DLSU Department of English & Applied Linguistics - DEAL

As we step into 2026, may we honor the milestones we’ve reached and embrace the hope that fuels new beginnings.

DEAL sends holiday wishes to everyone and the Lasallian community!

Before the year ends, we celebrate a milestone of excellence.

Congratulations to BSE‑ENG Thesis Batch T1 AY 25-26 for completing their proposal defense, and to ABELS Thesis Batch T3 AY 24-25 for successfully finishing their final defense!

Animo La Salle! 💚🏹

Ready your aim, future Archer.

Your journey toward becoming part of the Lasallian community starts with a single decision. This is to believe in your own potential.

Start shaping your future today.

Application is extended until January 10, 2026!
Apply now: www.dlsu.edu.ph/apply
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DEAL extends its heartfelt thanks to all guests who joined us onsite and online for the Asian Englishes Symposium! The meaningful conversations made this gathering truly memorable.

We express our deepest gratitude to our distinguished speakers, Prof. Lim, Prof. Pillai, Dr. Borlongan, and Dr. Dita, for generously sharing their expertise and insights.

We also warmly congratulate and thank our dedicated DEAL staff, Ms. Lhiz de Luna, Ms. Kristine Lim, and Sir Jormel Valera, as well as the University's technical support offices for ensuring the success of today’s event. This symposium was made possible through your collective effort.

For those who cannot join us today on campus, you may watch the symposium via Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/8302133471?omn=96820698522

Please make sure that you are logged in to a Zoom account.

A Certificate of Participation will be issued at the end of the event.

To end 2025, DEAL welcomes everyone to the 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀!

With the theme 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩(𝘦𝘴) 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘚𝘌𝘈𝘕+3: 𝘕𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘛𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, this symposium brings together scholars in the field of World Englishes:
🟢 𝗔𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻 (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
🟢 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗡. 𝗗𝗶𝘁𝗮 (De La Salle University)
🟢 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝗺 (VinUniversity)
🟢 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗶 (Universiti Malaya)

Discussant: Philip Rentillo (De La Salle University)

As one of DEAL’s major highlights for 2025, this event celebrates linguistic diversity, regional collaboration, and the evolving role of English in the ASEAN+3 context. Join us as we explore how language shapes and is shaped by our shared future.

🗓️ December 6, 2025 (Saturday)
🕘 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
📍 Multi-Purpose Hall, 20th floor, Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC Hall, De La Salle University

This event is FREE to the public and purely ONSITE.

Only registered participants will be admitted to the venue.
To register: https://forms.gle/hHTA2sVYpLUcEwvP6

Credits to Mr. Jayson Zabala for the poster.

See you all tomorrow for this event you definitely don't want to miss!

To all registrants, kindly check the inbox of the email you used to register for the Dec. 6 symposium. Confirm that you have received a copy of your response to Google Form. That signifies that we have received your registration.

Please note that this event is happening IN-PERSON at the multipurpose hall (20th floor) of Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall (AGH), De La Salle University, Manila.

NON-DLSU ATTENDEES:
Entry to AGH will be permitted only though the entrance along Taft Avenue. Please secure a Visitor's Pass by confirming your name on the registration list and leaving a valid ID on the day of the event (December 6, 2025). Access to other DLSU buildings, especially the main campus, is prohibited unless a separate pass has been secured.

To end 2025, DEAL welcomes everyone to the 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀!

With the theme 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩(𝘦𝘴) 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘚𝘌𝘈𝘕+3: 𝘕𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘛𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, this symposium brings together scholars in the field of World Englishes:
🟢 𝗔𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻 (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
🟢 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗡. 𝗗𝗶𝘁𝗮 (De La Salle University)
🟢 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝗺 (VinUniversity)
🟢 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗶 (Universiti Malaya)

Discussant: Philip Rentillo (De La Salle University)

As one of DEAL’s major highlights for 2025, this event celebrates linguistic diversity, regional collaboration, and the evolving role of English in the ASEAN+3 context. Join us as we explore how language shapes and is shaped by our shared future.

🗓️ December 6, 2025 (Saturday)
🕘 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
📍 Multi-Purpose Hall, 20th floor, Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC Hall, De La Salle University

This event is FREE to the public and purely ONSITE.

Only registered participants will be admitted to the venue.
To register: https://forms.gle/hHTA2sVYpLUcEwvP6

Credits to Mr. Jayson Zabala for the poster.

We proudly extend our heartfelt congratulations to our very own 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗮. 𝗝𝗼𝗮𝗵𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲-𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗼 who will now serve as 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 of the 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 (RAP) for 2025–2026.

Dr. Mante-Estacio succeeds Dr. Leonor E. Diaz of the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Education (2024-2025), continuing RAP’s tradition of strong leadership in advancing literacy and education nationwide.

We celebrate this milestone of Dr. Estacio as she continues to champion literacy instruction and research in the Philippines.

Animo La Salle!

See you all tomorrow!

See you all this afternoon for our 3rd session of DEALleads Thursdays for AY 2025-2026!

𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗥

A busy year-ender for DEAL, indeed!

Join us as we listen to language and migration expert, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗝. 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗮𝗿𝗱 (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University / The Chinese University of Hong Kong), as he presents his lecture titled 𝙋𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨.

📅 Date: December 3, 2025 (Wednesday)
🕑 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
📍 A1408 (Speech Laboratory), Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall, De La Salle University

𝗔𝗕𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧
The problem with reflexivity is that it often happens in hindsight. Only when we see in the transcript from a research interview how certain questions we asked led to undesirable outcomes do we realize the importance of critically reflecting on our role as researchers, especially if we work with vulnerable groups. In this talk, I draw on a corpus of more than 500 narratives by Indonesian and Filipino migrant domestic workers (MDWs) who participated in sharing sessions at a church shelter in Hong Kong, or in their home communities. Using a discourse analytical approach, I analyze examples that illustrate how questions and answers in the research interview may provide evidence of very different worldviews, histories, and experiences.

Many of the MDWs who participated in the research were traumatized, and another important issue in the sharing sessions is believability. Scholars have argued that trauma victims’ healing depends on their ability to tell their story to empathetic listeners who will share in their suffering. This is controversial, both in the literature and in migrant-worker NGOs, where some form of emotional detachment is recommended. I argue that an important aspect of sharing in MDWs’ pain is to believe their stories. I consider some examples of human-inflicted suffering that will challenge us as listeners, and discuss how we deal with stories of other people’s suffering.

The talk also discusses positionality, both in terms of social power and its potential impact, and in terms of distribution of roles in the interview. Sometimes a situation requires us to step outside our traditional role as researcher and take on a different role because the participants need us to be more than a researcher. I discuss how we deal with these seemingly contradictory roles, and how we can adopt an ethical research agenda, which shows care and concern for our participants’ wellbeing.

This event is FREE to the public and purely ONSITE.
Only registered participants will be admitted to the venue.
To register: https://forms.gle/TRSKMui2V1P1N7aX6