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A. INTRODUCTION

Rationale

The Faculty of Languages at the College of Arts and Sciences in DMMMSU- SLUC
announces the holding of its 1st Festival of Languages and the Arts in the
Municipality of Agoo, La Union on December 11-13, 2013.

The theme for this year’s FUSION is “Understanding You and Me through
Arts and Languages”.

Since the establishment of the Languages Department in DMMMSU-SLUC, its

faculty has implemented a wide range of activities aimed at stimulating creativity
and professionalism in the languages, communications and arts sectors and
promoting inter- and intra-disciplinary cultural collaborations. Having organized a
series/variety of training workshops for different disciplines relative to its functions
and mandate, the department identified a need to equip interested students and
professionals in Agoo with further basic theoretical knowledge and research skills,
techniques and arts and languages craftsmanship as an important element in its
efforts to develop the arts and languages sector in the community.

The faculty believes that the best path to language acquisition is to create a well-
balanced teaching method that develops both the receptive and productive skills.
It will be an interactive learnercentered festival which focuses on series of lecture
and activities that are specifically designed to improve writing, speaking, reading,
listening skills, vocabulary and grammar and appreciation of arts and culture
through literature. Lecture sessions are designed to explore interesting themes
through media, group activities, games, discussions, and presentations. Topics
include popculture, arts and culture, public speaking/hosting, journalism, business
writing, personality development and many more. The students and professionals
will gain fluency in the acquisition of language in a fun and dynamic environment.

Likewise, language and communication competence is a must for learners and

educators. It is a necessity for language education to develop excellence as the
world is drawn into a more sophisticated modes of communication; hence, to draw
out the latent abilities our students have through several competitions. These
competitions will foster a certain level of target achievement to our students,
boosting further their confidence, competence and character.

Language, especially Iloco, is recognized as a major artistic resource, but many groups
of youth today do little to address this reality of the immense potential and contribution
of the language. The Ilocanos must generate an African-centered appreciation of its
artistic wealth, managing and stimulating home grown creativity.

In Region 1 the implementation of the Iloco Code challenges the Ilocanos to develop and
sustain local relevant language and culture. There are little specialized activities for the
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appreciation and preservation of the language. As a result, the quality of this piece of
culture is ignored nor appreciated.

Agoo, being among the educational hubs in the region, needs to strengthen the role of
the language, emphasizing its understanding and developing a skillful force that
generates dynamism in arts, culture and languages. An opportunity has emerged to find
new, engaging, and sustainable models for the arts and languages and to develop bold
innovative thinking to show a path forward.

The training workshop and competitions seek to rethink how the VMGO of DMMMSU
and the Languages Department heeds to the call of globalization; how the communication
landscape is changing, harnessing the latest tools and technology to make the transition
to the new information technology environment; how to engage new audiences, using
information portals with innovative methods to cover, inspire and engage with
communities through arts and culture by providing platforms for high quality arts, culture
and languages criticism.

B. OBJECTIVES

FUSION 2013 aims at contributing to the development of a well informed and creative
force of arts, humanities, education and languages students and teachers—representing
about the arts and languages in their aesthetic and artistic values while it seeks to
stimulate collaborative training workshops and competitions. The festival is designed to
stretch students’ and teachers’ thinking and practical skills and techniques and is set to
achieve the following objectives:

 Raise standards of and appreciation for arts, culture and languages

 Motivate an economic and academic interest for quality arts and culture coverage
 Generate a peer-to-peer network of learners to collectively share crafted visual and
performing arts
 Introduce participants to the latest practical tools, theories and hands on
techniques to learning languages

C. SET-UP OF THE FESTIVAL (Date, Venue, Participants, Registration)

FUSION 2013, the 1st Festival of Languages and the Arts in Agoo, La Union, is
scheduled on
December 11-13, 2013. Specifically, the training workshop will be held on December
11 (Day 1) and 12 (Day 2) at the Jose D. Aspiras Gymnasium; competitions on
December 13 (Day 3) at the Teacher’s Training Center, DMMMSU- SLUC.
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The festival is open to all high school and tertiary students and educators in the town of
Agoo. The schools may send as many participants—for the training workshop and
contests—as they want.

Participants may need to confirm their participation through (a) texting 09482958648 (JR
Jarata) / 09158946360 (Melody Tumanan), or (b) visiting the FB account
fearless_fire86@yahoo.com. They may also inquire at the CAS Languages Department
before December 11. Priority will be given to participants (in the training workshop) who
pre-registered; although walk-ins may still be welcomed.

