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Starting with the teaching of Latin, French, and Greek back in 1891, languages have always been a part of USC education. In the post-WWII period, Cebuano writer and poet Cornelio Faigao served as chair of the Department of English which was established in response to the needs of Filipinos, especially secretaries and office staff, who required excellent communication skills during the American period. Initially, a two-year secretarial program with English training was offered and later a four-year Bachelor of Arts in English was developed. Fr. John Vogelgesang, SVD, M.A. introduced a concentration in literature during his tenure as chair in the 1950s, while the next decade saw the offering of Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESL) and the creation of the Language, Speech and Drama, and Literature sections within the department.

The merger of the national and international languages departments led to the establishment of the Department of Languages and Literature, which expanded foreign language courses to French, German, Mandarin, and Nihonggo in the 1990s. Two master’s programs, namely a Master of Arts in English Language Teaching and a Master of Arts in Literature, were offered in the 1990s until revisions in the curriculum transformed the department’s flagship programs into a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and Literature (later separated into A.B. Applied Linguistics and A.B. Literature) and a corresponding Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics in the early 2000s. The addition of an A.B. Communications program with majors in Media and Corporate Communications transformed the department into its current setup as the Department of Communications, Linguistics, and Literature.

SOLARES’ Sulyap sa Sining First Day Exhibits Local Cebuano Arts

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SOLARES held its first art festival titled ‘Sulyap sa Sining’ at the Ayala Central Bloc Activity Center, featuring DCLL student writers, painters, filmmakers, and photographers alongside other Cebuano artists in a celebration of artistic expression. The event began its first day on Thursday, April 18, 2024 and is set to conclude today Saturday, April 20. The festival featured a colorful variety of booths selling stickers, pins, art prints, paintings, photographs, books, and other creations by artists found all throughout Cebu.

SOLARES Discusses Future Plans and Financial Reports

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Societatis Lingua Artes (SOLARES), an official co-curricular organization of the Department of Communications, Linguistics, and Literature (DCLL), conducted its second general assembly to discuss their accomplishments for the first semester of A.Y. 2023-2024 at the Rigney Hall in USC Talamban Campus last Saturday, December 2, 2023.

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