UPLB CAS Dibisyon ng Wika

UP Lingg at GE conference - Department of Linguistics - UP Diliman Several of the Department’s faculty members, graduate students, and alumni participated during this week’s UP System General Education Conference 2026. This year’s installment of the GE conference was organized by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (OVPAA) “with the aim of...

WIKA AT HISTORIOGRAPIYA: ANG PAG-AARAL NG KASAYSAYAN TUNGO SA PAGBUBUO NG BANSA
Ni Zeus A. Salazar
1998

Wika at Pagpapalaya: Mga Papel ng Ika-8ng Konggreso ng Linggwistiks sa Pilipinas

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Bilang pagsusulat ng Kasaysayan kapwa sa pakahulugan nito sa Kastilang historia (mula sa Griyegong historiè = ulat/pagsisiyasat) at sa Pilipinong kasaysayan (salaysay na may saysay) at bilang simpleng metodolohiya o teknika ng pagsusuri/pag-uusisa, ang historiograpiya ay may malaking kaugnayan sa wika hindi lamang bilang midyum ng komunikasyon at ng batis pangkasaysayan kundi, higit sa lahat, bilang imbakan-kuhanan at tagapagpahayag o ekspresyon ng kalinangan (na napapaloob sa mismong batis pangkasaysayan). Ang pagkakaugnay na ito ng wika at historiograpiya ay mahigpit ding nakakabit, sa kaso ng Pilipinas, sa mithiin/gawain ng pagbubuo ng Bansa. Magiging malinaw ito kung susuriin muna natin (a) ang kahulugan ng “historia” (ulat/pagsisiyasat) at “kasaysayan” (saysay/salaysay) sa konteksto ng ating nakaraan at kalinangan, bago natin analisahin nang mas masusi ang kaugnayan ng “pag-aaral ng nakaraan,” kapwa (b) bilang historia (ulat) at “kasaysayan” (saysay) at (k) bilang disiplina ng pagsusuri ng, at pagpapahalaga sa, batis (metodolohiya at pananaw) sa ating pagiging isang bansang kabuuan.

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𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨, 𝐃𝐇𝐮𝐦 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔!

Your Department of Humanities (DHum) family would like to celebrate this milestone with you and acknowledge your achievements through the 𝐃𝐇𝐮𝐦 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 happening on 𝟐𝟗 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟖:𝟎𝟎 𝐀𝐌, 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐂𝐀𝐒 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦.

𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟐 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲.

Thank you!

✨️ 𝐘𝐎𝐔'𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃!

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), in partnership with The Japan Foundation, Manila (JFM), cordially invites everyone to “𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐢 𝐧𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢 𝐱 𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐬𝐚 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐤𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐱 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.”

This special short program marks the official launch of our new 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. This collaboration reinforces UPOU’s commitment to capacity-building in language education, fostering international partnerships, and pursuing continuous learning for the future.

📅 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: 18 June 2026 (Thursday) | 10:00 AM

📍 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: Broadcasting LIVE online via the following pages:
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✨ 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: Aside from the launch, we are honored to host two guest speakers who will deliver insightful talks on the cultural implications of foreign language acquisition for the Filipino people.

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𝐁𝐮𝐤á𝐬 𝐧𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐬𝐲𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐚 𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐤: 𝐁𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐨 𝐋𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫-𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧

PANAWAGAN PARA SA APLIKASYON NG IKALIMANG SALING PANITIK: BIENVENIDO LUMBERA SEMINAR-PALIHAN PARA SA PAGSASALIN

Panawagan Sa Mga Kalahok: Pagsasalin bilang Pedagohiya

Sa pagitan ng dalawang wika, nabubuksan ang isang silid-aralan. Kung walang pagsasalin, paano mabubuo ang tulay ng kaalaman mula sa isang kultura tungo sa iba? Tatalakayin ng ikalimang Saling Panitik ang halaga ng pagsasalin sa pagtuturo at pedagohiya, mula sa silid-aralan hanggang sa mga gawaing akademiko, panitikan, malikhaing pagsulat, agham, at agham-panlipunan.

📅 Agosto 18-20, 2026
📍 Unibersidad ng Pilipinas-Diliman
🗓 Deadline ng aplikasyon: Hunyo 26, 2026

Ang Alituntunin sa Pag-aaplay:
Kailangang tugunan ng mga nais lumahok ang alinman sa mga sumusunod na kalipikasyon at kahingian:

1. Kasalukuyang g**o ng panitikan sa Junior o Senior High School (K-6 to K-12) o g**o sa kolehiyo na interesadong ilangkap ang praktika ng pagsasalin sa kanilang pagtuturo.

2. Kasalukuyang mag-aaral sa kolehiyo na nagme-major sa Filipino, Malikhaing Pagsulat, Translation Studies, Philippine Studies, Linguistics, Education, o iba pang mga digri na may kinalaman sa pagsasalin at pagtuturo.

