lengguwaheng Kalye

Narinig n'yo na ba ang pangalan ni James Soriano? Sigurado ako na nitong mga nakaraang araw ay nabasa n'yo narin ang kwento tungkol kay James Soriano sa facebook at twitter. Naging trending topic din siya dahil sa artikulong isiinulat niya sa Manila Bulletin, "Language, learning, identity, privilege", Ayun sa kanya, ang Filipino ay languange of the street at ang English ay language of the learned.

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Language, learning, identity, privilege
Ithink
By JAMES SORIANO
August 24, 2011, 4:06am

English is the language of learning. I’ve known this since before I could go to school. As atoddler, my first study materials were a set of flash cards that my mother used to teach me the English alphabet.

My mother made home conducive to learning English: all my storybooks and coloring books were in English, and so were the cartoons I watched and the music I listened to. She required me to speak English at home. She even hired tutors to help me learn to read and write in English.