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Republic of the Philippines Office of the President National Commission for Culture and the Arts August 12, 1998 Prof. sagani Cru! "e
#a $alle %ni&ersit' (aft A&enue, )anila "ear Prof. Cru!*
+ollo,ing our con&ersation, am here,ith transmitting material on the forthcoming -orld Conference on .igher /ducation 0 1 .igher
/ducation in the (,ent'2first Centur'* 3ision and Action14 scheduled to be held in Paris on October 529, 1998.
(he NCCA has been in&ited b' the "epartment of +oreign Affairs 0 %N/$CO National Commission4 to be on the Philippine delegation
to ensure that the &ie,s of the culture and arts sector are properl' presented in the Philippine position. am happ' that 'ou ,ill be
a&ailable to represent the NCCA on the delegation. shall submit a proposal to the Commission at its ne6t meeting, regarding 'our
official designation as NCCA representati&e. understand that the $ecretar' of +oreign Affairs ,ill ma7e the necessar' representations
to )alaca8ntidle9ang for the composition of the delegation.
At the first preparator' meeting held earlier toda' 0 chaired b' C./" Commissioner )ona ". 3alisno4, the group identified the follo,ing
topics as appropriatel' including NCCA inputs 0 see enclosed paper entitled : .igher /ducation in the (,ent'2first Centur' 2 3ision and
Action14* (hemes of the -orld Conference on .igher /ducation (heme 1* (he Pertinence of .igher /ducation 2 .igher education,
social de&elopment and peace 2 .igher education and partnerships ,ith the ,orld of ,or7 0 note* ,ith reference to the so2called culture
industries4 (heme 2* (he ;ualit' of .igher /ducation 2 nno&ation in higher education curricula and teaching methods 2 .igher
education and the promotion of cultural identit' (hematic "ebates* .igher education, culture and societ' 2 Promoting a culture of peace
2 )obili!ing the po,er of culture
t ,as agreed that the NCCA representati&e ,ill prepare a 22< page paper that ,ould co&er the follo,ing for each topic* 0 a4 issues or
problems and 0 b4 recommendations on polic', programs or pro=ects 0 that can in turn be ,orld,ide, regional, national, or institutional4.
(he NCAA inputs shall be combined ,ith those of other agencies and the resulting draft ,ould be the Philippine inter&ention on the
topic concerned.
(he deadline for the paper is August 19 0 to be submitted to the %N/$CO National Commission $ecretariat4, in anticipation of the ne6t
delegation meeting scheduled on August 21, tentati&el' at the "+A at 11*>> o?cloc7 a.m.
)an' than7s for agreeing to help out.
-ith 7ind regards.
Cordiall' 'ours, @A)/ C. #AAA Chairman enclosure cc* Comm. 3. ". Almario )s. /. 3. (iongco "r. #. 3illegas Republic of the
Philippines Office of the President NA(ONA# CO))$$ON +OR C%#(%R/ AN" (./ AR($ @une 2<, 1998 "R. $ABAN CR%C cDo
"e #a $alle %ni&ersit' Press "e #a $alle %ni&ersit' (aft A&enue, )anila +a6 No. 52E><F1 "ear "r. Cru!*
n behalf of the NCCA Goard of Commissioners, ma' in&ite 'ou to be a member of the $pecial Committee that ,e are constituting for
1998, to e&aluate applications for the ne, NCCA Competiti&e Brants Programs for Culture and Arts /6hibits and for Publication. (he
program for Publication is intended for the de&elopment of self2sustaining publications and audio2&isual materials on +ilipino cultural
heritage and artistic e6pression. On the other hand, the program for Culture and Arts /6hibits shall assist cultural institutions in the
design and mounting of e6hibits illuminating aspects of Philippine culture and arts.
Brants from the National /ndo,ment +und for Culture and Arts under R. A. No. H<5F ha&e in the past been made on recommendation
of the Committees concerned. /ach committee had a budget and grants ,ere processed as recei&ed, being e&aluated in the light of the
Committee ?s appro&ed program and other acti&ities for the 'ear.
(he ne, competiti&e grants program 0 described in the attached Proponent ?s Buide to NCCA Brants Programs4 are in addition to
Committee2based grants and has the aim of reaching talented artists ,ho ma' other,ise be outside the NCCA Committee net,or7.
$pecial /&aluation Committees are being constituted from among recogni!ed artists, including those ,ho ma' other,ise not be
a&ailable to ,or7 ,ith the NCCA. (he first set of applications 0 those recei&ed as of @une 154 are the ones that ,e propose to submit to
the $pecial Committee.
