The Linguistic Society of the Philippines is going techie before 2015 ends. Anchored on her mission of giving her ever-loyal members quality service, LSP launches version 2 of the Membership Tracking System (MTS) after the success of the beta version. Members using MTS may access personal information as well as membership information just by typing their surname or given name in the search bar. MTS also allows current and aspiring members to contact the membership team to correct or add personal information such as their names or e-mail addresses. Aspiring members may also check the status of their membership application within 24 hours. An LSP member expressed his excitement over the new system, claiming that it was "a step towards the bright future of LSP." "I find it quite user-friendly and convenient to use," another LSP member mentioned in an interview, after trying version 2. "The system shows great potential," she later added. The MTS can be accessed by clicking the MTS button inside the Join Now tab or here. The LSP web team would like LSP members to give feedback and suggestions for system improvement and possible version 3.

It's that time of the year again! The Linguistic Society of the Philippines (LSP) is holding its annual conference and general meeting at Silliman University (SU), Dumaguete from April 7-9, 2016. This year, the theme of the conference will be "Asianization of English and English Language Teaching". As such, the conference committee welcome presentations that are related but not limited to the following areas: • English Language Teaching: Asian Content and Context • Asian Englishes • Philippine English(es) • Pedagogical Aspect of World or Asian Englishes • Language Policies for and in the Philippines • Localization of ELT Pedagogies and Practices Dr. Alejandro Bernardo of University of Santo Tomas (UST), the conference director for LSP-NCGM 2016, is working closely with the faculty and staff of SU for the conference. In an interview, a registered conference attendee expressed her excitement over the upcoming event. "I'm hopeful that linguists, educators and those interested in English Language Teaching (ELT) and Englishes will learn a lot in the conference." It should be noted that in 2014, the LSP-NCGM went to the North, when Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) hosted it, headed by Dr Marlina Lino of the English Department. Well, it looks like excitement is boiling over for conference attendees. For more details about the conference, visit the conference site. To register, click here.

The LSP and the Ateneo de Manila Univesity English Department are proud to host the 7th Emy M. Pascasio Memorial Lecture in honor of one of the Philippines' most prominent scholars in language education. This year's lecture will be held on September 5, 2015, 9 a.m. at the Natividad Galang-Fajardo Conference Room, Horacio de la Costa Hall at the Ateneo de Manila University. The lecture is entitled "The use of English in multilingual classrooms: Frameworks, features, and factors" and will be delivered by Maria Luz Elena N. Canilao, Ph.D. of the Ateneo de Manila University. Dr. Canilao has a doctorate in ELL (English language and literature) from the Ateneo de Manila University. As an educator, mentor and researcher, her works focus on multilingual education, language planning and policy, language teaching principles and practices, and materials development. Click here for the flyer with the abstract.

For its June 2015 board meeting, the Linguistic Society of the Philippines, alongside the Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc. (SIL), recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding cooperation in academic publishing in the Philippines from the year 2015 until 2019. The signing this June 2, 2015 at the Philippine Normal University was represented by LSP president Shirley Dita and SIL director Jason Griffiths.

We are proud to announce that the Linguistic Society of the Philippines (LSP) will be hosting the 9th Free Linguistics Conference of the FLC Group. The event will be held on September 25-26, 2015 at the De La Salle Unversity in Manila. Presentations and workshops at the Free Linguistics Conference range across various subjects in language studies, including (but not limited to) language education, ELT, applied linguistics, linguistics, breaking down borders between disciplines and subfields. FLC Group’s mission is to provide an accessible forum for people working in the area of language sciences to come together and share their diverse perspectives, practices and research by avoiding staggering fees. There are absolutely NO FEES to register, attend or present at the conference. To learn more about the conference, please click here.