HOW TEACHERS AFFECT THE STUDENT

  An Analysis of a 21st   Century Philippine Literature entitled: PEDAGOGIC

by :CIRILO BAUTIST

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the subject  of 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

                                                                    BACKGROUND

 

• Authorial information:

  Cirilo F. Bautista

 (July 9, 1941 – May 6, 2018)

-was a Filipino poet, critic and writer of nonfiction. A National Artist of the Philippines award was conferred on him in 2014.

 

• Early life and education

Bautista was born in Manila on July 9, 1941 and spent his childhood in Balic-Balic, Sampaloc.[1]He received his basic education from Legarda Elementary School (1st Honorable Mention, 1954) and Victorino Mapa High School (Valedictorian, 1959). He received his degrees in AB Literature from the University of Santo Tomas (magna cum laude, 1963), MA Literature from St. Louis University, Baguio (magna cum laude, 1968), and Doctor of Arts in Language and Literature from De La Salle University-Manila (1990). He received a fellowship to attend the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa (1968–1969).

Career

Bautista taught creative writing and literature at St. Louis University (1963–1968) and the University of Santo Tomas (1969–1970) before moving to De La Salle University-Manila in 1970. He is also a co-founding member of the Philippine Literary Arts Council (PLAC) and a member of the Manila Critics Circle, Philippine Center of International PEN and the Philippine Writers Academy.

     Bautista has also received Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards (for poetry, fiction and essay in English and Filipino) as well as Philippines Free Press Awards for Fiction, Manila Critics' Circle National Book Awards, Gawad Balagtas from the Unyon ng mga Manunulat ng Pilipinas, the Pablo Roman Prize for the Novel, and the highest accolades from the City of Manila, Quezon City and Iligan City. Bautista was hailed in 1993 as Makata ng Taon by the Komisyon ng mga Wika ng Pilipinas for winning the poetry contest sponsored by the government. The last part of his epic trilogy The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus, entitled Sunlight on Broken Stones, won the Centennial Prize for the epic in 1998. He was an exchange professor in Waseda University and Ohio University. He became an Honorary Fellow in Creative Writing at the University of Iowa in 1969, and was the first recipient of a British Council fellowship as a creative writer at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1987.

        Bautista works include Boneyard Breaking, Sugat ng Salita, The Archipelago, Telex Moon, Summer Suns, Charts, The Cave and Other Poems, Kirot ng Kataga, and Bullets and Roses: The Poetry of Amado V. Hernandez. His novel Galaw ng Asoge was published by the University of Santo Tomas Press in 2004. His latest book, Believe and Betray: New and Collected Poems, appeared in 2006, published by De La Salle University Press.

       His poems have appeared in major literary journals, papers, and magazines in the Philippines and in anthologies published in the United States, Japan, the Netherlands, China, Romania, Hong Kong, Germany and Malaysia. These include: excerpts from Sunlight on Broken Stones, published in World Literature Today, USA, Spring 2000; What Rizal Told Me (poem), published in Manoa, University of Hawaii, 1997; She of the Quick Hands: My Daughter and The Seagull (poems), published in English Teacher’s Portfolio of Multicultural Activities, edited by John Cowen (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996).

     Aside from his teaching, creative and research activities as a Professor Emeritus of Literature at the College of Liberal Arts, De La Salle University-Manila, Bautista was also a columnist and literary editor of the Philippine Panorama, the Sunday Supplement of the Manila Bulletin. He was also a member of the Board of Advisers and Associate, Bienvenido Santos Creative Writing Center of De La Salle University-Manila and Senior Associate, The Center for Creative Writing and Studies of the University of Santo Tomas.

 

Personal Life

Cirilo Bautista was married to Rosemarie Bautista and had three children.

 

 

 Works

Poetry

Summer suns (with Albert Casuga, 1963)

The Cave and Other Poems (1968)

The Archipelago (1970)

Charts (1973)

Telex Moon (1981)

Sugat ng Salita (1985)

Kirot Ng Kataga (1995),

Sunlight On Broken Stones (2000)

Tinik Sa Dila: Isang Katipunan Ng Mga Tula (2003)

The Trilogy Of Saint Lazarus (2001)

Believe and Betray: New and Collected Poems (2007)

Third World Geography

Pedagogic (2008)

Fiction

Stories (1990)

Galaw ng Asoge (2004)

Literary Theory and Cultural Studies

Breaking Signs (1990)

Words And Battlefields: A Theoria On The Poem (1998)

The Estrella D. Alfon Anthology Vol. I – Short Stories (2000)

Bullets And Roses: The Poetry Of Amado V. Hernandez / A Bilingual Edition (translated Into English And With A Critical Introduction) (2002)

 

 

 

Awards, Prizes and Honors

First Prize in Epic Writing English Category, of the National Centennial Commission's Literary Contests, 1998,

Hall of Fame of the Palanca Awards Foundation for achievements in the field of literature, 1995. Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature nine (9) times for poetry, fiction and essay. His prize-winning works include: Philippine Poetics: The Past Eight Years (essay), 1981; Crossworks (collected poems), 1979; Charts (collected poems), 1973; The Archipelago (epic poem), 1970; Telex Moon (epic poem), 1975; The Cave and Other Poems (collected poems), 1968; and the short stories Ritual and The Man Who Made a Covenant with the Wind.

