The Linguistic Society of the Philippines has just refreshed the look of its one-year-old website by making it sleeker and more modern. Here are some of the changes you can expect: In place of the log-in tab, a marquee for urgent announcements has been introduced. The site font was updated. Official announcements from the Society will have one uniform template. The same goes for PJL and LSP-NCGM announcements. PJL has just slightly updated its logo, so if you have a keen eye, you will observe it.

Announcement: Those who have not submitted their abstracts for the 2017 LSP-NCGM conference to be held in Far Eastern University in Manila may still submit until December 15, 2016, the new deadline for submissions.

Earlier this month, The Linguistic Society of the Philippines (LSP) opened the call for papers for the annual conference to be held next year at the Far Eastern University in Manila from April 6-8, 2017. Those who wish to submit their abstracts for consideration must read the guidelines and submit them here: http://www.lsphil.net/call-for-papers-2017

Last August 2, 2016, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the LSP National Conference and General Meeting in 2017 (2017 LSP-NCGM) to be held at FEU-Manila was signed between the Linguistic Society of the Philippines (LSP) and the Far Eastern University (FEU). LSP Board Members, FEU Academic Managers and FEU English faculty attended the ceremony while Media Center covered the event. The aforementioned conference themed "Nurturing Literacy and Learning through Language Research" will take place from April 6 to 8, 2017 at FEU in Manila. Registration can be done here: http://www.lsphil.net/#!registration-2017/rmnnh For those who plan to submit their paper, click here: http://www.lsphil.net/#!call-for-papers-2017/riz9z

The Linguistic Society of the Philippines (LSP) is a proud affiliate of AILA (Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée) otherwise known as the International Association of Applied Linguistics. AILA (originally founded in 1964 in France) is an international federation of national and regional associations of Applied Linguistics. AILA has a membership of more than 8.000 individuals worldwide who as researchers, policy makers or practitioners are active in the field of Applied Linguistics (http://www.aila.info/en/about/what-is-aila.html). We are among the many elite organizations in the association: http://www.aila.info/…/organiz…/international-committee.html

(MANILA-PHILIPPINES) 2016 membership figures of the Linguistic Society of the Philippines (LSP) reached a whopping 298 at the end of the 1st quarter of the LSP fiscal year compared to last year's 320 for Q4. The breakdown is as follows: regular members, 51; student members, 59; institutional members from 5 institutions, 25; lifetime members, additional 15 to the existing 128, and installment scheme-based lifetime members, 16. The incremental increase can be seen as a result of the refinements done in the application process, particularly the shift from paper-based to online-based registration. "I am so impressed with the quick application process as well as the new LSP certificate with LUMIC (LSP Unified Membership Identification Code)," praised a member. "It makes me proud to be an LSP member," she continued. Anyone who has a passion for linguistics may apply for membership anytime by clicking this link: http://www.lsphil.net/#!become-a-member/c1y13. With the exception of Lifetime Memberships, all confirmed 2016 memberships will be valid from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 regardless of date of application within the fiscal year.

The potent source of literacy emanates not only from learner’s meaningful experiences in a formal language instruction, but also from the ‘world’ where the ‘words’ are contextualized for better understanding. Nurturing literacy and learning a language could be more responsive when classroom practitioners are equip with helpful information through language research. In response to learner’s challenges of encoding, decoding, and reproducing a language, an ingrained passion for language research aids effective instruction in an ever complex and diverse language classroom and beyond. Language literacy and learning could be within the grasp through research as they transform lives. Next year, the Linguistic Society of the Philippines (LSP) takes you to Far Eastern University in Manila for the 2016 LSP-NCGM with the theme "Nurturing literacy and learning through language research". Those who want to register click here: http://www.lsphil.net/#!registration-2017/rmnnh For those who plan to submit their paper, click here: http://www.lsphil.net/#!call-for-papers-2017/riz9z

The final conference program for the 2016 LSP-NCGM is now downloadable. Presenters and registrants are encouraged to download a personal copy of it from the conference site. Registrants are also encouraged to bring their receipts/email confirmation as well as their LSP membership certificates with LUMIC for convenience. The 2016 LSP-NCGM is an annual event hosted by the Society in cooperation with another academic institution in the Philippines. This year, Silliman University will be hosting the said event.

The Linguistic Society of the Philippines (LSP) is off to a great start for the new year after findings of a study revealed that 2015 membership figures are the highest since 2011.

The Linguistic Society of the Philippines is giving everyone an early Christmas gift today by specifically allocating a section in the website for requests. As part of its goals to provide quality service and support for its members, the Society accepts requests of the following nature: PJL PASSWORD REQUEST: I'd like to receive the password for an issue of the Philippine Journal of Linguistics. CERTIFICATION/DOCUMENT REQUEST: I'd like to request a document/certificate/receipt. LSP MEM. CORRECTION/UPDATE: I'd like to make some corrections/updates regarding my membership info. LSP MEM. VERIFICATION: I'm cannot find my info in the database. PAYMENT DEADLINE EXTENSION: I'd like to request an extension for payment (membership, conference, etc.) OTHERS: I have a special request not mentioned above. Interested members may fill out the General Request Form (GRF) first. The Society also launched a new system, the Request Tracking System (RTS) in parallel to the aforementioned.