Edenille Ann S. Santos
AssociateLinguist I 中文老师 - 洪老师 I Social Science Researcher I Asian Studies
Manila, Metro Manila · FEU Institute of Technology
Personal Information
Short Biography
Ms. Edenille Ann Santos is a full-time instructor at the Far Eastern University Institute of Technology, where she introduces Engineering and IT students to the amazing world of Mandarin and language learning. She took her Bachelor's degree in Linguistics from the University of the Philippines–Diliman, specializing in the Japanese language. She is currently pursuing her master’s in Asian Studies at the UP Asian Center, specializing in Northeast Asia (Japan studies). Her passions weave together language, culture, and society. She is especially interested in exploring aging and elderly care in Asia, the impact of social welfare policies, and how linguistic anthropology and foreign language teaching open windows to understanding human connections across generations and borders. In her free time, she finds joy in the simple stuff—playing with her dogs, immersing herself in anime, taking spontaneous drives around the city, and capturing stories through her camera lens.
🛠️ Skills
Adobe Lightroom
Competent (70%)
Fluency in Japanese Language
Advanced (80%)
Time Management
Advanced (80%)
Microsoft Word
Expert (90%)
Photography
Competent (70%)
🎓 Educational Qualification
Masteral · Aug 2018 - Dec 2018
Graduate Student Fellow (2018 Fall Semester Study Award)
Japanese Studies · University of Hawaii at Manoa - Honolulu
Masteral · Nov 2011 - Present
Master of Arts in Asian Studies
Northeast Asia · University of the Philippines Diliman - Diliman
Tertiary · Sep 2009 - Aug 2010
1-Year Exchange Student 国際 学部 国際化
International Development · Takushoku University - Tokyo-Japan
Tertiary · Jun 2006 - Apr 2011
Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics
Chinese and Japanese Linguistics · University of the Philippines Diliman - Diliman
Tertiary · Jun 2005 - Mar 2006
Bachelor of Arts in Literature
Literature · University of the Philippines Visayas - (Miag-ao Campus)
🏆 Honors and Awards
Alagang Pinoy: Filipino Care Workers' Perspective in Caring for the Elderly in Japan (Conference Presentation)
Issued by 2023 Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs (MCAA) on September 30, 2023
Alagang Pinoy: Filipino Care Workers' Perspective in Caring for the Elderly in Japan - paper presentation at the 2023 Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs (MCAA) at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, on September 29 – October 1, 2023.
Understanding Aging: Exploring the Affective Impact(s)of Caring Touch to Japanese Elderly Care (Conference Presentation)
Issued by Truman Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem on July 24, 2019
“Understanding Aging: Exploring the Affective Impact(s)of Caring Touch to Japanese Elderly Care” at Intimacy, Mobility, and Family Change in Contemporary East Asia and Beyond , the Truman Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, on July 23-24, 2019, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel (presentation read by a colleague)
Teaching Mandarin Chinese as a Foreign Language in the Philippine Context Using the Communicative Method (Conference Presentation)
Issued by University of the Philippines Diliman on October 18, 2017
“Teaching Mandarin Chinese as a Foreign Language in the Philippine Context Using the Communicative Method” at the Foreign Language Summit 2017, University of the Philippines on October 18, 2017, UP NISMED, Quezon City, Philippines
Junior Fellow, JSA-ASEAN Graduate Student Workshop (Conference Presentation)
Issued by JSA-ASEAN Conference 2016 on December 13, 2016
“Solving Population and Economic Problems in Japan and the Philippines: A SocioEconomic Perspective” at the 1st JSA- ASEAN Graduate Student Workshop on December 12-14, 2016, Cebu City, Philippines
Guest Speaker (Graduate Studies Seminar)
Issued by Bicol University on October 01, 2016
“Teaching English as a Second Language” . Guest Speaker at the Graduate Studies Seminar on Second Language Education, Bicol University on October 1, 2016, Legazpi City, Bicol, Philippines