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LECTURES
The Brother Andrew Gonzalez, FSC
Distinguished Professorial Chair in Linguistics and Language Education
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Established on February 29, 1996 and is managed in perpetuity by the De La Salle University Science Foundation, Inc.
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The BAG Professorial Chair was established to honor an intellectual giant, a distinguished linguist, teacher, scholar, humanist, writer, administrator, a builder of persons and institutions, a man of vision and mission, a doer, a Christian brother, and a Filipino patriot.
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Held annually during the month of February, the birth month of Br. Andrew
2025
Alejandro S. Bernardo
University of Santo Tomas
February 22, 2025
10-12 noon
Natividad Fajardo Auditorium, 18/F Br. Andrew Gonzalez Bldg, De La Salle University, Manila
Teaching, Teaching about, and Teaching in World Englishes: Twenty-First Century Perspectives for Sustainability, Diversity, and Inclusivity
The twenty-first century demands a more sustainable, diverse, and inclusive approach to English Language Teaching (ELT). The World Englishes (WE) paradigm is at the heart of this shift, which aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in fostering linguistic inclusivity, cultural diversity, and global awareness. This paper explores the deep connection between WE and sustainability, diversity, and inclusivity principles—an alignment termed WE-SDG—and examines how this relationship can be effectively integrated into ELT. Through a multi-dimensional pedagogical approach that encompasses teaching, teaching about, and teaching in WE, language teachers can create language learning environments that reflect the diversity of English worldwide and encourage students to engage with global issues critically. By doing so, ELT becomes a powerful tool for advancing the SDGs, equipping learners with the knowledge, skills, and values needed to succeed in an interconnected world.
Alejandro S. Bernardo, Ph.D. is a full professor in the Department of English at the University of Santo Tomas (UST). He has held several key leadership positions within UST, including Graduate School Faculty Secretary and Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Letters. Beyond UST, he has also made significant contributions to the academic community as president of the Linguistic Society of the Philippines and vice-chair of the Philippine Social Science Council. Dr. Bernardo is a researcher, mentor, accreditor, trainer, and textbook author. He serves on the editorial board of the Asian Journal of English Language Studies and is a referee for various local and international academic journals. His dedication to research has earned him accolades, including UST’s Gold Series Award, the Cardinal Ceferino Gonzales Award for Indexed Publications, and the 2025 Br. Andrew Gonzalez, FSC Distinguished Professorial Chair in Linguistics and Language Education.
2024
Isabel Pefianco-Martin
Ateneo de Manila University
February 24, 2024
10 AM to 12 PM
Natividad Fajardo Auditorium, 18/F Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC Hall, De La Salle University, Manila
Thoughtful Translanguaging: The Power and Pitfalls of Translanguaging in Education
Translanguaging, the pedagogical practice of drawing on students' full language abilities by strategically switching between languages, has immense potential in language learning if used thoughtfully. Research shows translanguaging can increase engagement, understanding, and sense of identity by affirming students’ home languages alongside the language being learned. However, simply permitting language switching without structure or goals can hamper learning and confuse assessments. Thus the pitfalls. Teachers need to intentionally design activities to maximize the benefits of translanguaging while minimizing the drawbacks. With proper teacher training, materials, assessments and policies to support this approach, translanguaging can lead to deeper learning. Focusing on the Philippines, this presentation examines the power of translanguaging in language education, while also highlighting pitfalls in implementation that can undermine outcomes.
Isabel Pefianco Martin is Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Management at the Gokongwei Brothers School of Education and Learning Design (GBSEALD) of the Ateneo de Manila University. Prior to this post, she was Professor of sociolinguistics at the English Department of Ateneo de Manila, where she also served as Chair for three terms. Dr Martin is a leading figure in English language studies in the country, having published in various internationally recognized publications on topics ranging from Philippine English, English language education, English sociolinguistics, and forensic/legal linguistics. She is currently the President of the International Association for World Englishes (IAWE) and Managing Editor of Asian Englishes, a Scopus-indexed journal.
