A translation Project Proposal for The Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education Program

Division of Malaybalay

Submitted by: Esther Ruth Santillan

The texts: The following texts belong to the Talaandig Tribe. Talaandig is one of the indigenous groups in the province of Bukidnon. The Talaandig population is roughly estimated to be at

about 100,000 people or more. The members of the group are found in barangays and municipalities surrounding the mountain of Kitanglad, the historic domain of the Talaandig people.The tribe's women are expert embroiderers and patchwork-makers, producing beautifully colored bead jewelry and materials. The people are semi-sedentary, living mostly on the sale of their handmade products and agriculture. The song Es Gali is one of the texts to be translated in English. This is a tribal hunting song of Talaandig one of the seven tribes here in Bukidnon. This song shows the culture of Talaandig tribe on how they live life before and it is through hunting which is so different with today. The song Sinla Sinla is Talaandig Tribal song. This song was sung by the Talaandig children when they are having their morning bath in the river. They were asking the sun to shine upon all. This moment is memorable for the Talaandig children as they enjoy bathing in the clean and clear rivers. The poem Bales Hu Tagpamula is one of the Talaandig poems. This poem shows the attitude of Talaandig people of being grateful to the creator. They extended their gratitude to God for the abundant growth of the plant which they have planted. They also acknowledge the presence of the sun and the rain in helping their plants to grow abundantly. The story

The jokes and sayings

The target audience:

This literary piece translation is for Grade V elementary pupils of Songco Elementary School under the Division of Bukidnon. This is a public school under the Department of Education located at Songco Lantapan Bukidnon. The pupils in this school are mostly composed of Talaandig children who used to speak their L1 all of the times. These pupils have the age range of 9-11 years old. They were honed with their cultural background and still preserving it against the modernization of the world. This school is under the Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education. I found out that the school has the scarcity of the instructional materials in their L1, to fill the gap I made this project which is helpful to the pupils of the said school. The different literary genres will be translated in English Language. The pupils will find it interesting to learn their literature in a new language. The literary pieces will be used as a springboard to the pupils to learn the English language. I found out that the school has scarcity of materials in their L1 to fill the gap I created this project. The effect it will have to the audience is that they will learn new language and understand more the grammatical form decoded in these literary pieces. This will serve as the spring board in learning the English language. These pupils have the age range of 9 to 11 years old. The text will be translated in English Language.

The translation team: I will be the translator, who will translate the literary pieces into English. I am capable of reading, writing and slightly speaking the source language. If there are difficulties will encounterss