Linguistic Society of the Philippines and MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology The 5th International Conference of the Linguistic Society of the Philippines April 27-29, 2023 Decentering, Decolonizing and Deconstructing Languages in New Paradigms and Discourses Central to our navigation of power relations, our negotiation of identities and our understanding of cultures is language. The trajectory of research involving these areas largely emanate from a language outlook. However, prevalent analytical paradigms still approach the study of language from or in relation to a center—a perspective that has become increasingly untenable as discourses become more nuanced. Evaluation of current language programs, for instance, point to implementation problems that stem from policies that overlook plurilingual and multi-ethnic contexts. At the risk of under-informing our language policies pertaining to education and rights protection, research practices continue to reinforce unchallenged assumptions and outdated models. The Conference aims to provide a venue for the exchange of practices that decenter, decolonize and deconstruct language research, revealing methodologies that challenge how knowledge is elicited, framed, and disseminated. LSPIC2023 invites us to reexamine our research practices involving language, in order to distill existing paradigms into—if not create— frameworks that are more responsive to our local and multilingual contexts. Individual papers, panels and posters are welcome! Submit abstracts here: https://bit.ly/LSPIC2023abstracts Important Dates December 31, 2022 Deadline of Abstract Submission for Paper and Poster Presentations January 15, 2023 Extended Deadline of Abstract Submission for Paper and Poster Presentations February 15, 2023 Notice of Acceptance for Paper and Poster Presentations February 15, 2023 Deadline of Abstract Submission for Themed Panel Presentations March 15, 2023 Notice of Acceptance for Themed Panel Presentations March 20, 2023 Confirmation of Presentations March 15-March 31, 2023 Early bird registration April 27-29, 2023 Conference Dates Submission Guidelines 1. All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another conference or journal. The following categories are welcome: Paper presentations (20-minute presentations) Poster presentations Themed Panel presentations (90-minute presentations) 2. Abstracts (of 260 words) must be submitted thru https://bit.ly/LSPIC2023abstracts. 3. Abstracts must contain the following information: Full title of the paper Five key words Author/s name/s and affiliation Bionote/s of the author/s Digital file with this label format: SURNAME_PAPER TITLE 4. Only two submissions are allowed per author, provided that he/she is principal author in one, and a non-primary author in the other. 5. Papers must fall under any of the following sub-themes: A. Philippine linguistics 1. Description of Philippine Languages 2. Multilingualism and Multiculturalism 3. MTB-MLE B. Hyphenated Fields in Linguistics 1. Language and Culture 2. World Englishes and Philippine English 3. Discourse Analysis 4. Sociolinguistics 5. Psycholinguistics 6. Forensic Linguistics 7. Stylistics C. English Language Teaching 1. Second/Foreign Language Teaching and Learning 2. Language Education and Teacher Development 3. Educational Technology and Language Learning 4. Reading, Writing, and Literacy 5. Language Testing and Assessment D. Decolonizing Frameworks in Language Research 1. Indigenous communities and other vulnerable sectors 2. Memory and Peace 3. Philippine/Mindanao studies

The Linguistic Society of the Philippines and the Ateneo de Manila University will hold the 4th LSP International Conference (LSPIC 2022) and the 21st ESEA (English in Southeast Asia) International Conference on March 10-12, 2022, in a wholly digital format. This year’s conference is the fourth LSP International Conference. It will be conducted jointly with the 21st English in Southeast Asia International Conference to reach a wider network of educators and researchers from Southeast Asia and around the world. Both the LSP and ESEA support the tradition of providing avenues for academics, researchers, students, and language enthusiasts to share trends and issues in linguistics and language education. The virtual presentations highlight research on English in the Philippines and Southeast Asia and research on Philippine and other languages in the fields of language studies and linguistics, including its theoretical subfields (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, & pragmatics) and its hyphenated fields such as psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics, among others. The presentations also feature English language teaching and learning in the ESL and EFL zones. This year’s theme, “Multilingualism, Multimodality, and Multiliteracies: Trends, Challenges, and Prospects,” aims to provide information and updates on the trends and innovations concerning the multi-faceted nature of language teaching and learning, the complexity of language research, and the plurality of language. Once again, we will be looking for exemplary candidates for the Best Paper Award (BPA) and Outstanding Graduate Paper Award (OGP). The awards, given as part of the LSPIC2022 and 21st ESEA: A Joint Conference, seek to inspire young researchers and scholars whose works can bring impact to the development of linguistics. For more information and to register, please visit https://mylspic.org