2023
Michael Tanangkingsing
National Taipei University of Technology
February 28, 2023
2 PM to 4 PM
A1403, Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC Hall, De La Salle University, Manila
The marking of weak stance in Cebuano
Demonstrative forms in Cebuano are highly versatile and can serve discourse deictic, discourse marking, and placeholding functions. Some of the demonstratives have also developed into speaker stance markers. Using data from face-to-face conversations, this study examines how Cebuano demonstratives have extended their use beyond the referential domain. Specifically, Cebuano kanang is often used as a repair marker and filler, as a topic marker and mental staging device for upcoming information, as well as a hedge when a speaker is dealing with sensitive or awkward topics. This study also compares kanang with other clause-initial stance markers, in particular negation markers and interjectory particles, to mark varying stance intensities.
Michael Tanangkingsing obtained his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees at the Graduate Institute of Translation and Interpretation Studies in Fu-jen Catholic University and at the Graduate Institute of Linguistics in National Taiwan University. He started teaching at the National Taipei University of Technology in 2009 and was appointed Chief of International Cooperation under the Office of International Affairs from 2012-2016. From 2016 to 2019, he served as Chair of the Department of English and from 2019 onwards, as Deputy Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. He wrote A functional reference grammar of Cebuano as his doctoral dissertation and has served as Editor-in-Chief of Philippine Journal of Linguistics since 2017. His research interests include syntax, pragmatics, and discourse analysis of Cebuano, specifically clitic modals, demonstratives, pronouns, and particles; he also collaborates with Philippine linguists in research projects on Philippine languages. He enjoys reading and sings in a choir.
2022
Rochelle Irene G. Lucas
De La Salle University
February 26, 2022
10 AM to 12 PM
Zoom
Meeting ID: 980 8849 2961, Password: PChair2022
The Hanunoo Mangyan e-dictionary mobile application: Development & prospects
This paper walks through the process of developing a lexicographic project that aims to help in the documentation of Hanunoo Mangyan, one of the languages of the Mangyan peoples in Mindoro. Recent language contact with lowlanders has prompted this ethnolinguistic group to use other languages apart from their own native tongue. This linguistic phenomenon may lead to language shift and eventually loss, warranting more efforts to document and to develop programs that promote the positive maintenance of this language. While our ethnolinguistic vitality study seems to show an impressive picture of their general language use, the Hanunoo Mangyan language might be critically endangered because of the limited domains where its native speakers could use it. The latter could be attributed to the limited use of their writing system. Thus, the Hanunoo Mangyan e-dictionary mobile application was conceptualized and developed— built on PHP Laravel for the Android platform. The data was collected utilizing the Rapid Word Collection (RWC) developed by the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL). The study hopes to share the process of the e-dictionary creation, its development with the aid of technology, and various prospects, including its potential use for second language learning and a possible replication in other endangered Philippine languages.
Rochelle Irene G. Lucas is a Full Professor, Research Fellow and Chair of the Department of English and Applied Linguistics and former Vice Dean of the Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education, De La Salle University-Manila. She has published in Scopus and ISI indexed journals on psycholinguistics, bilingualism, multilingualism, second language acquisition, motivation, language anxiety, and alternative assessment.
She was a Fellow at the International Deans' Course (IDC) under the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) in 2010-2011. She was former President of the Linguistic Society of the Philippines (LSP) (2012-2015) and Secretary of the Comparative Education Society of the Philiipines (CESP) (2013-2017). She is a Board member of various professional organizations such as: Linguistic Society of the Philippines, Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL), Philipppine Social Science Council and Social Science Research Ethics Board (PSSC-SSERCB). She has also been appointed as Field Contributor for Ethnologue (Languages of the World) an international language documentation website. She has recently completed a language documentation research on Hanunoo Mangyan funded by the DOST-National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) and is a co-reseacher in a three-year Erasmus Mundus project for Science teachers in the country. She is this year’s DOST- National Research Council of Philippines (NRCP) recipient of the Achievement Award for Division 1 (Governmental, National and International Policies).
