UPV Language Program

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ADVISORY�
(Work Arrangement on 01 April 2026)
In compliance with Memorandum Circular 116 issued by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., UP Visayas will implement a work-from-home set up on Wednesday, 01 April 2026, from 8:00 AM to 12 noon. Work and classes will be suspended in the afternoon. Regular work hours will resume on Monday, 06 April 2026.

ADVISORY�
(Work Arrangement on 01 April 2026)

In compliance with Memorandum Circular 116 issued by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., UP Visayas will implement a work-from-home set up on Wednesday, 01 April 2026, from 8:00 AM to 12 noon. Work and classes will be suspended in the afternoon. Regular work hours will resume on Monday, 06 April 2026.

ARE YOU AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER LOOKING FOR FULLY-SPONSORED VIRTUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES?

The Regional English Language Office at the U.S Embassy in the Philippines (RELO Manila) is offering Online Professional English Network (OPEN) scholarships to English language teaching professionals to attend eight-week, online graduate-level courses offered by U.S. universities. You may view the Spring 2026 course descriptions on this link: https://openenglishcommunity.org/page/global-online-courses.

The Online Professional English Network ( ) program offers virtual learning opportunities to foreign English language educators, professionals and learners worldwide. OPEN promotes mutual exchange of culture and provides free access to teaching and learning materials which can be reused, adapted and shared with others. OPEN professional development opportunities are sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, and created by U.S. academic institutions and experts in the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).

Interested applicants register here https://forms.gle/pHRbKGcpWCHXYA8d6 on or before 25 January 2026 to give us time to review applications before the nomination deadline. This is a competitive professional development opportunity, and slots are limited. Selected finalists will be contacted for an interview.

ELSET 2025 kicks off

On its 10th year and facilitated by the UPV Language Program Office (UPV LPO), this year’s English Language Skills Enhancement Training (ELSET), a two-week functional English language training for non-native English speakers, commenced last August 9, 2025 at the Training Room 1, Graduate and Continuing Education Building (GCEB), UPV Iloilo City campus.

The 2025 ELSET is the 20th run of the program participated by nine students who majored in agriculture and fisheries from Kagoshima University Faculty of Fisheries (KUFF). Asst. Prof. Rene C. Trance, UPV LPO faculty-in-charge, noted that the KUFF has sent 313 students to UPV for English enrichment activities since 2015, which mutually benefited UPV and the KUFF. The linkages, cultural exchanges, and friendship forged in the past decade, he believed, are something beyond academic.

In his message, Chancellor Clement C. Camposano warmly welcomed the ELSET participants to UPV Iloilo City campus and thanked them for choosing UPV as the learning provider. He shared that, while the main aim of the training is to improve functional English facility among non-English speakers, the participants also contribute to the development of the English language. For him, learning a foreign language is never a one-way process.

Dr. Munechika Ishizaki, the KUFF faculty representative, thanked UPV for being an active and supportive partner. The warm welcome, according to him, is something that reminds KUFF to keep sending its students to UPV for its overseas program. He hoped for more years of collaboration between UPV and KUFF.

To provide more details about the ELSET 2025, Ms. Anna Liza M. Barcelona, the training’s facilitator, explained the day-to-day activities and the house rules. A quick tour of the city campus was also done to guide student participants on the location of university facilities and offices like the cafeteria, Main Building, and the clinic.

After which, the program proceeded to the student presentations that focused on the topics they would like to explore and their expectations during their 13-day stay in Iloilo City. Ms. Barcelona and Dr. Ishizaki clarified these topics and suggested ways to meet such expectations.

The ELSET 2025 consists of two batches. Its first run will be from August 9 to August 22 while the last is scheduled on September 14-25, 2025.

Report from the UP Language Program Office

CALL FOR APPLICANTS!!

Are you a dynamic, creative, and passionate ESL teacher?
The UPV Language Program is in need of English tutors!

Basic Qualifications:

→ Very good English language skills
→ UP Graduate or Undergraduate (at least junior standing)
→ Must be hard working and have a passion for teaching

The face-to-face tutorial sessions will start in August 2024.

If interested, please send your resume and transcript of records (copy of grades if undergrad) to: Mr. Rey Alexander V. Palmares, Faculty-in-charge, UPV Language Program [email protected]

DEADLINE: July 20, 2024

Gearing up for another cycle of English Language Skills Enhancement Training with Taisei High School and Kagoshima University-Japan. The Language Program would like to thank Prof. Elaine Logronio-Monserate for spending time with our tutors and for sharing her expertise in teaching English as a second language!

CALL FOR APPLICANTS!!

Are you a dynamic, creative, and passionate ESL teacher?
The UPV Language Program is in need of English tutors!

Basic Qualifications:

→ Very Good English Language Skills
→ UP Graduate or Undergraduate (at least junior standing)
→ Must be hard working and have a passion to teach

The face-to-face tutorial sessions will start in August 2023.

If interested, please send your resume and transcript of records (copy of grades if undergrad) to: Prof. John Ray Hontanar, Faculty-in-charge, UPV Language Program [email protected]

DEADLINE: July 15, 2023

THE UPV LANGUAGE PROGRAM IN BEAUTIFUL BUCARI!!

The UPV Language Program conducted a language skills enhancement training for students of Bucari National High School last June 9, 2023.

Under the expertise of Prof. Elaine Logronio Monserate, the workshop focused on basic grammar, pronunciation, and the 7 C's of communication. Through the power of language education, our mission is to touch more lives and empower more communities.

This project would not be possible without the efforts of the UPV Language Program, Principal Lope Cambel, and Bucari National High School students and faculty. Thank you all for your support!