-e are hoping that 'ou ,ill =oin us in this underta7ing ,hich ,ould in&ol&e possibl' one or t,o meetings at most, so that the NCCA
communit' can benefit from 'our e6perience. -e ,ould also be &er' interested in 'our suggestions on ho, to further encourage artists,
through the NCCA Brants Program. $ub=ect to the a&ailabilit' of the Committee members, ,e propose to hold the Committee ?s
meeting at 1>*>> a.m. through lunch on -ednesda', @ul' 8 at the NCCA Goard Room.
-ith 7ind regards.
$incerel' 'ours, @A)/ C. #AAA Chairman O++C/ O+ (./ C.ANC/##OR %ni&ersit' of the Philippines "iliman, ;ue!on Cit' <1 @ul'
1998 Ref. No. CC(# 982<9> "R. $ABAN R. CR%C .ead, (echnical $ub2Panel on #iterature Commission on .igher /ducation 2E>1
(aft A&e., )alate, )anila 1>>E +a6 No. 0 F<24 521 9>9E "ear "r. Cru! *
-e are pleased to submit the data reIuired b' the Commission on .igher /ducation 0 C./"4 to support our claim for the %. P. College
of Arts and #etters as ,orth' of consideration as a Center of /6cellence for #iterature.
Aou ,ill note that the lists of a,ards, publications and researches of our facult' and students include onl' the more recent ones. -e
had to do this due to time constraint. f 'ou need more comprehensi&e lists, do gi&e us more time to collate the data.
Aou ,ill also note that ,e did not consider the items under Administration on the le&el of accreditation. -e ha&e ne&er submitted our
programs for accreditation because of the follo,ing reasons* 1. the %ni&ersit' of the Philippines is the oldest $tate %ni&ersit' ,ith its
o,n charter9 2. our degree programs, ha&ing been instituted ahead of those from other $tate %ni&ersities and Colleges, continue to
ser&e as models for them9 <. ma=orit' of our programs J e.g. Ph.". /nglish $tudies 0 Creati&e -riting4, Ph.". .ispanic #iterature, ).A.
)ali7haing Pagsulat K are not offered in other $tate %ni&ersities and Colleges.
-e reIuest 'ou, therefore, not to appl' the criteria on accreditation to us.
n closing, ,e ,ish to reiterate our confidence that the College of Arts and #etters ,ill li&e up to the e6pectations of a Center of
/6cellence.
3er' trul' 'ours, C#ARO (. ##AB%NO Chancellor O++C/ O+ (./ C.ANC/##OR %ni&ersit' of the Philippines "iliman, ;ue!on Cit'
CC(# Ref. No. 982E5< <> $eptember 1998 "r. Angela P. $arile .ead, C./" $ub2(echnical Committee on /nglish #anguage cDo
"epartment of Arts and Communication College of Arts and $ciences %ni&ersit' of the Philippines 2 )anila "ear "r. $arile *
t is m' pleasure to submit the data reIuired b' the Commission on .igher /ducation 0 C./"4 to support the bid of the "epartment of
/nglish and Comparati&e #iterature, College of Arts and #etters, to become a Center of /6cellence in /nglish.
(he documentation is partial because ,e failed to recei&e the notification about the competition earl' enough. .o,e&er, gi&en more
time, ,e should be able to submit the complete data.
(he /nglish $tudies Program of the "/C# is one of its 7ind in the Philippines. (he term : studies L signals a conceptual shift from
/nglish as a unidisciplinar' field to /nglish as an interdisciplinar' area of stud'. (he program ?s focus continues to be the /nglish
#anguage but it builds on an interdisciplinar' curriculum ,hich enables each student to relate language stud' to literature and culture.
(his orientation is reflected in man' of the courses ,hich ,e offer to our students. : /nglish for the Professions, L for e6ample, e6plores
the different ,a's /nglish ma' be used in the ,or7place in the Philippines. : #e&els of /nglish #anguage %se L e6amines the &arious
registers of /nglish in the countr' and in the ,orld. Our facult' are li7e,ise the first to introduce Critical #inguistics, Critical "iscourse
Anal'sis and other related fields ,hich build on an interpla' of #anguage, #iterar' (heor' and Critical Practice. All /nglish $tudies
ma=ors are gi&en adeIuate bac7ground in #iterature.
-ith these uniIue features of the program and a strong facult' in teaching, research, and communit' ser&ice, am confident that the
"epartment of /nglish and Comparati&e #iterature, College of Arts and #etters, shall be deemed ,orth' to be a Center of /6cellence in
/nglish.
