21/08/2026
๐๐ผ๐๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐ ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐โ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฏ
By Niel Fujil B. Eguna
A faculty member from the College of Education won the Best Presenter award under the Humanities Cluster in the 3rd International Research Conference hosted by the University of the Visayas Main Campus on August 19-20, 2026.
Jhay-ar A. Book presented his teamโs paper, titled โUnderstanding the Influence of Translanguaging on Student Learning: A Qualitative Inquiry,โ on August 19. The paper is co-authored by Jorenie A. Alfante, Joan M. Alqueza, Ester D. Cajocson, Renante M. Gamboa, and Niel Fujil B. Eguna.
The study explored the lived experiences of students on translanguaging as a pedagogical tool in the learning and teaching processes in multilingual classrooms.
โPersonally, Iโve been interested in finding out the influence of translanguaging as a pedagogical practice used in conceptual understanding and learning engagement among multilingual students through the lens of those who really experienced it. Beyond what has already been published, my co-authors and I have uncovered several valuable findings,โ Book said.
All the accepted papers in the conference were classified across seven diverse clusters: Cluster A: Business and Management, Cluster B: Education, Cluster C: Engineering and Design, Cluster D: AI and Emerging Technologies, Cluster E: Medical and Allied Health Sciences, Cluster F: Social Sciences, and Cluster G: Humanities.
โThe award was just a bonus, a validation of some sort for all the hard work my fellow researchers and I have put into completing the paper. In fact, the paper was completed three days before the deadline, so I only had a few days to prepare for the presentation,โ Book said.
โMy greatest award though was meeting the whoโs who in the field of language research. It was an opportunity to listen to their feedback. To God be the glory,โ he added.
The research conference was attended by international and local researchers, students, private and public school teachers, professors, and technology experts.