THE University of San Carlos’ (USC) Cebuano Studies Center-Sentro sa Wika at Kultura under the auspices of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) and in cooperation with the University’s Department of Communications, Linguistics and Literature held a seminar workshop entitled, “KWF Seminar sa Panitikang Sebwano sa ika-21 Siglo (Salin ng at Saliksik sa Panitikang Sebwano),” on Jan. 27-28, 2023.
The activity was held at the Rigney Hall of the USC–Talamban Campus. The aim of the seminar workshop was to disseminate research on local literature that had been undertaken by the school’s faculty scholars and to provide a translation workshop to enhance the knowledge and skills needed to undertake the work of translation.
Charles Dominic Sanchez of Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu opened the seminar with a lecture entitled, “Pagsasalin ng Hinala at Pagkakasala sa Isang Kwentong Hango sa Tokhang.” This was followed by a lecture on “Filial Piety at ang Makabagong Lipunan Sebwano sa mga Maikling Kwento” by Dr. Bea Lastimosa and “Machine Translator: Halaga at Gamit tungo sa Ebalwasyon ng Pagsasalin” that was delivered by Dr. Lita Bacalla of Cebu Normal University. The translation workshop, which took place in the afternoon, was capped off with a lecture from Dr. Hope Sabanpan-Yu entitled, “Mga Kagamitan ng Siste sa mga Piling Dula ni Piux Kabahar.”
The second day began with a lecture from Joanalyn Gabales of the University of San Carlos entitled, “Mga Payo ng Manding Karya sa mga Kabataang Babae.” It was followed by a special lecture from Dr. Federico Magdalena of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa entitled, “Enrique de Malacca: Malay or Cebuano.” The afternoon activities focused once more on a translation workshop led Sabanpan-Yu. The participants of the seminar were then treated to a film screening of a modernized Kulilising Hari by Inotherwords Incorporated entitled, “Death and the Afterlife of the Kulilisi,” which was sponsored by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.