3er' trul' 'ours, C#ARO (. ##AB%NO Chancellor MO#/.AO NB AR(/ A( #(/RA(%RA %NG/R$"A" NB P#PNA$ "iliman,
#unsod ;ue!on (ANBBAPAN NB "/MANO (el.* 92>5<>1 #o7. HF<F, H<85, H215 (elD+AN* 928H5>8 2H No&ember 1998 "r. Angela P.
$arile (he .ead Commission on .igher /ducation (echnical $ub2Committee on the /nglish #anguage cDo "epartment of Arts and
Communication College of Arts and $ciences %.P. )anila "ear "r. $arile*
am &er' pleased to submit the complete report of the "epartment of /nglish and Comparati&e #iterature, College of Arts and #etters
0 "/C#, CA#4 in connection ,ith its bid to be the Center of /6cellence in the /nglish #anguage.
(he "/C# staff has meticulousl' compiled data to Iuantif' the criteria on the CO/. Gut since final e&aluation, after all, ,ill ha&e to
consider Iualitati&e grounds, should li7e to highlight some strengths of our /nglish #anguage program. (hese are* 1. ts curricular
program
Onl' the "/C# has a full2blo,n /nglish $tudies* #anguage program ,hich includes the G.A., ).A., and Ph. ". le&els. t is the onl'
program ,ith a G.A. in /nglish $tudies thus pro&iding a solid undergraduate matri6 for its graduate offerings.
2. (he integration of curricular and e6tra2curricular programs ,ithin one structure, not disparate ones.
Combined under one ,ing are the ntensi&e /nglish Program for foreigners, the $ummer nstitute for (eachers of #anguage and
#iterature, the /6tension Programs on Professional Communication, and the three2tiered curricular program on /nglish $tudies. (his
structure ma7es possible a sharing of &ision and resources through a mutuall' enriching arrangement.
<. A large enrolment in, and turnout of graduates from all three le&els of the /nglish $tudies Program 0 please see figures in the
attached report4.
n this respect, the "/C# has had a strong impact on /nglish language education and /nglish related professions such as la,,
ad&ertising, mass communication, human resource de&elopment, foreign ser&ice, tourism, etc.
E. ts interdisciplinar' orientation, thus challenging traditional borders of the discipline.
(he curriculum pro&ides solid bac7ground in the sub2fields of linguistics and the &arious approaches to it. t has, ho,e&er, opened itself
up to other disciplines b' pro&iding for electi&es. (he facult' ha&e also introduced Critical "iscourse Anal'sis and other related fields
,hich build on an interpla' of #anguage, #iterar' (heor' and Critical Practice. All /nglish $tudies ma=ors are gi&en adeIuate
bac7ground in #iterature. (hus, the facult' ?s research and publications in language, literature and culture do&etails ,ith this
interdisciplinar' perspecti&e.
5. ts "istance /ducation Component
(he "/C# facult' ha&e designed distance education modules for : Problems in Rhetoric L , a course to,ards the ).A. in #anguage
$tudies 0 "istance /ducation )ode4 and for Communication and Communication 0 +reshman /nglish4. (he "istance /ducation
program e6plores alternati&e approaches to teaching the /nglish #anguage9 li7e,ise, it ,idens access to /nglish #anguage $tudies in
the Philippines.
F. (he solid Iualifications of its facult' and the %ni&ersit' ?s continuing facult' de&elopment programs
No other "epartment of /nglish can match the number of Ph.". and ).A. degree holders in the "/C# and the =unior facult' ,ith ).A.
units. Almost all ha&e been producti&e in terms of research and publications. (he facult' ha&e been e6posed to centers of 7no,ledge in
&arious parts of the ,orld.
H. ts &aluable ser&ice to a large Beneral /ducation /nglish Program 0 B./.4. (he "/C# ser&ices bet,een 2,5>> to <,>>> through its
regular B./. course offerings and through the ancillar' ser&ices of the #anguage #aborator', the #earning Resource Center and the
Audio23isual Rooms.
-ith these distincti&e features and Iualit' in&ol&ement in the spheres of teaching, research and e6tension am confident the
"epartment of /nglish and Comparati&e #iterature, College of Arts and #etters shall be deemed ,orth' to be the Center of /6cellence
in the /nglish #anguage.
(han7 'ou.
(rul' 'ours, PRO+. @O$/+NA A. ABRA3AN(/ "ean