Specific Set-up

DAY 1 and DAY 2

TRAINING WORKSHOP

Registration and participation for DAY 1 and Day 2 (Lecture Series) ONLY is pegged at the
following reasonable rates:
Outside participants (students)- Php150.00
Outside participants (teachers)- Php200.00
DMMMSU students - Php50.00
DMMMSU faculty - Php150.00

The registration fee charged for each participant and other guests will cover the speakers’
fee, four set of snacks (2 days), certificates, souvenir program (for outside participants
ONLY) and other seminar costs.

Participants are expected to attend the two-day training workshop; audiovisual

equipment will be provided during the training. Participants will be provided with
certificates of participation, and morning and afternoon refreshments ONLY.

DAY 3
ARTS COMPETITIONS

Various visual and performing arts will be contested by any interested bonafide students
in Agoo. There will be two categories in the contests: (1) high school level and (2) college
level.

Events Objectives Time/ Place

1. ON-THE-SPOT  To develop the students’ language 8:00 – 11:00
ESSAY WRITING prowess in terms of proper AM
(Filipino Category ONLY) interpretation through writing Room: TBA
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2. ON-THE-SPOT  To motivate the students in appreciating 8:00 – 11:00
POEM WRITING the beauty of poetry in all literatures AM
(Iloco Category ONLY) Room: TBA
3. ON-THE-SPOT  To develop the students artistic skills 8:00 – 11:00
POSTER MAKING through interpretation of literatures AM
Room: TBA
4. STAND-UP COMEDY  To empower the students with 8:00 – 12:00
entertaining and up-to-date styles of Chan Hall
entertainment
5. CREATIVE STORY  To encourage students become 8:00 – 12:00
TELLING artistic and trendy in literary styles of Chan Hall
delivering literature
6. SPEECH CHOIR  To strengthen the students’ English 8:00 – 12:00
language skills with the conventions Chan Hall
employed in reciting/delivering
poetry
7. PUBLIC SPEAKING  To prepare students become effective 8:00 – 12:00
and efficient public speakers in the Chan Hall
future
8. MUSIC VIDEO  To motivate the participants in *to be
appreciating the value of music and received by
broadcasting the secretariat
on or before
 To develop a more highly- exercised Dec.
aesthetic expression of the 6, 2013
language
 To equip students with the technical Screening
know- 1:00 – 4:00
how’s and up-to-date mass Chan Hall
media innovation
9. DOCUMENTARY/FILM  To strengthen the knowledge and *to be
skills of the participants in mass received by
communication; the secretariat
on or before
 To develop a sense of valuing and Dec.
preserving the Iloco culture and 6, 2013
responsibility on mass
communication as a prime influence Screening
in the society 1:00 – 4:00
 To empower the students with Chan Hall
language
and media-oriented skills

Note: For the contest mechanics and guidelines, please see attached papers.
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D. LECTURERS

Faculty from the Languages Department will be tapped as speakers in the plenary
sessions. Two speakers of regional/national prominence will also be invited to talk during
the training workshop.

Languages Department Faculty

Lecturers Topics
DR. LORETO B. WAGUEY Eureka! Grasping for words, grammar and
drama
MR. JESUS RAFAEL B. JARATA Tongue tied? Oral exercise and speaking it out
loud
MS. MELODY TUMANAN Who says literature is boring? Let’s ask
Shakespear
MS. JOJI ANN REGACHO Business as usual—with communication
letters
MR. RENANTE MALAGAYO Nakakatuwa o nakatutuwa? Atbp. Alamin natin
MS. LEILANI IBAY Adlibs and scripts. Hosting thrills and anxieties

Tentative Keynote Speakers

Lecturer Topics
MS. MARISOL ABDURAHMAN* Influencing the way we think—through languages,
communications and media
MR. KIDLAT TAHIMIK* Molding arts, preserving culture: Beyond lens and
senses
*The presence of Ms.Soho and Mr. Tahimik during the seminar depends on their confirmation of the committee’s letter of invitation.

E. STEERING COMMITTEE

Secretariat Faculty involved

Overall Chair Ms. Marilyn Quintela
Program & Publicity Committee Ms. Melody Tumanan
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(Program, certificates, advertisement etc)

Logistics Committee Ms. Fauslyn Gay Amongan

Food Committee Ms. Rhea Lucena / Ms. Donna Fortes
(snacks, etc)
Prizes Committee Ms. Joji Ann Regacho
Physical Arrangement Committee Mr. Renante Malagayo
Technical Committee Ms. Magdalena Mangaoang
Registration Committee Ms. Rhodora Ibabao / Ms. Leilani Ibay
Documentation Committee Ms. Chezy Lorenzo
Security and Control Mr. Napoleon Cayabyab
Entertainment Committee Ms. Ruth Balderas / Ms. Sonia Obillo