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Prof. Rachelle B. Lintao, PhD

Department of English | Faculty of Arts and Letters | Graduate School | Research Center for Social Sciences and Education

rblintao@ust.edu.ph

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Academic Qualifications

Research Highlights

Research Interests

Academic Qualifications

Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy, major in English Language Studies, (Magna cum Laude), University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines, 2015
Master of Arts in Teaching in English Language Arts, Philippine Normal University, Philippines, 2003
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, major in English with Reading Specialization, (Cum Laude), Philippine Normal University – Manila, Philippines, 1998

Non-Degree

Certificate in Forensic Linguistic Analysis, International Association of Forensic Linguistics – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2012
Certificate, Oral Communication Skills Training, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education – Regional Language Centre, Singapore, 2008

Eligibility

Licensed Professional Teacher

Research Highlights

As a plain language advocate, Dr. Lintao has done extensive research on forensic linguistics, especially on the nature and reform of the legal language. As a language educator, she has engaged in several second language acquisition and language and technology research undertakings.

Research Interests

Forensic Linguistics
Language Teaching and Learning
Discourse Analysis
Language and Technology

Courses Handled

Major Recognitions

Professional Activities

Courses Handled

Graduate Level

Evaluation and Preparation of Instructional Materials
Teaching English as a Second Language
Contrastive Rhetoric
Contemporary Issues in Language Teaching
Language Problems of Developing Nations
Language Curriculum and Course Design
Second Language Acquisition
Foundations of Language Studies
Advanced Academic Writing

Undergraduate Level

Language and Law
Theories of Language and Language Acquisition
Language Research
The Development of the English Language
Computer-Mediated Communication
Varieties of English
Research and Technical Writing
Academic Writing Skills
Reading and Thinking Skills for Academic Study
Oral Communication in Context

Major Recognitions

2020 Best Paper Presenter, Second Conference of Indonesian Community for Forensic Linguistics (KLFI-2)
2017 Recipient, Commission on Higher Education Travel Grant for Portugal
2015 Awardee, Malcolm Coulthard Travel Grant for China
2014 Recipient, Commission on Higher Education Dissertation Grant

Professional Activities

Chair of the Department of English, University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Arts and Letters (2019-present)
Editorial Board Member, Asian Journal of English Language Studies, University of Santo Tomas (2018-present)
Editorial Board Member, i-manager’s Journal of English Language Teaching (2018-present)
Volunteer English Language Trainer, Foundation for Upgrading the Standards of Education (FUSE) (2016-present)
Volunteer Judge, ClearMark Awards sponsored by the Center for Plain Language. Clearmark Awards recognize the plain language communications created by North American organizations (2018-present)
Country Representative, Clarity (an international organization for promoting the use of plain English)
Treasurer, Linguistic Society of the Philippines (2018-2021)
e-Learning Specialist, UST Graduate School (2016-2019)

Selected Publications

M. de Leon & Lintao, R. (2021). The rise of meme culture: Internet political memes as tools for analyzing Philippine propaganda. Journal of Critical Studies in Language and Literature, 2(4), 1-13.
Marasigan, M.A.A. & Ballesteros-Lintao, R. (2020). Presentation and comprehensibility of public policies in online news articles. International Journal of Law, Language & Discourse, 8(2), 35-56.
Vergara, F.B. & Ballesteros-Lintao, R. (2020). War on drugs: The readability and comprehensibility of illegal drug awareness campaign brochures. International Journal of Language and Literary Studies, 2(4), 98-121. http://doi.org/ 10.36892/ijlls.v2i4.412
Jimenez, R.R. & Ballesteros-Lintao, R. (2020). A norm-based analysis of court interpretation in selected Philippine criminal cases. Asian Journal of English Language Studies, 8, 127-158.
Madrilejos, J. I. F. & Ballesteros-Lintao, R. (2020). Interpreting the arguments of China and the Philippines in the South China sea territorial dispute: A relevance-theoretic perspective. International Journal for the Semiotics of Law. doi: 10.1007/s11196-020-09770-1
Totanes, B. & Lintao, R.B. (2019). Textese categories and textese application in L2 class discussion. Journal on English Language Teaching, iManagers Publications, 9(2).
Barrios-Arnuco, A., Ballesteros-Lintao, R., Miranda-Plata, S. & Rañosa-Madrunio, M. (2018). Developing classroom assessment literacy of pre-service English teachers in the Philippines: Prospects and challenges. In M. Subhan Zein and R. Stroupe (Eds.) English for ASEAN integration: Challenges and prospects for teacher preparation (157-177). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.
Ballesteros-Lintao, R. B. (2018). Investigating the evaluative language in Philippine and Chinese news reports on the South China Sea disputes. Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 9(6), 66-77.
Dela Rosa, J.P. O. & Lintao, R.B. (2018). Guided or misguided?: Teachers’ evaluation of an English curriculum guide in the Philippines, Asian Journal of English Language Studies,6, 57-83.
Sabio, D.A. & Lintao, R.B. (2018). A discourse analysis of selected speeches of President Rodrigo Duterte. The Asian EFL Journal, 20(12.2), 220-273.
Del Rosario, V.A.B. & Lintao, R.B. (2018). Investigative interviewing: Assessing questioning strategies employed to children in conflict with the law. International Journal of Legal Discourse, 3(1), 51-76.
Andrade, S. M. T. & Lintao, R.B. (2018). Imposing control through yes/no questions in a Philippine drug trial in International Journal for the Rule of Law Courtroom Procedures, Judicial Linguistics and Legal English, 2(1), 190-230.
Salayo, J.D., Macam, A.L. & Lintao, R.B. (2018). Solidarity and disagreements: Social dimensions in cooperative writing group. i-manager’s Journal on English Language Teaching, 8(1), 30-43.
Munalim, L.O. & Lintao, R.B. (2017). Accuracy of past tense in four tasks: Does translation facilitate narrative writing? AsTEN Journal of Teacher Education, 2(1), 10-26.
Ballesteros-Lintao, R. & Rañosa-Madrunio, M. (2017). Using a holistic and user-centered design in simplifying a Philippine consumer contract, Clarity, 74, 37-41.

