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‘We can’t go back in time:’ How a reserved, soft-spoken K-pop fan became AB valedictorian

08

Aug

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‘We can’t go back in time:’ How a reserved, soft-spoken K-pop fan became AB valedictorian

IT WAS eight in the morning, and Kyla Jane Purcil had just woken up when she received an e-mail from the Rector’s office. “Rector’s Awardee 2024,” the e-mail’s subject read. Her heart momentarily stopped. Making sure that she read it right, Purcil, who came to be the UST Faculty of…

ELS alumnus calls for adequate funding for research

30

Nov

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ELS alumnus calls for adequate funding for research

AN ARTLET alumnus has urged English Language Studies (ELS) majors to persuade political leaders to properly fund the academe and the research sector as they play key roles in developing knowledge. Wilfred Gabriel Gapas, an educator and independent researcher, said research efforts in various Philippine higher education institutions are being…

Understudied languages can diversify psycholinguistics knowledge—expert

05

Nov

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Understudied languages can diversify psycholinguistics knowledge—expert

by ARTHUR N. APOSTOL RESEARCH ON understudied languages, such as Filipino, could help broaden and deepen the understanding of language acquisition and processing in the field of psycholinguistics, an expert said. “Typically, these understudied languages are those spoken in developing countries like ours [the Philippines], and it makes research on…

29

Oct

By The Flame News

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ELSSOC to hold forum exploring psycholinguistics

by ARTHUR N. APOSTOL THE UST English Language Studies Society (ELSSOC) will conduct a psycholinguistics webinar on Saturday, exploring the relationship between language and the human mind. The forum titled “Tell Me More: A Webinar on Psycholinguistics” aims to hone the participants’ understanding of the discipline concerned with the psychology…

Strengthening mother tongue, key to students’ effective learning—experts

23

Apr

By Arthur Florence Jean Apostol and Marie Claire Lagrisola

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Strengthening mother tongue, key to students’ effective learning—experts

Most educators do not fully understand the essence of Mother Tongue Based-Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) as most schools prioritize learning the English language, often neglecting the mother tongue, a Filipino linguist said Wednesday in a webinar. “[K]ahit [ang] mga taga-DepEd (Department of Education) hindi na-ge-gets ito. 'Yong importansya, na kailangan manatili…

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