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+ Follow Carabao English Tag
Carabao English
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                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1989884
                    [Title] => My Carabao English
                    [Summary] => Way back in the 1980s, when my fiction in English was already translated into so many foreign languages, I was criticized for my “Carabao” English, that it wasn’t English enough.
                    [DatePublished] => 2020-02-03 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 134336
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1315036
                    [AuthorName] => F. Sionil Jose
                    [SectionName] => Opinion
                    [SectionUrl] => opinion
                    [URL] => 
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                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1286100
                    [Title] => Sexy starlet napasabak sa event na Inglesan nang Inglesan ang mga kasama, nagpawis ang buong damit sa tensiyon!
                    [Summary] => 

Muntik nang dumugo ang ilong ng sexy starlet nang isama siyang mag-host sa mga nag-i-Inglesan sa isang company party kamakailan.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135649 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1726309 [AuthorName] => Ruel Mendoza [SectionName] => Pang Movies [SectionUrl] => pang-movies [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 843244 [Title] => The day I flew on a Piper Cub [Summary] =>

A Japanese travel writer said nearly everyone in the Philippines speaks English.

[DatePublished] => 2012-08-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134303 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1431352 [AuthorName] => Juanito V. Jabat   [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 42969 [Title] => Of sunrise, Romeo and Juliet,  Bible quotes and “change” [Summary] =>

Congress Revelations. When the motion lead to a vote to declare the position of the speaker’s seat vacant, numerous speeches were made by members of the House of Representatives. Many gave eloquent speeches. The most common word used was “change.” Several congressmen quoted passages from the bible or their favorite prayer. Some became poetic and talked of sunrise. [DatePublished] => 2008-02-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1769982 [AuthorName] => The Ear [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 27202 [Title] => Call center manager echoes city officials' request to DepEd to improve English program [Summary] =>

TEACH THE TEACHERS. A call center manager told The Ear that the officials of Cebu City is on the right track to request the Department of Education to fast track its program designed to enhance the teaching skills of public school teachers on the English language for them to also improve the students’ ability to speak English. She said, “We should teach the teachers how to speak English the right way. [DatePublished] => 2007-11-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1769982 [AuthorName] => The Ear [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 383930 [Title] => Carabao English [Summary] => Samtang nangaon kami kuyog sa mga panday nga niayo sa among kapilya sa Isla Carnaza, kami usab ang seryoso usab nga naminaw sa dramang nag-ulohan: Carabao English. Nindot kaayo ang linya sama ning mosunod: "Pauli sa bukid Pedro kay bugtong ikaw ug ang kabaw lamang ang magkasinabtanay sa iningles nimo!" Si Pedro mitubag: "Tinuod nindot ang Ingles nimo apan kon buot hunahunaon basura ang unod niini!"

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[DatePublished] => 2007-02-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135784 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1323154 [AuthorName] => Fr. Rey Cui [SectionName] => Banat Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 338900 [Title] => Carabao English - a rejoinder [Summary] => I join the concern of The FREEMAN in its editorial two days ago on the "carabao" English of most Filipino college graduates. Quoting a report from Europe, it says that 75 percent of the almost half a million college finishers every year have dim prospects of employment mainly for lack of adequate communication skills in English.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135759 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1757071 [AuthorName] => STRAWS IN THE WIND By Eladio Dioko [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )

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