It is with heartfelt sorrow that we announce the passing of one of our professorial lecturers, Dr. Beulah Garcia Dalao-Nuval.

Below we share the eulogy delivered by Dr. Lily Rosqueta-Rosales in remembrance of a respected colleague, a generous mentor, and a great friend.

“Alumna of the University of the Philippines, the University of Florida, University Guidance Counselor, Professorial Lecturer at the University of the Philippines College of Education, president of the Philippine Guidance and Personnel Association, Inc. (now the Philippine Guidance and Counseling Association) charter member of the Philippines Chapter of the Chi Sigma Iota Academic and Professional Counseling Honor Society International, President of Education Alumni Association — these all bonded Beulah and me for more than half a century.

Her family and my family were close to each other for years. Her husband and I took to writing, while Beulah and I were deep in the academe. Our children studied together in the elementary grades to high school and were schoolmates in college although they pursued different career paths.

Beulah was a vibrant woman, strong-willed and very focused. She enjoyed life to the fullest and had a very contaminating laughter. She was also sometimes stubborn, but with good reason. Gracious in her ways, charitable, and imbued with volunteerism, she was the life of every civic and social group to which she belonged. I will always remember her as the best Hawaiian hola dancer as she swayed to the music of Pearly Shells.

Beulah has left a beautiful legacy – a life that touched many hearts and souls, a life of friendship and mission — yes, an inspiring memory through the years to come.

We commend her to Almighty God. Rest, Beulah, rest in the bosom of our Lord as angels sing peace to you.

I will miss your presence on Earth, dear Beulah.”

LILY ROSQUETA-ROSALES

More than 200 participants from different universities participated in the first Language Education Research Colloquium held last December 2, 2017 at the Benitez Theater, UP College of Education.

Completed master’s theses and proposed dissertation projects addressing relevant issues and critical research areas in language education were presented under two strands. Strand 1 theme, Designing Interventions to Improve Students’ Writing Skills featured the thesis of Angelique T. Pajuelas, Florene Mae D. Lakip, and Jasmine Sabrina J. Rombaoa who have all earned their MAEd Language Education degree. Strand 2 theme, on the other hand, is Examining Prevalent Language Teaching Practices to Enrich Teaching and Learning. It featured research proposals of three Language Education majors in the PhD Ed program: Cecilia A. Suarez, Ramer V. Oxiño, and Maria Teresa L. Manicio.

The Language Education Research Colloquium 2017 is the first for the area. Language education teachers, students, and researchers look forward to more activities of the same nature as participants found the event inspiring.

“The EDL Colloquium is a wake-up call for me, that I am in my fifth year in the program and still, I am unsure of what topic to write. The strands inspired me to make further studies specifically on how I assess my students’ written outputs,” said Nicole Ann Rose Malapo, an EDL student.

“It was helpful for students pursuing graduate studies because we get ourselves familiarized on how we can present a research in a colloquium. I got ideas on how I can better work on my master’s thesis. The master’s thesis is difficult but looking at the energy and passion of those presenters inspired me to keep going,” said another EDL student, Jeremiah Grafia.

Professors and students from the Language Education Area organized the event. Dr. Lourdes Baetiong, Dr. Romylyn Metila, Prof. Nerissa Zara, and Dr. Menelea Chiu were present in the event as lead organizers. Students from EDUC 293 and EDL 371 helped as committee members.