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YOU ARE HERE:OFFICIAL STATEMENTS › DEPED: KOREAN AND OTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES
ELECTIVE, NOT REPLACEMENT TO FILIPINO

PASIG CITY, November 18, 2018 – Amid misguided assertions and the timing of reports about the offering
of elective Korean language class in selected public schools, the Department of Education (DepEd)
emphasizes that this program is in no way intended to and shall not replace the Filipino subject in the
basic education curriculum.

The study of the Korean language is elective and not part of the core subjects of around 700 learners in
10 selected junior high schools (JHS) in the National Capital Region. Aside from offering Korean language
class, DepEd currently implements five Special Program in Foreign Language (SPFL) classes in Spanish,
French, German, Chinese, and Japanese in all public schools.

Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones maintains that the subject Filipino remain to be among the core
subjects in basic education, while the teaching of Panitikan in the Filipino subject serves as a springboard
for discussion of grammar lessons and a way of strengthening the Filipino identity and culture.
Additionally, Filipino continues to be the medium of instruction for Araling Panlipunan and Edukasyon sa
Pagpapakatao. Aside from Filipino, the Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) is also
being implemented in Kindergarten, Grades 1, 2, and 3 in all public schools.

The Education chief consistently underscores the importance of history, culture and the arts in
understanding, appreciating, and preserving the soul of Filipinos as a people. Thus, the Department
continuously strengthens the teaching and learning of Filipino as part of the K to 12 Program.

Meanwhile, the inclusion of the Korean language in DepEd’s SPFL was formalized back in June 2017
under a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the Philippines and South Korea.

As early as school year 2009-2010, the Department has already recognized the need to develop the
foreign language skills of learners amid the increasing impact of globalization. SPFL is one of the six
special programs being offered by the Department to cater to multiple intelligences of the learners and
to help equip them with the necessary skills to meaningfully engage in a linguistically and culturally
diverse world.
SPFL is open to Grades 7 to 10 learners who have demonstrated competence in Filipino and English, and
are interested in and capable of learning another foreign language.

DepEd has partnered with the Korean Cultural Center, Embassy of Spain, Spanish Agency for
International Development Cooperation Filipinas, Instituto Cervantes, Japan Foundation, the Embassy of
France, Goethe-Institut Philippinen, and Confucius Institute-Angeles University Foundation in the
conduct of capacity building activities for SPFL teachers.

The Department encourages the contribution of informed and fact-based opinions to the discussion
instead of the proliferation of conclusions that sow seeds of confusion and disinformation.

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