Jan Vincent Lanuza, News, Communication Management Office
Faculty members of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines College of Arts and Letters (CAL) Department of English, Foreign Languages, and Linguistics (DEFLL) visited Universitas Pamulang (UnPam) on October 27 - November 1, 2024, at Pamulang, South Tangerang City, Banten Province, Java, Indonesia.
DEFLL Chairperson Ma. Cecilia S. Angeles shared that the visit consists of various activities such as international community service, curriculum review, and academic lectures on various topics related to English language education and literary studies. She also noted the importance of this new association.
Angeles said, “The collaboration between the two universities aims to strengthen educational partnerships, share expertise, and foster a rich cultural exchange, connecting both institutions and their students to a global community.”
This venture began with an International Community Service at Jampang English Village, Jawa Barat on October 27 where professors from both PUP and UnPam provided lectures for gradeschool teachers on teaching English to young learners. Dr. Rolando P. Quiñones, Jr., alongside Dwi Rahayu discussed “Teaching Speaking for Young Learners Using CLT Approach” while Dr. Annabelle A. Gordonas, with Ni Komang Ariani, talked about the “English Language Teaching Training for Elementary and Middle School Teachers through Appreciation of Children’s Literature.”
On the next day, a courtesy call to UnPam leadership namely University Chairman Dr. Pranoto, Rector Dr. E. Nurzaman, the Vice Rectors and the Deans of the different faculties, with the Dean of the Faculty of Letters Tryana was held in the morning. In the afternoon of Day 2, a curriculum review of UnPam’s English Literature program was done by the DEFLL group headed by Chairperson Angeles and Dr. Marissa L. Mayrena.
CAL Dean Dr. Rafael Michael O. Paz took center stage on the third day when he lectured about the importance of English for international communication for faculty and students and highlighted the value of embracing diverse Englishes to bolster their proficiency in the language. In the afternoon, the PUP delegation toured the UnPam Campus and its landmarks, opening discussion on the possible international internship of PUP students.
On the fourth day of DEFLL’s visit, Dr. Quiñones and Dr. Gordonas returned, this time to discuss the significance of English in legal studies and the pros and cons of publishing in Science and Technology Index (SINTA) accredited journals to various UnPam faculties, particularly Letters, Law, Economics, Technology, Islamic Studies, Education, and Computer. The lecturers encouraged the audience to use the language to achieve their academic and professional goals in both research publication and legal communication.
The fifth and last day of the international visit features Jennline Christian B. Aguilar’s lecture on creative writing in English and Dr. Jinky D. Reyes’ discussion about the effective ways in developing research topics for language, linguistics, and literature. The entire juncture ended with an extension and community outreach program in the Curug Village led by UnPam-Faculty of Letters where Dr. Emeteria Leonila A. Perez and John Paolo Sarce conducted a discourse on empowering women through public speaking and enhancing early childhood education using children’s literature in the Southeast Asian context.
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