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To disseminate up-to-date information regarding language, culture, and research, the Hawai’i International Conference on English Language and Literature Studies (HICELLS) 2024 gathered researchers, teachers, and scholars at the Royal Mandaya Hotel, Davao City on May 15.

Twenty-nine studies worldwide were presented during Parallel Session 1, divided into four cluster themes.

Sessions simultaneously commenced at the hotel’s four (4) different halls, namely Lantawan, Hari, Sultan, and Datu.

LANGUAGE AND MEDIA

In Lantawan Hall, seven (7) studies were pitched, with Howard Decasa of the University of Southern Mindanao (USM) – Kidapawan City Campus kickstarting the post-lunch session with the study “Register Analysis of Digital Dialects.”

Mindanao State University (MSU) – General Santos reps then presented two separate studies, with Dyulliana Anushkah Toyogon elaborating on “Decoding the Rap and Ripple: A Semiotic Analysis of Rappler’s Editorial Cartoons” followed by Adrian Lee and Rhaiza Marie Elegado’s “Eyes on Queer: Exploring the Rise of LGBTQIA+ Representation in Mainstream Media.”

Saint John Paul II College of Davao’s Darryl Imperial talked about “Show Me How You Hashtag: Sentiments on #NasaanAngPangulo” succeeded by Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) and University of Santo Tomas’ (UST) Raffy Quines’ “Examining the Identities in the tweets of the Philippines’ *Unkabogable Comedian Vice Ganda*: Twitter as an online comedy bar?”

Finally, MSU-Nawaan’s Lovely Actub-Parungao and Davao del Norte State College’s (DNSC) Rogie Barquilla sealed the hall’s first parallel session with the discussion on “Initiation in the E-Negotiation of Facebook Ukay-Ukay Trading: English and Images” and “Morphological Analysis of Some Slang Words on Social Media,” respectively.

DIGITAL LITERACIES AND LANGUAGE LEARNING: TECHNOLOGY AND E-LEARNING

Seven studies were exhibited at Hari Hall with Saint Louis University’s (SLU) Johnell Desalit discussing two studies, namely “Enhancing 21st Century Literacy Skills Through Developing Digital Stories” and his co-researched “Interpreting Social Media Memes: Exploring Variations in Understanding Gen Z slang across Gen X, Gen Y, and Gen Z” along with Wei Chi and Marielle Carganilla.

Reymar Flores and JC Jun Gallera of DNSC introduced “Linguistic Features of Hate Posts in the 2022 Philippine Presidential Election Campaign Season” and “A Sentiment Analysis on Teachers Perspectives on Building Presence in an Online Learning Environment,” respectively.

In addition, Mirasol Gaoiran from Bohol Island State University-Calape Campus spoke about “English Proficiency and Learning Dispositions Among First Year Education Students.” At the same time, Universiti Brunei Darussalam’s Karizza Bravo-Sotelo concluded the 1st parallel session at Hari Hall with “Ma’am, sorry I lost my connection”: The Affordances and Constraints of the Online Environment to Filipino Mathematics Students’ Translanguaging Practices.”

ENGLISH LANGUAGE POLICY: LANGUAGE TESTING AND EVALUATION

Among the eight (😎 studies presented in Sultan Hall, Benguet State University (BSU) produced three (3), followed by St. John Paul II College of Davao with two researches.

Jocel Dolo and Alexee Jaezhelle Pugong were the first pair from BSU to present the study “A Scoping Review of Language Programs and Policies in ASEAN Countries,” followed by “Tracing the Employability of Bachelor of Arts in English Language Graduates: An Assessment of the Program Outcomes” by Ju-ann Banisa and Jerolyn Lumabas.

Afterward, separate solo presenters from St. John Paul II College of Davao discussed their studies “The Post-Pandemic Challenges of College Students on the Use of English Language in Oral Reporting: A Qualitative Inquiry” and “Professional Development Plan for In-Service Teacher Certificate Holder” by Louie Jay Caloc and Amie Matalam, respectively.

USM-Kidapawan City Campus’ quartet Mona Melliah Bañas, Leziel Gabriel, Gloren Pobre, and Ruselle Ann Robledo had “Repetitive Drills in Addressing Speech Articulation Errors” instantly followed by “The Use of Foreign Cartoons in Learning English Language: A Quantitative Study” by Klyle Rafael Iñiego Paguio of Rizal Technological University.

Finally, the session at Sultan Hall ended with “Exploring View and Practices in Teaching English for Sustainable Development (TESD) Towards Course Development” by North Eastern Mindanao State University (NEMSU) – Lianga’s Princess Jane Ruedas and “Types of Feedback on Students’ Written Outputs: Bases for Feedback Templates” by BSU’s Matin Evony Moling and Nicole Zarate Saysayen.

LITERATURE IN VARIOUS FIELDS

Jenevieve Lumbu-an of Sultan Kudarat State University (SKSU) opened Datu Hall’s premises with the study “Effectiveness of CALL (Contextualized Aid in Learning Literature) in Developing Students’ Formalistic Analysis Skills.”

Hameeda Linog’s “Images of Violence and their Contribution to Aesthetic Value in Literature” from MSU-Institute of Science Education (ISED), followed by Lumbu-an’s and afterward “Lepers from Cradle: Incriminating Surpanakha’s and Circe’s Parents as the Primary Deterrents to their Respective Individuation Quests in Lanka’s Princess and Circe” by University of Malaya’s Henusha Suthesan.

Philippine Science High School-Eastern Visayas Campus’ Dennis Bruce Lerion then talked about “FABLAB-Based Learning in Teaching Literature: A Teaching Module on Aldous Huxley’s ‘Time and the Machine,” which was followed by “Moods and Modalities of Carlos Palanca Award Winning Short Stories: A Content Analysis” by Victoria Portugal Jayag from Notre Dame of Kidapawan College (NDKC).

Lastly, Marie Rose Costes of the University of Mindanao presented “The Layers of Suffering of the Selected Tragic Heroes in the Holy Scripture,” and Jessevel Montes’ “Enhancing Creative Nonfiction Skills Through Juggling Literary Material Among Students” from Bukidnon State University settled the venue’s session.

The 2-hour event was immediately followed by the Parallel Session 2.

HICELLS 2024 has resumed its conference on its second day on May 16.

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