A big, hearty congratulations to these two distinguished scholars who have been selected as the recipients of the EMP Memorial Lecture 2021 award: Dr. Robin Atilano delos Reyes (Ateneo de Zamboanga University); and Dr. Cecilia A. Suarez (Ateneo de Manila University) Dr. Robin Delos Reyes and Dr. Cheche Suarez are scheduled to present their studies on translanguaging in Philippine classrooms (see poster for their individual topics) on September 25, 2021 at 2 to 4 PM via Zoom (see details on poster). The EMP Memorial Lecture 2021 is open to the public for free— on a first come, first served basis. Certificate of Attendance will be awarded to those who will attend the lecture and fill-out the event’s evaluation form. More details can be found here. --- About the EMP Memorial Lecture The EMP Memorial Lecture was established on September 22, 2007 and is managed by the Linguistic Society of the Philippines (LSP), Inc., the Ateneo de Manila University Department of English, and the Ateneo Language Learning Center (ALLC). It was made to honor the life and works of Dr. Emy M. Pascasio (1931~2006), a Professor of Language & Linguistics for more than four decades at the Ateneo de Manila University and was at the helm of founding the Ateneo Language Learning Center. She served as President of the Linguistic Society of the Philippines twice (in 1994-1995 & in 1998-2000). She made impactful contributions to Philippine sociolinguistics & language education, through her works on bilingualism, code-switching, language testing, & materials development. The EMP Memorial Lecture is held biennially in the month of September— the birth month of Dr. Emy M. Pascasio — teacher, researcher, & language professional par excellence. (Poster Design & Layout: Kiara Brillantes, Alyan Stefine Cortes & Patricia Mendoza)

In celebration of our country’s linguistic diversity, the Linguistic Society of the Philippines (LSP) has teamed up with the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) Philippines to create posters that inform the public about our indigenous Philippine languages. This collaborative project aims to spark interest and inspiration for more research on Philippine languages or drum up support for speech communities in their language development effort(s) especially those that are in danger of disappearing. The project will be releasing digital poster albums of Philippine microgroups* weekly, starting this Wednesday, September 1. Each album contains a general poster providing a brief description of the microgroup (including some interesting features) and separate posters for each language classified under it. Posters specific to a language contains snippets of information culled from the Ethnologue (Eberhard, Simons, and Fennig, 2021) that include alternate names, location, user population, language vitality status among others. * A microgroup is a group of languages believed to be closely related to each other by their exclusively shared linguistic features. The BITALAAN+ Project Team Project Leader: Ryn Jean Fe Gonzales Project Advisers: Jill Choa, Aldrin Lee Graphic Designer: Ryan Roberto Project Associate: Mico Macaraeg #BITALAAN+ #BuwanNgMgaWika #WalangIwanan #Diversity

Amid the continuing challenges and uncertainties brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Linguistic Society of the Philippines continues to strive for one of its primary goals— to advance our knowledge and deepen our understanding of linguistics and its entanglements, particularly in the context of the Philippines. With this aim, we are proud & excited to launch three (3) new Virtual Talk Series (VTS): 1. The LSP RIPPLE (Researches, Insights, & Perspectives on the Philippine Linguistics Enterprise) Series - This series features current linguistic investigations on Philippine languages and dialects, including but not limited to grammatical description & analysis, diachronic studies, dialectology, & linguistic typology. 2. The LSP ViTAL (Virtual Talks on Applied Linguistics) Series - This series highlights the significance of interdisciplinary research in dealing with language issues of the real world. It also emphasizes the importance of languages and linguistics in responding to challenges of the contemporary society. 3. The LSP TheSSO (Thesis Sharing Session Online) Series - This series provides a venue for LSP members to share their theses’ novel findings to the public, as well as their experiences doing fieldwork/data-gathering. It is also open to ABTs/ABDs who are currently in thesis writing stage, to share their preliminary findings or thesis proposals and solicit comments and critiques that could help improve their work. Starting this August, we will be holding these three new VTS via Zoom on a regular basis for FREE. Yes, we heard you!!! But we’d like to hear more from you. We are currently soliciting recommendations for the next speaker(s) and topic(s) in these new and exciting virtual talk series. If you have anyone or any topic in mind, please take a minute to fill-out the following survey form: https://forms.gle/EG8psRJY4rG4f7Ck8 Just like all our previous online events, participants will be given a certificate of attendance but pre-registration and/or filling-out of an evaluation form may be asked in some of the talks. Kitakits! Poster Design & Layout: Alyan Stefine Cortes

