USING INDIGENOUS SONGS EFFECTIVELY TO TEACH MOTHER TONGUE TO YOUNG LEARNERS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN BONTOC, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE: ITS EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS
JONNELLE D. FAGSAO

ABSTRACT

Indigenous Songs play an important role in the development of young children learning the mother language. This paper begins by looking at why indigenous songs can be considered valuable pedagogical tools in teaching the mother tongue this K12 curriculum of the DepEd. In particular, it will discuss how indigenous songs can help young learners (particularly those who are not from Bontoc) in public and private elementary schools in Bontoc, Mountain Province improve their listening skills and pronunciation, and how they can be useful in the teaching of vocabulary and sentence structures. The researcher will also discuss how the selected indigenous songs can reflect culture and increase students’ overall enjoyment of learning a mother language and second language on songs translated into English. The researcher will then attempt to show, through useful examples, how the selected indigenous songs (both in mother tongue and English) can be used as language tasks. Finally, the paper aims to explore how indigenous songs for children can be adapted to suit a particular theme or part of the curriculum a teacher might wish to teach.