3. Iba pang manggagawang pang-edukasyon o pangkultura na nais matuto hinggil sa halaga ng pagsasalin sa pagtuturo.

Kinakailangang isumite ng mga kalipikado ang mga sumusunod na dokumento:

1. Isang letter of intent na naglalaman ng kanilang interes sa pagsasalin at kung paano ito iaaplay sa kanilang partikular na karanasan sa pagtuturo o gawaing akademiko.

2. Isang letter of recommendation na may pirma ng kaniyang principal/patnugot, o iba pang katumbas na rekomendasyon;

3. Isang talata na naglalaman ng background information ng aplikante.

I-address ang lahat ng aplikasyon sa Direktor ng Saling Panitik 2026 na si Dr. Romulo Baquiran, Jr.

Isumite ang mga dokumento at punan ang iba pang kinakailangang detalye sa Google form na ito:
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𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀:
𝙒𝙚𝙗𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚: https://panitikanph.com
𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙏𝙪𝙗𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙡: https://youtube.com/
𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢: .upd.icw https://www.instagram.com/likhaan.upd.icw/
𝙏𝙞𝙠𝙏𝙤𝙠: https://www.tiktok.com/

𝒫𝒶𝑔𝒷𝒶𝓉𝒾!

Maalab na pagbati sa mga miyembrong fakulti ng Dibisyon ng Wika para sa matagumpay at masikhay nilang pagbabahagi ng mga saliksik-wika sa katatapos lamang na 𝗨𝗣 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, na ginanap noong 4–5 Hunyo sa UP Diliman.

Dinaluhan ang kumperensiya ng kaguruan at mga administrador mula sa iba't ibang CU ng Sistema ng UP, na nagtuturo ng mga GE course.

Tampok sa kumperensiya ang mga indibidwal na pananaliksik nina Bb. Krisnah Ann M. Tan, G. Andrew A. Estacio, Kat. Prop. Nell B. Buenaventura, at Kat. Prop. Lari Sabangan. Samantala, pinangunahan nina Kat. Prop. Reynele Bren G. Zafra, PhD, Kat. Prop. Diane A. Manzano, at Kat. Prop. Daryl Q. Pasion ang panimulang datos sa isinagawang pananaliksik ng ilang miyembro ng Dibisyon ukol sa multi-, inter-, at transdisiplinariti sa implementasyon ng WIKA 1 sa UP Los Baños.

Padayon, DHum LangDiv! 🥳

𝒞𝑜𝓃𝑔𝓇𝒶𝓉𝓊𝓁𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈!

Warmest congratulations to 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘆𝗲𝗹 𝗛𝗶𝘆𝗮𝘀 𝗖. 𝗟𝗶𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴, 𝗣𝗵𝗗, for the successful presentation of the research paper titled 𝙀𝙭𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙤𝙨’ 𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙀𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙇𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜: 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮 at 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗩𝗜: 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿, held at the University of Bucharest, Romania, on 19–21 March 2026.

Mabuhay ka, Ma’am Ayel! 🥳

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𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘀’ 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗘𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆
Mariyel Hiyas C. Liwanag, PhD

ABSTRACT
The popularity of cozy games has risen during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly through gaming and social media platforms. However, examining these games from a consumer country perspective, such as the Philippines, has not been evident. This was despite the report by Statista in 2024 that the country has been and remains the top revenue source in Southeast Asia for the video game industry since 2018. This paper attempts to discuss how the cozy game Animal Crossing: New Horizons became a success in the Philippines during the national pandemic lockdowns despite its being an outlier to the usual successful free-to-play games that often hook Filipino players by arguing that the emotional labor in the context of a series of lockdowns in the country played a huge factor in the success of extending the reality to this console-specific game. Using the concepts of emotional constitutions by Aki Järvinen as a framework, this paper discusses four themes.

First, the sense of control through designing and organizing mechanics is discussed while the country was facing erratic safety and health policies. This discussion also involves how certain companies utilized the same mechanics to remain relevant. Second, the paper also describes the concept of pakikisama (getting along with others) in the game through villagers and the game’s friendship system amid isolation. Third, the paper also explains how the Filipino concepts of home and community are extended in the game. In this section, the local concept of community care that was observed in Filipino practices during the pandemic is also explained as a factor in why the game became relevant to the Filipinos. Lastly, the paper elucidates how Filipino players create a sense of safety in a virtual space amid the perils of the world during the pandemic. These four themes are discussed vis-a-vis the game mechanics and the Filipino play experience. Furthermore, the paper discussed how Nintendo’s timely release of the game in the Philippines during the time and context of ill pandemic protocols, may it be a sheer coincidence or an intentional strategy, became part of the game's worldwide success.

On June 4-5, CAS faculty members who are part of the UPLB General Education Council attended the UP System General Education Conference at UP Diliman.

With the theme, "Pagtanaw sa KaaGE: Through the Years," the GE faculty from various constituent universities presented papers related to teaching GE.

At the end of the conference, the UP System GE Council adopted a statement rejecting CHED's proposed Reframed GE.

An open forum with Vice President for Academic Affairs Lorraine Pe Symaco was also held where issues on the need to discuss the philosophy of GE, AI policy, protection of faculty members and students from red-tagging, need for more plantilla items, among others were discussed.