Latest Paper Presentations

Latest Seminars / Trainings / Workshops Conducted

Latest Paper Presentations

Paper Presenter, Exploring the Language of Evaluation in the Maguindanao Massacre Case, Second Conference of Indonesian Community for Forensic Linguistic (KLFI-2), Online Conference, 18-20 September 2020
Paper Presenter, Analyzing the Text Complexity of the Enrollment Conforme in a Private University in Manila, 2^nd Linguistic Society of the Philippines International Conference, Dakak Beach Resort, Dipolog City, 4-6 March 2020
Paper Presenter, Investigating the Comprehensibility and Readability of Malaysian Construction Contracts, 14th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, 1-5 July 2019
Paper Presenter, On Employing an eLearning Pedagogy in Thesis Writing: The Experience of English Language Studies Students in the Philippines, eLearning Forum Asia, Chulalongkorn University, 29-31 May 2019
Paper Presenter, Representations of the Sea Disputes in Philippine and Chinese Media, 28th South East Asian Linguistics Conference, Wenzao Urzuline University of Languages, 17-19 May 2018
Paper Presenter, Examining the Student Engagement of Filipino ESL Learners in Online Discussions, Philippine Association for Language Teaching, Inc. 2017 Conference, University of Santo Tomas, 9-11 December 2017
Paper Presenter, Blackboard Teaching & Learning Conference Asia 2017, Singapore, 4-5 October 2017
Paper Presenter, Transforming the Syntactic Structures of a Consumer-Finance Contract, International Association of Forensic Linguists Conference at the University of Porto, Portugal, 10-14 July 2017

Latest Seminars / Trainings / Workshops Conducted

Resource Speaker, From Legalese to Reader Ease: Plain Language Principles, Practices, and Prospects, UST Department of English Webinar Series on Forensic Linguistics, 15 January 2021
Resource Speaker, Forensic Linguistics: Basics, Queries, and Prospects, Manila Science High School, Manila, 25 November 2019
Resource Speaker, Regional Seminar- Workshop on Forensic Linguistics, Valley Hotel, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, 30-31 March 2019
Resource Speaker, Regional Seminar-Workshop on English Language Proficiency cum English Language Pedagogy, Leyte Normal University, Tacloban City, Leyte, 13-15 March 2019
Resource Speaker, Writing for Publication, University of Rizal System Binangonan, Rizal, 12 February 2019
Resource Speaker, Technology and Teaching in the Digital Era, Foundation for Upgrading the Standard of Education Trainers’ Workshop, FUSE Learning Center, Pearl of the Orient Tower, Manila, 2 February 2019
Resource Speaker, THIScourse: Plain Language Movement, English Language Studies Society, UST Manila, 25 January 2019
Resource Speaker, Promoting Consumer Protection Through Forensic Linguistics Studies, University of Santo Tomas Research Center for Social Sciences and Education, UST Manila, 26 February 2018

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