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In 2021, as Fulbright celebrates its 75th anniversary, we celebrate 73 years of cross cultural and educational exchanges with an eye toward our own 75th anniversary in 2023 as the oldest continuous Fulbright Commission in the world.

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Scholar Stories

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Jeremy De JesusPROFILE:
Name: Joedel O. Penaranda
Home Address: Brgy. Langgao, Cabucgayan, Biliran
Employment: Biliran Province State University (BiPSU)
Title/Designation: Instructor-I/University & Board Secretary-Designate


I. Biography

Joedel is currently finishing his Master of Arts in Education major in English Language Teaching studies at the Center for Teaching Excellence - School of Education of the University of San Carlos. He earned his degree in Education major in English at the Naval State University where he graduated top of his class as Magna cum Laude and the first student to be conferred with the Best in Student Teaching Demo & Best English Major Awards of the College of Education.

After finishing his undergraduate studies and passing the Licensure Examination of Teachers (LET), he taught as a Substitute Professor on Developmental Reading at the Eastern Visayas State University – Tacloban, College of Education. After this, he went back working in his alma mater teaching both high school and college students in Communication Arts, Public Speaking & Debate, Campus Journalism, Linguistics, among others while serving the college’s official student publication as an adviser.

At present, he is the designated as University & Board Secretary of the BiPSU serving both the university’s Governing Board and the Office of the University President. He is also the Moderator of the An Lantugi Debate Society of the University where he actively teaches students the art of public speaking and critical thinking through the organization’s Debate Education Program (DEP).


II. Education

a. Educational Attainments

I. Graduate School
Master of Arts in Education major in English Language Teaching
University of San Carlos - School of Education, Cebu City
June 2017 – present
Complete Academic Requirements (CAR)

II. College
Bachelor of Secondary Education major in English
Magna cum Laude; CARD-MRI scholarship recipient
Naval State University
April 2015

b. Training/Leadership workshops

Forum on Advancing National Productivity through Excellence Strategies
Asian Productivity Organization (APO)
April 2019

Enrichment Program for 21st Century Teachers
Far Eastern University & University of San Carlos
March 2019

CHED & Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) Collaboration Mission
Embassy of Canada in Manila
March 2019

Refresher Course on Business English
Center for Global Best Practices
September 2018

30th Annual National Convention: Communication Proficiency across the Outcomes-Based Curriculum
Speech Communication Organization of the Philippines (SCOP)
June 2018

International Training-Workshop on Action Research as a Qualitative Research Design
Johanna Research and Training Center
May 2018

National Seminar-Workshop on English Language Skills for Teaching
Center for the Professional Advancement of Educators
April 2017

Revitalizing Teaching for Next Generation Learning in Senior High School- English
Phoenix Publishing House Inc.
April 2017

National Seminar-Workshop on Research and Data Analysis for Teachers & Research Writing for International Journal Publication
Eins Consultancy Philippines & Philippine Association of Researchers & Statistical Software Users
December 2016

Regional Senior High School (SHS) Teachers' Training for SUCs and LUCs, Region 8
Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
July 2016

Transnational Education Services- Teaching Strategies & Instructional Delivery in English
Transnational Education Services (TES) United Kingdom
June 2015

Paper Presenter
4th International Conference on Educational Measurement & Evaluation (ICEME 2018)
Philippine Educational Measurement & Evaluation Association (PEMEA)


c. Awards
Case-study Winner, Philippine co-representative and delegate
2017 Harvard Project for Asian & International Relations Conference
Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA

National Champion, 2015 4H Extemporaneous Speaking Contest
Tagbilaran City, Bohol

2-time Regional Champion
4H Extemporaneous Speaking Contest
VSU, Baybay City, 2014 & 2015

Best Adjudicator, 2018 Visayas Universities Debate Championship
University of San Jose – Recoletos
August 2018

Parliamentarian & Provincial Convener
10th National Youth Parliament of Youth Leaders of the National Youth Commission
Santa Cruz Manila

National Semi-Finalist
Sinag Cup, 2015 Philippine Inter-Collegiate Debating Championship (PIDC)
UP Diliman

Grand-slam Champion & Best Speaker
Eastern Visayas Debate Championship (EVDC)
UP Visayas Tacloban

Coach, Champion (High School)
2014 Visayas-Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship (VMDC)
Brent Hospital & Colleges, Inc., Zamboanga City

Regional Candidate
2016 Search for Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines


III. Skills and other area/s of interest

I am interested in the fields of Applied & Educational Linguistics specifically investigating the interaction between affective filters and communicative competence among L2 learners in local and rural areas. One of my current research projects is the assessment of the English Competency among the first batch of Senior High School graduates of the country’s K to 12 program with the end goal of providing recommendations for the improvement of the curriculum and the teaching and learning processes involved.

My other activities include singing, content writing and editing, and coaching students in various academic competitions.

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