𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑- The USeP-Institute of Languages and Creative Arts (ILCA) is broadening its horizons in order to strengthen and extend its various international languages offering.

The ILCA will offer the Mandarin language as an addition to its list of international languages. This initiative is in support of ILCA’s mandates: to address the necessity for society as a whole; to recognize the value of international languages; and to create an atmosphere in which international language learning is seen as vitally -important in enhancing the Philippines’ human resource competitive advantage.

ILCA Director Assoc. Prof. Sajed S. Ingilan invited Hou Rong, a teacher from Yunnan Minzu University China and Krirk University Thailand, to teach Mandarin at USeP ILCA this July 2023.

During the meeting, Hou Rong expressed, “𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘜𝘚𝘦𝘗. 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢. 𝘛𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢’𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴’ 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴. 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴”.

Hou Rong, accompanied by Dr. Jin Yao from Kunming Medical University in Yunnan Province, China, engaged in discussions with Mr. Francis Reginio, CAS Extension Head. Their conversation revolved around potential projects such as providing training on English communication skills to Chinese medical doctors, and conducting research on Chinese and Filipino arts.

It is worth mentioning that earlier this month, ILCA has talked about teaching materials and strategies in the German and French classes with Mr. Ludwig Rexrodt and Mr. Georg Rhode from College Borken, Germany. Additionally, ILCA had a meeting with Consul General Ishikawa Yoshihisa of Japan to explore the possibility of offering Nihonggo at USeP ILCA.

Words and Photos: Jessa Joy Odog