Post by ernesto thaddeus m. solmerano on Jun 20, 2009 22:12:00 GMT -5
Syllabus for Eng 2: Intermediate Communication Arts and Skills
Prof. ETM Solmerano
patientnumber23@yahoo.com
patientnumber23.proboards38.com
09212387674
Course Description
This is a three-unit course which is the third semester subject in the curriculum for the teaching of communication skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing as foundation for the higher English studies. It emphasizes the fundamentals of effective writing in the various rhetorical modes including different patterns of organization and aids to exposition. The thrust is expository writing. A term requirement is the writing of a research paper.
General Objectives
By the end of the course, the sophomore students shall have become conversant with the elements of exposition as to rhetorical mode and shall have applied the theories of formal expository writing. The students shall have also, through realistic and meaningful communicative task acquired experience in writing library research on subjects relevant to the needs of our time.
Content of the Course
Orientation, Policies, Expectations, Requirements of the Course
Introduction to the Course
What is writing?
Reading To Write
Reading Strategies
Writing Strategies
Brush Up Your English
Grammar Review
Part of Speech games
Writing exercises
Various rhetorical modes
a. Narrative: Langston Hughes, “Salvation”
b. Descriptive: George Orwell, “Shooting an Elephant”
c. Classification and Division: William Zinsser, “College Pressures”
d. Comparison and contrast: James Thurber, “A Dog’s Eye View of Man”
e. Process: Adam Goodheart, “How To Paint a Fresco”
f. Definition: Vladimir Nabokov, “Good Readers and Good Writers”
g. Cause and Effect: Marya Mannes, “How Do You Know It’s Good?”
h. Example and Illustration; Robertson Davies, “A Few Kind Words for Superstition”
First Preliminary Examination
The Research Paper
Parts of research paper
Chapter 1 – Introduction
a. Background of the study
b. Statement of the Problem
c. Significance of the study
d. Scope and delimitation
e. Definition of terms
Chapter 2 – Review of related Literature
Chapter 3 – Research methodology
Chapter 4 – Analysis
Chapter 5 – Conclusions and Recommendations
The Role of Introductions
Why bother writing a good introduction?
Strategies for writing an effective introduction
Five kinds of less effective introductions
How to evaluate your introduction draft
Thesis Statements
What is a thesis statement?
How do I get a thesis?
How do I know if my thesis is strong?
Examples of thesis statements
Writing exercises
Paragraph Development
What is a paragraph?
How do I decide what to put in a paragraph?
How do I organize a paragraph?
5-step process to paragraph development
Troubleshooting a paragraph
Writing exercises
Reorganizing Drafts
Why reorganize?
Five effective Strategies to reorganize your paper
Conclusions
Strategies for writing an effective conclusion
Strategies to avoid in writing conclusions
Four Kinds of Ineffective Conclusions
TOEIC – Basic Information
Purpose
Format
Midterm Examination
Grammar Review
Vocabulary
Prefixes
Suffixes
Word families
Similar Words
Parts of Speech
Subject-Verb Agreement
Simple Tenses
Perfect Tenses
Causative Verbs
Modals
Verbals
Infinitives
Participles
Gerund
Compound sentences coordinate conjunction
Complex sentences subordinate conjunction
Conditional Sentences
TOEIC Exam
Consultation, editing of term paper drafts, submission of the term paper
Summing Up
Evaluative Measures
1. Lectures
2. Class Discussion
3. Group Discussion
4. Writing assignments
5. Research Paper
6. Graded Recitation
7. Tests
8. TOEIC Exam
Basic Text
Buscemi, Santi. 75 Readings: An Anthology (8th edition). New York: MacGraw-Hill, Inc., 2001.
Eastman, Arthur M. The Norton Reader: An Anthology of Expository Prose. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1992.
Plata, Sterling, et. al. Research: Process and Product Workbook. Manila: Trailblazer Publications, 2006.
Prof. ETM Solmerano
patientnumber23@yahoo.com
patientnumber23.proboards38.com
09212387674
Course Description
This is a three-unit course which is the third semester subject in the curriculum for the teaching of communication skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing as foundation for the higher English studies. It emphasizes the fundamentals of effective writing in the various rhetorical modes including different patterns of organization and aids to exposition. The thrust is expository writing. A term requirement is the writing of a research paper.
General Objectives
By the end of the course, the sophomore students shall have become conversant with the elements of exposition as to rhetorical mode and shall have applied the theories of formal expository writing. The students shall have also, through realistic and meaningful communicative task acquired experience in writing library research on subjects relevant to the needs of our time.
Content of the Course
Orientation, Policies, Expectations, Requirements of the Course
Introduction to the Course
What is writing?
Reading To Write
Reading Strategies
Writing Strategies
Brush Up Your English
Grammar Review
Part of Speech games
Writing exercises
Various rhetorical modes
a. Narrative: Langston Hughes, “Salvation”
b. Descriptive: George Orwell, “Shooting an Elephant”
c. Classification and Division: William Zinsser, “College Pressures”
d. Comparison and contrast: James Thurber, “A Dog’s Eye View of Man”
e. Process: Adam Goodheart, “How To Paint a Fresco”
f. Definition: Vladimir Nabokov, “Good Readers and Good Writers”
g. Cause and Effect: Marya Mannes, “How Do You Know It’s Good?”
h. Example and Illustration; Robertson Davies, “A Few Kind Words for Superstition”
First Preliminary Examination
The Research Paper
Parts of research paper
Chapter 1 – Introduction
a. Background of the study
b. Statement of the Problem
c. Significance of the study
d. Scope and delimitation
e. Definition of terms
Chapter 2 – Review of related Literature
Chapter 3 – Research methodology
Chapter 4 – Analysis
Chapter 5 – Conclusions and Recommendations
The Role of Introductions
Why bother writing a good introduction?
Strategies for writing an effective introduction
Five kinds of less effective introductions
How to evaluate your introduction draft
Thesis Statements
What is a thesis statement?
How do I get a thesis?
How do I know if my thesis is strong?
Examples of thesis statements
Writing exercises
Paragraph Development
What is a paragraph?
How do I decide what to put in a paragraph?
How do I organize a paragraph?
5-step process to paragraph development
Troubleshooting a paragraph
Writing exercises
Reorganizing Drafts
Why reorganize?
Five effective Strategies to reorganize your paper
Conclusions
Strategies for writing an effective conclusion
Strategies to avoid in writing conclusions
Four Kinds of Ineffective Conclusions
TOEIC – Basic Information
Purpose
Format
Midterm Examination
Grammar Review
Vocabulary
Prefixes
Suffixes
Word families
Similar Words
Parts of Speech
Subject-Verb Agreement
Simple Tenses
Perfect Tenses
Causative Verbs
Modals
Verbals
Infinitives
Participles
Gerund
Compound sentences coordinate conjunction
Complex sentences subordinate conjunction
Conditional Sentences
TOEIC Exam
Consultation, editing of term paper drafts, submission of the term paper
Summing Up
Evaluative Measures
1. Lectures
2. Class Discussion
3. Group Discussion
4. Writing assignments
5. Research Paper
6. Graded Recitation
7. Tests
8. TOEIC Exam
Basic Text
Buscemi, Santi. 75 Readings: An Anthology (8th edition). New York: MacGraw-Hill, Inc., 2001.
Eastman, Arthur M. The Norton Reader: An Anthology of Expository Prose. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1992.
Plata, Sterling, et. al. Research: Process and Product Workbook. Manila: Trailblazer Publications, 2006.