The Teachers Journal is the first journal published by Central Philippine University in 1964.

Nobody quarrels with the need to teach literature in schools, but there has been much dis­cussion about what to teach, and when, and where. Another “where” question is: Where may we obtain materials? Another question is: ...

Learning is said to be more lasting when acquired through many avenues. The author demonstrates how mathematical concepts can be made intelligible through different approaches. After teaching high school mathematics for ...

This article attempts to define the Hiligaynon statement and to identify its subclasses in terms of a description of its contrastive structuring and the elements that function in its basic patterns. This is a part of a Master’s thesis whose objective is to compare and contrast the signaling features of English and Hiligaynon and to predict student difficulties which may arise from the nature of the languages in contact Researches, especially by linguists, on the nature and functioning of language have constantly been undertaken. In recent years this interest has brought about a new approach in the teaching of languages. The new approach, better known as the second language approach, can be more effectively used if the teacher understands the structuring of the native language of the learner as well as that of the new language before teaching the new language to him. This new approach also requires teaching materials which are based on a scientific description of the native language of the learner and the target language. The interest in the new approach has spread in many countries....

The purpose of this study was to evolve a pattern of weighting and sequencing English tense-aspect modifications for Hiligaynon speakers. Three more or less independent but complementary studies were involved: (a) a study ...

In the spirit of the biblical in­ junction to seek the truth, Dr. Knudsen points out some implications for faith and scriptural scholarship of the new depth studies being conducted on the bases of the Christian faith. It is in the hope that believers will be more believing when their faith is tested and found not wanting that the Journal offers this stimulation in religious thought....

Although the successful professional should be in the best position to tell others how to succeed in his field, his success in the profession does not guarantee that he can effectively teach others how to do it. Dr. Slesinger here gives many wise suggestions for successful teaching. The Journal acknowledges great indebtedness to the South-Western Publishing Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio, for disseminating helpful information through its service magazine, Collegiate News and Views, from which the following quite extensive excerpts are taken....

What do we teach when we teach physics? What do we hope to accomplish when we send students to a laboratory? What is a sound program for laboratory activities? Dr. Boekelheide offers his alternative to the traditional ...

The study being discussed here was done in Raleigh, North Carolina, but is presented here for the implications it may have for the evolvement of teacher rating scales. This study of teacher merit was authorized by the ...