WEEK 4

• Context Clues

  These are hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words.
• Context

  The idea in which the writer and reader connect on an issue presented in the text
• Context determines whether the reader understands the idea of the author or not
• Context


  It may present the author’s background, his beliefs, his language styles or techniques, experiences and observations.
• Three Types of Context

  1. Biographical Context or “Authorial Context”
  2. Linguistic Context
  3. Socio-cultural Context
• Biographical Context or “Authorial Context”


  It is about understanding author’s background. Studying the author’s values, education, achievements and his motivations in writing gives us the glimpse of how the author was shaped by his experience and belief system.
• Alexander Blanco San Pedro 


  A blogger from Sibalom, Antique and a

  Training Manager at Inspiro, Relia Inc. specializing in employee training development programs and assessment of training and development needs of the organization.
• His article Sixteen Minutes: My COVID-19

  Travelogue has been chosen by National Book Development Board (NBDB) Philippines in their first edition of Bookwatch Special Online Edition.

  Alexander Blanco San Pedro
• Linguistic context 


  It refers to the context within the discourse, that is, the relationship between words, phrases, sentences and even paragraphs.
• Linguistic context matters from the author’s language style based on his social standing, educational status, or psychological state of mind.
• Angel Merle Magahum 


  He is from Molo, Iloilo. He is an Ilonggo writer, novelist, composer, lyricist and poet. He is the Ilonggo’s first writer. He won his first prize in literary contest during the Rizal’s Day celebration in 1907.
• Angel Merle Magahum


  He is famous for composing the song “Iloilo Ang Banwa Ko” and “Bilong-Bilong”.
• Socio-cultural context


  The idea of a text that refers to how the culture and society affect the literary

  work. It involves analyzing how the writer leads his reader’s awareness to social, physical, political and cultural issues. This context helps the reader’s understanding of culture and society.
• Blog is a short-term for web log.
• Kristine Buenavista 


  She lives in Barotac Viejo, Iloilo. She is a concept artist at Artivism and co-founder of Iloilo based social enterprise Alima Community. She is an Ilonggo contemporary writer, blogger and poet. She published her book, “and the sea was saltier”, alongside with 14 Panayanon writers in 2015 at Kasingkasing Press.
• LAKAT: A Walk to School, a Pilgrimage to Dreams

  Kristine Buenavista
• ANG BAYONG KAG ANG BANGA

  Flavio Zaragoza Cano
• Ay Ay Kalisud

  Jovita Fuentes
• Of Great Walls, Leaning Towers and Sinking Flyovers

  Bernie Cangrejo
• Gento 

  SB19
• The Emperor’s New Sonnet

  Jose Garcia Villa
• Dead Stars

  Paz Marquez Benitez
• Flavio Zaragoza Cano 


  “The Illustrious Son of Cabatuan in the Province of Iloilo” and also known as the “Poet Laureate” after he was proclaimed as “Rey de Balagtas en Poesia en Dialecta Bisaya (Prince of the Visayan Poets)” in 1926.
• He was one of the greatest Hiligaynon and Spanish language poet during the Spanish- Colonial Era.

  Flavio Zaragoza Cano
• Among of his famous literary work, he received the award for Premio Zobel in 1929 for his poem “Las Rimas” and won the first Commonwealth Literary Contest in Spanish in 1940 with his masterpiece, “De Mactan A Tirad (From Mactan to Tirad).”

  Flavio Zaragoza Cano