The Language and Style of Peter Solis Nery in His Short Story, “Donato Bugtot” Etchel B. Palma etchelpalma@yahoo.com Iloilo State College of Fisheries - Dumangas Campus, Iloilo, Philippines Day 3: May 3, 2013 • Time: 4:01 - 4:20 pm Venue: Jade 1
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Peter Solis Nery has flourished in the world of literature, achieved international and national recognition, and won eleven Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards in several categories in the Philippines. The study analyzed his language and style in his 2011 first prize win for Hiligaynon short story, “Donato Bugtot”. This attempt is anchored on Pernia’s concept on content analysis that examines how and where words and visuals are used in the texts to make inferences about the source, the audience, including their prevailing social, political, and cultural contexts (2009), and on Jackson’s view on stylistic analysis that discovers the linguistic features that mark the text as different from other types or other authors (2007). Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, the study revealed influences of Nery’s life in the story. Some scenes are inspired by his past engagement in religious activities, and by his present job as a nurse. Cultural elements and situations common to humanity are evident. Simple words, lengthy sentences and literary techniques are adequately utilized. His conversational style that sounds like the way people really talk reflects his being a story teller. Further, his language and style create mental pictures enabling readers to participate in a variety of experiences. Keywords: Literature, criticism, Donato Bugtot, figurative language, Filipino writer, imagery, language, literary criticism, Peter Solis Nery, short story, style, Content analysis, Iloilo, Philippines * Best Abstract Awardee for Literature, Philosophy and Religion
Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Secondary Biology Teachers in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM): Its Effect on Students’ Science Process Skills Dayamon T. Magdara dayamonmagdara@yahoo.com Mindanao State University, Marawi City, Philippines Day 3: May 3, 2013 • Time: 4:31 - 4:50 pm Venue: Jade 1
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The study investigated the pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) of the biology teachers and its relation to the science process skills of students in secondary high schools of mainland Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Of the 17 biology teachers representing the sample school respondents, 10 expressed willingness to be observed during their classroom discourse aside from accomplishing the survey questionnaire and interview. Statistical tools like measures of central tendency, measures of variability, Somer’s d test, and correlation coefficient were utilized for the analysis of the data gathered. Results showed a great majority of the biology teachers as holders of non-science/biology degrees and have not attended seminars and trainings related to science. To augment their knowledge of the content, few of them pursued advanced courses either at the Master’s or PhD levels. Result showed that the teachers lend themselves to classification as novice, traditional, and experienced. Tests to establish correlations between teachers’ PCK and the students’ science process skills yielded very low correlations in almost all constructs when tested using the alpha 0.05 level of significance. In conclusion, the biology teachers from the two provinces (Lanaodel Sur and Maguindanao) of the mainland ARMM are not science or biology-oriented teachers, therefore providing proof of a mismatch between teachers’ qualifications or preparation/training and their teaching assignment. Keywords: Education, pedagogical content knowledge, Science process skills, descriptive design, Marawi City, Philippines
World Research Festival 2013 • Davao City, Philippines Theme: Research for a sustainable world! • ISSN: 2094-9529