<div dir="ltr"><h1 class="entry-title">Asean language issues tackled in international confab at UST</h1>

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<div id="gmail-art_plat"> <a href="https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/source/philippine-daily-inquirer/" rel="tag">Philippine Daily Inquirer</a> / 02:00 AM December 04, 2017</div>
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<p>With the language shifts as a result of the integration of Association of Southeast <span style="font-size:inherit"><a id="gmail-PXLINK_5_0_4" class="gmail-pxInta" href="https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/280819/asean-language-issues-tackled-international-confab-ust/#">Asian</a></span>
 Nations, there is a need to review general language policies, research,
 curriculums, assessment practices, teacher preparation and teaching and
 learning strategies. Demand for English as medium of communication and 
instruction is also expected to increase in the Asean. It is because of 
these reasons that the Philippine Association for Language Teaching 
(Palt), Inc. is hosting an international conference at <span class="gmail-vm-hook-outer gmail-vm-hook-default"><span class="gmail-vm-hook" style="color:rgb(0,153,0);border-color:transparent transparent rgb(0,153,0)">University</span><span class="gmail-vm-hook-icon" style="display:inline-block"></span></span> of Santo Tomas, Dec. 7-9.</p>
<p>Its theme is “Language Education in Asia in the Context of Asean.”</p>
<p>UST Graduate <span class="gmail-vm-hook-outer gmail-vm-hook-default"><span class="gmail-vm-hook" style="color:rgb(0,153,0);border-color:transparent transparent rgb(0,153,0)">School</span><span class="gmail-vm-hook-icon" style="display:inline-block"></span></span>
 dean Marilu Madrunio, Palt president, said the conference would feature
 key speakers and sessions on language teaching, research and policy. 
Speakers include Maria Cynthia Rose Bautista, vice president for 
academic affairs of the University of the Philippines- Diliman; Matt 
Keener, cultural affairs officer of the United States Embassy in Manila;
 Anne Pakir, director of the National University of Singapore’s 
International Relations Office; Ahmar Mahboob, associate professor of 
the University of Sydney; and Shirley Ando of the the Japan Association 
for Language Teaching.</p><div id="gmail-billboard_article">
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<p>The conference is endorsed by the Commission on <span style="font-size:inherit"><a id="gmail-PXLINK_4_0_3" class="gmail-pxInta" href="https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/280819/asean-language-issues-tackled-international-confab-ust/#">Higher Education</a></span>.</p>
<p><em> For <span style="font-size:inherit"><a id="gmail-PXLINK_1_0_0" class="gmail-pxInta" href="https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/280819/asean-language-issues-tackled-international-confab-ust/#">registration</a></span>,
 visit <a href="https://paltphilippines">https://paltphilippines</a>. <a href="http://wixsite.com/palt/">wixsite.com/palt/</a> 
2017internationalregistration. Call 6820591, 0919-4535428, 0919-4190503;
 e-mail <a href="mailto:paltphilippines@gmail.com">paltphilippines@gmail.com</a>. </em></p></div></div></div><div style="overflow:hidden;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-align:left;text-decoration:none;border-color:currentcolor;border-style:none;border-width:medium"><br>Read more: <a style="color:rgb(0,51,153)" href="https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/280819/asean-language-issues-tackled-international-confab-ust/#ixzz50bcm3zfI">https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/280819/asean-language-issues-tackled-international-confab-ust/#ixzz50bcm3zfI</a>
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