Statement of the LINGUISTIC SOCIETY OF THE PHILIPPINES (LSP) Against House Bill No. 6405 “AN ACT TO ABROGATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOTHER TONGUE-BASED MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 3, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10533 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘ENHANCED BASIC EDUCATION ACT OF 2013’” The Linguistic Society of the Philippines (LSP), the premier professional organization of linguists and language scholars in the country, reiterates firmly its support towards the expansion of the Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) in the country. The principles and framework of the MTB-MLE is guided primarily by the well-established facts of the role of mother tongue(s) in basic education and in child development: that children taught in their first language (L1) are able to learn and understand concepts more effectively and that they also develop a whole set of other essential skills in the process. The adoption of the MTB-MLE framework in the Philippines under the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 (RA 10533)—in spite of the numerous challenges in its implementation—has paved the way for millions of Filipino children to finally be able to enjoy their linguistic human rights—particularly the right to education through the language(s) that they are most familiar with. It inspires them to value their language—no matter how “small” it may be—and to form a deeper bond with their culture, their community and its collective past. The LSP is cognizant of the various challenges in the implementation of the MTB-MLE—including the difficulties faced by multilingual classrooms, the lack of instructional materials, and the need to capacitate teachers. But these are rather anticipated concerns, reason why immense efforts at various levels are being made to address them from the onset of the MTB-MLE implementation. What we need now are committed and competent leadership, concerted efforts, and evidence-based measures supportive of these collective actions. We also need mechanisms that could further advance research and help accelerate intervention programs aimed at addressing these problems. Instead of finding ways to respond to the aforementioned challenges, House Bill No. 6405 introduced in the 18th Congress proposes to abrogate the MTB-MLE framework for basic education. WE DEEM THE PROPOSED ABROGATION UNACCEPTABLE BY ALL MEANS. It is perversely retrogressive. It will revert us to the state when children, especially those of indigenous minorities, go to schools where no teachers understand their language and where it is never used. It will not only make us lose our momentum in our pursuit for quality education—it will also further narrow down the domains where smaller languages could be used productively. It could also turn futile all the efforts made by the stakeholders for the past eight years—not to mention the time and the resources poured into this undertaking by both the government and the private sectors. The implementation of the MTB-MLE policy is a significant milestone in the linguistic history of the country. It has drawn our attention back to our local languages and has significantly underlined the richness of our country’s ethnolinguistic diversity. The MTB-MLE framework inspires community-based initiatives and grassroot participation in the formulation of context-appropriate guidelines and instructional materials. We cannot afford to abandon it due to mere “inconvenience”. For many decades, these “smaller” ethnolinguistic groups have suffered more than just “inconvenience”—they have been deprived of resources and have been compelled to assimilate to the more dominant groups in educational settings. The MTB-MLE framework has at least given them a fair chance to survive—something that every ethnolinguistic group in the country, however big or small, rightfully deserves.

This August 21, 2020 from 2-4 PM (Philippine Standard Time), Prof. Dr. Analiza Liezl Perez-Amurao affiliated with Mahidol University, Thailand - will give a professorial lecture with the title "They are 'Asians just like us': Filipino teachers, colonial aesthetics and English language education in Thailand." Interested individuals should sign up to gain access to the link to the professorial lecture. Priority will be given to LSP members, and those that signed up early so sign up now! For more information about this lecture and our other lectures, visit this link.

This July 25, 2020 from 3 PM onwards (Philippine Standard Time), Dr. Ariane Macalinga Borlongan of the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies will give a special lecture with the title "Introducing Migration Linguistics." This talk is co-presented by the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and the Linguistic Society of the Philippines. Interested individuals should sign up to gain access to the link to the lecture. Priority will be given to those that have signed up early so sign up now! For more information about our lectures, visit this link.

This June 20, 2020 from 10-12 NN (Philippine Standard Time), we will have a special lecture entitled "EL(Technology): Teaching English is the "Now" Normal". Interested individuals should sign up to gain access to the link to the lecture. Priority will be given to LSP members, and those that signed up early so sign up now! For more information about our lectures, visit this link.

This May 23, 2020 from 10-12 NN (Philippine Standard Time), Dr. Shirley Dita - the immediate past president of the Linguistic Society of the Philippines affiliated with De La Salle University - will give a special lecture with the title Using Corpus in ELT: The whats and the hows. Interested individuals should sign up to gain access to the link to the lecture. Priority will be given to LSP members, and those that signed up early so sign up now! For more information about our lectures, visit this link.