2021
Naonori Nagaya
The University of Tokyo
March 6, 2021
10 AM to 12 PM
Zoom
Usage-based Philippine linguistics
This talk explores a usage-based approach to Tagalog and other Philippine languages (Langacker 1988 2008; Bybee 2010). In this approach, no fundamental distinction between “performance” and “competence” is posited, and all language units are recognized as arising from usage events (Janda 2019: 10). Methodologically, the importance of usage in linguistic analysis is emphasized: “usage patterns, frequency of occurrence, variation, and change are all taken to provide direct evidence about cognitive representation” (Bybee & Beckner 2009: 953). In this talk, I will provide three case studies of Tagalog based on corpora and data extracted from websites: (i) lexical semantics (the polysemy of mukha ‘face’), (ii) relative clauses, and (iii) sentence-final particle e. It will be shown that usage-based approaches to language allow us to better understand Philippine languages.
Naonori Nagaya is an associate professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Tokyo, Japan. Nori is a linguist specializing in Austronesian languages of the Philippines and Indonesia. His research interests lie in morphosyntax and discourse in Tagalog and other Austronesian languages. He got a BA in linguistics from the University of Tokyo and a Ph.D. in linguistics from Rice University in Houston, USA. Nori has published papers on Philippine languages in international journals, including Language and Linguistics and Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society. He is also an author of several articles on Philippine languages and cultures for the general public.
2020
Shirley N. Dita
De La Salle University, Manila
February 29, 2020
10 AM to 12 PM
A1403, Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC Hall, De La Salle University, Manila
Philippine Linguistics: Looking Back, Moving Forward
2019
Ariane Macalinga Borlongan
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Rethinking Br. Andrew Gonzalez on Philippine English
2018
Aldrin P. Lee
University of the Philippines, Diliman
Redressing Linguicism in the Philippines: A Linguistic Human Rights (LHR)-Based Approach
2016
Lawrence A. Reid
University of Hawai'i
Revisiting the Position of Philippine Languages in the Austronesian Family
PAST BAG PROFESSORIAL CHAIR LECTURES
Loy M. Lising (Mcquarie University, Sydney)
Professorial Chair Holder 2015
The linguistic ideologies of multilingualism and skilled migration: The case of Filipino skilled migrants in the Australian diaspora
Marilu R. Madrunio (University of Santo Tomas, Manila)
Professorial Chair Holder 2013
Language, power, and control in Philippine courtroom discourse
James Martin
Professorial Chair Holder 2012
Modelling and mentoring: The yin and yang of teaching and learning from home through school
William Hall
Professorial Chair Holder 2011
New trends in Philippine language assessment and documentation
Kingsley Bolton
Professorial Chair Holder 2010
Remembering Br. Andrew
Topsie Ruanni F. Tupas
Professorial Chair Holder 2009
(Re)discovering Philippine applied linguistics: Language and secessionism in Muslim Mindanao
Resty M. Cena
Professorial Chair Holder 2008
Tagalog: Driving on the left side of the road
Charles Mann
Professorial Chair Holder 2007
Implementing Nigeria’s language education policy: The gap between theory and practice
Hsiu-chuan Liao
Professorial Chair Holder 2006
Philippine linguistics: The state of the art 1981-2005
David Paul R. Zorc
Professorial Chair Holder 2005
The state and directions of Philippine linguistics and language study
Emma S. Castillo
Professorial Chair Holder 2004
CACALLA as both a language teaching and a language testing framework
Estefania S. de Guzman
Professorial Chair Holder 2003
Is the medium of instruction debate in the Philippines closing in?
J. Stephen Quakenbush
Professorial Chair Holder 2002
Philippine linguistics from an SIL perspective: Trends and prospects
Ma. Lourdes S. Bautista
Professorial Chair Holder 2001
Studies of Philippine English: Implications for language teaching
Teodoro A. Llamzon
Professorial Chair Holder 2000
An update on the intellectualization of Filipino
Emy M. Pascasio
Professorial Chair Holder 1999
A comparison of the correlates of the English and the Filipino language proficiency tests for college freshmen
Leonard Newell
Professorial Chair Holder 1998
The nature of a learner’s dictionary
Curtis D. McFarland
Professorial Chair Holder 1997
English enrichment of Filipino
Bonifacio P. Sibayan
Professorial Chair Holder 1996
To be globally competitive with intellectualized Filipino (and English)
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