Pangasinense Literary Works and Linguistics

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Lawas kan Pinabli- A Pangasinan-made Movie



LAWAS KAN PINABLI special free screening for “Encounters: New Filipino Cinema” on June 10,'12, 2PM YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS in #701 Mission St., San Francisco, Calif.

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Dagupan City schools to use Pangasinan as medium of instruction

Posted on June 3, 2012

ALL public schools in Dagupan, except one, will adopt the Pangasinan language as a medium of instruction for kindergarten to Grade III under the new K + 12 program starting this school year and the mother-tongue literacy program.
Pangasinan is the main tongue spoken in the city, except a portion of Barangay Calmay which is also known as Calmay Ilocano whose residents mainly have roots in Ilocos Sur.
There are two public elementary schools in Calmay, a village separated from mainland Dagupan by the Calmay River, one of which will use Pangasinan and the other Ilocano.
Dr. William Macob, education program supervisor of the Department of Education in Dagupan, said the city schools division is now ready to implement the mother-based instruction from kindergarten to Grade III under the K to 12 program, including in Calmay Ilocano.
It was the late Attorney Regino Ravanzo, a former councilor of Dagupan who came from Calmay Ilocano, who said their ancestors came from Ilocos Sur and that the influx of Ilocanos to Calmay intensified in the 60s when they escaped from the terror of the "saka-sakas" in Ilocos Sur.
Four teachers at the Calmay Ilocano Elementary School have been trained in nearby San Fernando City, La Union, a predominantly Ilocano area.
Macob, speaking at the KBP forum on Thursday, said all other teachers attended seminars on K to 12 held in the cities of Baguio, San Fernando, Dagupan City and the capital Manila from April to May.
Macob also pointed out that three schools in Dagupan have been used as pilot areas for the mother tongue-based instruction, namely those in Caranglaan, Bacayao Norte and Bacayao Sur.
Based on the evaluation of a study group from the University of the Philippines, implementation of the mother tongued-based education in these pilot areas was successful.

http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archiv...f-instruction/

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News Feature “Kurit Panlunggaring”: Enriching Pangasinan's native tongue

By April Montes
Tuesday 12th of February 2013
PANGASINAN, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- Literary works written in Pangasinense continue to enrich the province’s native language with the conduct of the second “Kurit Panlunggaring.”

Since its launch last year, “Kurit Panlunggaring,” which means literary contest, has attracted dozens of Pangasinan writers whose works have deepened the residents’ understanding of their native tongue.

Ma. Luisa Elduayan, chief of the provincial tourism operations division, said the “Kurit Panlunggaring” is a poem, essay and short story writing contest launched by the province last year to mark Pangasinan’s founding anniversary celebration. The event is held every April 5 of each year.

Elduayan said the event intends to develop Pangasinan literature by offering incentives to professional and aspiring local writers here.

It is also designed to preserve the Pangasinan language and for Pangasinenses to appreciate their mother tongue in the written form.

The contest is in line with Gov. Amado Espino, Jr.’s advocacy to teach every Pangasinense the Pangasinan language and to let those in the Ilocano speaking areas in the province learn how to speak the language.

The competition is open to all writers in Pangasinan. There are two categories in the contest under two divisions: poetry and short story writing for adults and poetry and essay writing for the youth.

Cash prizes and trophies await the winners. Non-winning authors shall be entitled to a certificate of participation.

For the adult division, the first prize for poetry writing is P10,000; second prize is P8,000; and third prize is P5,000. Meanwhile, the first prize for short story writing is P15,000; second prize is P10,000; and third prize is P8,000.

For the youth division, the first prize for poetry writing is P5,000; second prize is P3,000; and third prize is P2,000. On the other hand, the first prize for essay writing is P8,000; second prize is P5,000; and third prize is P3,000.

Deadline for submission of entries is on March 14. The names of winners shall be announced on March 25 and prizes will be awarded during the commemorative program of Agew na Pangasinan (Pangasinan Day) slated on April 5.

For queries regarding the mechanics of the contest, interested participants may visit Pangasinan Tourism Office located at the first floor of Malong Building, Capitol Complex in Lingayen town. They may also call at (075) 542-8007 or 542-6853.

All Pangasinenses are encouraged to participate in this literary contest which will further boost the preservation of Pangasinan native tongue. (MCA/AM – PIA1 Pangasinan with reports from PIO)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php...=1941360229534