Diwa ng Lahi, Gawad Antonio Villegas at Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan in the field of literature by the City of Manila. This award is given to outstanding Manila artists who have contributed to the advancement of arts and culture. 430th Araw ng Maynila, June 22, 2001, Bulwagang Villegas, Manila City Hall.

Gawad Balagtas in 1997 by the Unyon ng mga Manunulat ng Pilipinas for Bautista's achievements as a poet, fictionist, and critic.

Included in Who’s Who in the World, 1996, New Providence, New Jersey, U.S.

Makata ng Taon 1993, Included in The Traveller’s Guide to Asian Literature, 1993.

Gawad Manuel L. Quezon in 1996 St. Miguel Febres Cordero Research AwardFirst Annual Dove Award by the College of Liberal Arts, De La Salle University-Manila, February 14, 2001.

Most Outstanding Achievement Award in Literature by the Philets-Artlets Centennial Alumni Association of the University of Santo Tomas, 1996.

Most Outstanding Alumnus Award for Literature, Mapa High School Alumni Association, 1983.

Pablo Roman Prize for his Novel-in-Progress entitled Reconstruction, 1982.

Most Outstanding Alumnus Award for Literature from the Alumni Association of the College of Arts and Letters, University of Santo Tomas, 1982.

Most Outstanding Alumnus Award for Literature, Graduate School, Saint Louis University, 1975.

British Council Fellowship as Visiting Writer, Trinity College, Cambridge, England, 1987.

Fellow in Creative Writing, University of Iowa, U.S., 1969

  Pedagogic

by Cirilo Bautista

  I walked towards the falling woods

to teach the trees all that I could

 of time and birth, the language of men,

the virtues of hate and loving.

They stood with their fingers flaming,

Listened to me with a serious mien:

knew the footnotes, all the text,

my words were precise and correct—

I was sure that they were learning—

till one tree spoke, speaking in dolor,

 to ask why I never changed color

 

 

 

 

 

 ANALYSIS

 

LITERARY GENRE

NON-FICTION

               The line "I walked towards the falling woods to teach the trees all that I could" the situation here is that the persona is teaching the students everything she knows. The students were engrossed in listening, but one student asked why did she never change .

 

ANALYSIS GUIDE

             This will be the guide in our analysis…

 

READERS RESPONSE

             In this poem, he emphasize the importance of teaching and education, so if the reader read our analysis and explanation about this, they will also know the importance of education and being contented for who and what you are, that you don't need to change unless there is a reason.

 

POINT OF VIEW

             This poem is told from a teacher's point of view. It takes place at a forest. Throughout the poem, she speaks in the first person point of view, sharing her thoughts and experience.

 

 

IMAGES AND SYMBOLS

        The image used is trees which pertains to the students. Finger flaming which symbolizes the eagerness of the students to learn everything.

 

 

STRUCTURE OF THE TEXT

                Pedagogy defined as the science of teaching. In reference to organizations, the word structure describes the way in which an organization divides its labor into distinct task and then achieves coordination among them, it always tackle about education and to teach the learners to more know knowledge at the lessons.

 

 

PURPOSE

 

                 Requires meaningful classroom interactions and respect between educators and learners. The goal is to help students build on prior learning and develop skills and attitudes and for educators to devise and present curriculum in a way that is relevant to students, aligning with their needs and cultures.

 

 

 

THEME

                  One of the major cross-cutting themes in the School of Education and Social Work. This theme supports our collective exploration of the nature of teaching and the nature of learning. ... Teaching and learning is considered widely to include policy, the environment, and technology.

 

 

 

CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS

                    Biographical context, Cirilo Bautista’s Pedagogic is a poem about the words from the teacher to his/her student. According to the author’s background, he was an outstanding student and a great author and teacher for his students; thus, it was his concept of his literature.

 

 

 

SUMMARY

 

                     Teacher is teaching everything she knows about life to the student starting from birth,about men ,hate and loving for them to learn.she sees that her student is eager to learn until one student ask why did the teacher  did’nt  change .The students wants the teacher to change the way they want and not on the way it should be.into our new generation people tend us to change and go on with all the new trends this days and forget what is our culture .

 

 

 

 

REFERENCES

                 

AUTHORS	TITLE OF THE WEBSITE	TITLE OF THE ARTICLE/TEXT	RETRIEVED FROM;
De Vera, Ruel	Philippine Daily Inquirer	"National Artist for Literature Cirilo F. Bautista, 76, writes 30".	May 7 , 2018
De Guzman, Luchi	CNN Philippines	"National Artist Cirilo Bautista passes away".	May 7 , 2018
Malait, K	The Manila Times	"Cultural agencies lead tribute to National Artist Cirilo Bautista"	October 29 ,2019.