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In presentations like these, I always get asked one question in the open forum afterwards: "Is Taglish or Filipino itself the cause of the deterioration of our people’s skills in English? Shouldn’t we ban the use of Taglish and Filipino in schools to improve those skills?"


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Singapore prods locals to speak better English

September 8, 2010 - 4:16am

"Borrow me $5 can?" may not be the most graceful way to ask for a few dollars, but it's music to the ears of many Singaporeans.

Better than banning

By Butch Dalisay | October 9, 2006 - 12:00am

These past couple of weeks, I’ve had two opportunities to give lectures on a pet topic of mine, "English in the Philippines," at St. Norbert College and at the University of Michigan. In presentations...

Arts and Culture