UPD Department of European Languages

Room assignments for subjects taught at the UPD Department of European Languages for the 1st Semester of 2026-2027.

Due to the inclement weather, F2F classes are suspended tomorrow, 10 August 2026, and will shift to a virtual modality. Students with Monday classes are advised to coordinate with their professors regarding alternative online arrangements.

Following the announcement of the Quezon City Government, the UP Diliman Office of the Chancellor announced that all face-to-face classes in UP Diliman are suspended tomorrow, 10 August 2026, due to inclement weather. The members of the faculty are enjoined to conduct alternative modes of learning (synchronous/asynchronous).

Work in all UPD units shall remain onsite.

Stay safe.

Two new SPAN 10 sections have been opened. Please use the waitlisting module on CRS to enlist.

Dr. Marlon James Sales of the Spanish section served as moderator and resource person in “Traducciones de ida y vuelta | Roundtrip Translation,” a roundtable discussion on the state of translating Spanish-language fiction in the Philippines. The discussion was held at the Intramuros branch of the Instituto Cervantes de Manila on Thursday, 30 July 2026. Joining Dr. Sales were broadcast journalist and author Marga Ortigas and medical doctor, author and translator Dr. Alice Sun-Cua.

Still trying to get additional units this enlistment period? Here are the courses with available slots in the UPD Department of European Languages as of 28 July 2026.

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Всем привет! We are happy to announce that basic Russian courses are back in our offering starting this first semester of Academic Year 2026-2027! Please see the posters below for more information. До скорой встречи!

From the article "Instituto Cervantes to host panel discussion on literary translation" by The Philippines Graphic:

"Dr. Marlon James Sales is an associate professor at UP Diliman whose published translations include Gonzalo Torrente Ballester’s Ang Kuwento ng Haring Tulala, Gabriel Miró’s The Leprous Bishop and Our Father San Daniel, and the co-translation of short stories featured in Mga Papel ni Benengeli. Beyond literary translation, his research examines missionary linguistics, translation history, and early Philippine grammar texts."

Traducciones de ida y vuelta | Roundtrip translations
Instituto Cervantes de Manila, Intramuros
Thursday, July 30th, 5:00 PM

(Open to the public)

https://philippinesgraphic.com.ph/2026/07/27/instituto-cervantes-to-host-panel-discussion-on-literary-translation/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTT0TJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFFVmFuc051dlRKY1g0MFY4c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHrg9VZaC_n5LHwCozbIFyDdFCV-5VU5_8rGNa7aHgy4GR6xWIhEpi7IRtjyN_aem_9b5ApY6yynf79jm_yhj9Wg

Instituto Cervantes to host panel discussion on literary translation The event brings together speakers Dr. Marlon James Sales, Marga Ortigas, and Dr. Alice Sun-Cua, a distinguished panel of translators, scholars, and writers to reflect on the current landscape of literary translation between the Philippines and Spanish speaking nations.

Dr. Marlon James Sales of the Spanish Section is one of the invited resource persons in "Traducciones ida y vuelta / Roundtrip Translation," a colloquium on the state of literary translations from Spanish into Philippine languages, organized by the Instituto Cervantes de Manila in cooperation with Embassy of Spain in the Philippines, AECID Philippines, and the Intramuros Administration. The colloquium will take place in Intramuros on July 30th at 5:00 PM.

For more information about the colloquium, please see the post from the Instituto Cervantes below:

🙌 Te invitamos a este interesante coloquio sobre el estado de las traduciones del español a las lenguas filipinas (y viceversa), la tarea de traducir literatura, y los retos que deben afrontar en la actualidad los traductores literarios. Coloquio en inglés.
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🗓️ Fecha/Date: 30-VII-2026
🕢 Hora/Time: 5pm
📍 Lugar/Place: Instituto Cervantes de Manila (Sede Intramuros)

💪🏾 En colaboración con: Embassy of Spain in the Philippines, AECID Philippines, Intramuros Administration