On September 28, 2024, the Philippine Association for Language Teaching (PALT) conducted its PALT 2024 Junior Intensives via Zoom, attended by over 450 participants from various universities (mainly Teacher Education Institutions [TEIs]) in the Philippines. 

 

Intended for pre-service language teachers to showcase their outputs curated by their language professors and practice teaching coordinators, Junior Intensives highlighted nine presentations of undergraduate students – specializing in English, Filipino, and communication – from University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD), University of Santo Tomas (UST), and Saint Mary’s University (SMU).

 

Student presentations varied from research papers, lesson plans, performance task to creative works, which were evaluated by three expert judges: Judge 1 was Dr. Nilda V. San Miguel (School Principal, Lumban Central Elementary School, Lumban, Laguna; District Principal Coordinator, Research, Alternative Learning System, and Special Education); Judge 2 was Dr. Elymar A. Pascual  (District Teacher Research Coordinator, Nagcarlan, Laguna; Master Teacher II, Talangan Integrated National High School; Editor, International Journal of Research Publications [Bangladesh]; Scientific Committee Member, The International Institute of Knowledge Management [Sri Lanka]; Member, Review Committee of the International Academic Forum [Japan]); and Judge 3 was Ms. Arvie Rubio (Senior Education Program Specialist for Planning and Research, Schools Division Office Laguna). 

 

The top three best presenters were Charles Florence V. Cuyana (UST) for his research, “Assessing a Junior High School Student’s English Language Acquisition and Learning: A Case Study”; Princess Aloha D. Aquino, Camille Segismundo, and Monthy Carlo Miguel (UPD) for their lesson plan, “A Lesson Exemplar in Business English for Grade 10 Filipino Students Using ICT Tools”; and Charles Florence V. Cuyana, Bernice Ann V. Delos Santos, and Aria Danielle Pauline F. Sanz (UST) for their performance task, “Short Story, It’s More Fun in the Philippines!” 

 

The virtual program was spearheaded by Dr. Rosario I. Alonzo (Event Chair, PALT 2024 Junior Intensives; Coordinator, PALT Chapters; Head of Training Committee and Board of Trustee, PALT) and Dr. Editha M. Atendido (President, PALT), and was emceed by Dr. Hjalmar P. Hernandez (Event Co-Chair, PALT 2024 Junior Intensives; Board of Trustee, PALT; Editor-in-Chief, PJLT).