Filipino Spoken Discourse: Implications to Philippine English Variety

Which variety of English do we speak? New Englishes? Africa -Nigerian English -Kenyan English South Asia -Pakistani English -Lankan English -Indian English Southeast Asia -Filipino/Philippine English -Singapore English -Malaysian English others Older Englishes? North America -American English -Canadian English Great Britain -English English -Scots Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland -Irish English Southern Indian and Pacific Oceans -Australian English -New Zealand English others But take note of this... Talking to a person in other language touches his mind while talking to him in his own language touches his heart. Hence, a spoken discourse is not only heard rather it must be felt. -E.L. Beltran