Republic of the Philippines

PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Asingan, Pangasinan

SYLLABUS IN ENGLISH 102

Course Code: English 102

Course Title: Writing in the Discipline

Credit: 3 units

Time Frame: 3 hours per week/ 53 hours

Instructor: Mr. Julius A. Sison

I. VISISON, MISSION, GOALS, AND OBJECTIVES

A. UNIVERSITY VISION

A dynamic self-reliant and productivity-driven institution of higher learning recognized as a center of excellence in professional studies and technical training with distinctive competence and leadership in research and community service.

B. UNIVERSITY MISSION

The Pangasinan State University will provide better service in technical and professional training in the arts, sciences, humanities, and in the conduct of scientific research and technological studies and community services. (P.D. 1497)

C. COLLEGE MISSION

The college shall provide relevant and quality education in technological programs, entrepreneurship, and professional education; conduct appropriate basic and applied research; and undertake productive extension services to improve the quality of life of the people.

D. COLLEGE GOALS

1. To produce competent and globally competitive teachers as well as highly skilled technicians and entrepreneurs in small and medium scale business and industrial establishments.

2. To provide opportunities for the poor and the disadvantaged to acquire quality education to make them productive and versatile citizens committed towards improving themselves, their family and the community.

3. To promote efficiency and effectiveness of operations through a continuing program of human resources development and evaluation of programs, projects, and activities.

E. COLLEGE OBJECTIVES

1. Provide students with relevant and quality education in the field of professional education, technology, and entrepreneurship to insure their productive employment so as to improve their lives;

2. Conduct periodic review of existing curricula with the end view of enriching and updating in the same order to keep abreast of modern technology;

3. Design and develop relevant and responsive curricular programs that will meet the needs of a developing community;

4. Continuously upgrade the competencies of the faculty and personnel through closer supervision and well-planned faculty-staff development program;

5. Democratize access of poor but deserving students to quality education through institutionally-funded and privately sponsored scholarship programs;

6. Conduct educational, socio-economic and appropriate technological researches to improve instructional effectiveness, develop new technologies, and enhance current work processes thereby increasing productivity;

7. Strengthen the extension services to enable the out-of-school youths, unemployed adults, potential entrepreneurs, and the women sector to acquire the necessary skills and attitudes for gainful employment in order to improve the quality of life in the countryside;

8. Establish and maintain functional linkages with the public and private agencies/ institutions to bring about the cooperative and fruitful realization of the college’s programs, projects, and activities;

9. Conduct periodic evaluation and review of the management system and processes in the college in order to promote efficiency and effectiveness in the overall operation of the institution; and

10. To produce graduates with the necessary skills desirable work habits and attitudes and acceptable interpersonal and critical skills that can help in the community, regional and national development and are to be globally competitive.

II. Course DescriptioN:

This course is designed to develop basic research and writing skills of

students in their specific discipline.

III. Course Objectives:

A. General Objectives:

At the end of the course, each student should be able to:

1. Define and explain the sentence and kinds of sentence;

2. Identify and explain a topic sentence;

3. write a good paragraph

4. write a coherent research paper.

5. utilize the interview/ survey as a tool in research; and

6. learn and apply the principles of business correspondence.

B.Specific Objectives:

Specifically each students should be able to:

1. Enumerate the kinds of sentence according to use and structure,

2. Enumerate the ways of placing a topic sentence in the paragraph,

3. explain and apply the ways of developing a paragraph.

4. identify and discuss the steps involved in conducting an interview.

5. identify and discuss the steps involved in preparing the library research paper,

6. identify the steps involved in conducting a survey, and,

7. Write a business letter.

IV. Course Requirements:

1. Regularity in attendance

2. active participation in classroom discussions and group activities.

3. Preparation and submission of paper works

4. Pass written examinations ( quizzes, mid-term and final )

5. Oral report.

V. Course CONTENT: Time Frame

Course Orientation -------------------------------------------------- 1 hr

I- THE SENTENCE--------------------------------------------------- 2hrs.

1.1 Meaning of Sentence

1.2 Classification of Sentence by:

1.2.1 purpose/ uses

1.2.2 syntax/ structure

1.2.3 form

1.2.4 completeness

II- THE TOPIC SENTENCE---------------------------------------- 3hrs.

II.1 Ways of placing the topic sentence

III- THE PARAGRAPH--------------------------------------------- 12 hrs.

III.1 Meaning of Paragraph

III.2 Essentials of a Paragraph

III.2.1 Unity

III.2.2 Coherence

III.2.3 Emphasis

III.3 Development of the Paragraph

III.3.1 ways in Developing a Paragraph

III.4 Methods of Developing a Paragraph

III.4.1 Development by definition

III.4.2 Development by enumeration of details

III.4.3 Development by Illustration

III.4.4 Development by comparison & contrast

III.4.5 Development by cause to effect

III.4.6 Development by classification

III.4.7 Development by familiar-to-unfamiliar

IV- THE BUSINESS LETTER------------------------------------ 7 hrs.

IV.1 Parts of a business letter

IV.2 Essentials of good business letter

IV.3 Layout / Forms of business letter

IV.4 Types of business letter

IV.4.1 Letter of Inquiry

IV.4.2 Letter of Information

IV.4.3 Letter of Acknowledgement/ Order

IV.4.4 Letter of Remittance

IV.4.5 Letter of Complaint

IV.4.6 Letter of Requesting Credit

IV.4.7 Letter of Purchase

IV.4.8 Letter of Subscription

IV.5 Job application letter

V – Utilizing the interview or the survey as a

tool in research ------------------------------------------------ 8 hrs.

V.1 Interview Report

V.1.1 identify and discuss the steps involved

in conducting an interview

V.1.2 Select and identify the purpose of the interview;

V.1.3 organize and articulate guide questions;

V.1.4 conduct the interview , and

V.1.5 incorporate the interview data into the research

paper.

V.2 Survey Report

V.2.1 identify the steps involved in conducting

a survey ;

V.2.2 identify an object for conducting a survey;

V.2.3 construct a questionnaire based on the objectives;

V.2.4 conduct a survey;

V.2.5 integrate the results of the survey with the

Research paper.

VI- Writing Coherent Research Paper--------------------------------- 10 hrs.

VI.1 identify steps involved in preparing the library

research paper ;

VI.2 Choosing an appropriate subject for the paper;

VI.3 Preparing bibliography for the paper

VI.4 reading purposefully and taking down notes

correctly for the paper

VI.5 formulating a thesis statement

VI.6 writing an outline based on the outline,

VI.7 writing at least two drafts of the paper based on

the outline

VI.8 showing intellectual honesty through proper

acknowledgement of source ( library research paper )

and the proper presentation of facts ( survey or

interview data ).

VI. TEACHING METHODS AND Strategies:

1. lecture/ Discussion

2. reading reports

3. library work

4. writing exercises

5. reading exercises

VII. Instructional MEDIA/ Materials:

a. Books

b. Hand-outs

c. Test questions

d. Reading Materials

VIII. Evaluation SCHEME:

Quizzes, Recitation and long tests-----------------------------40%

Written reports , assignments and project ----------------- 30%

Mid-term and Final Exams. ---------------------------------- 30%

100%

IX. ENRICHMENT Activities:

a. Internet and Library Research

b. Class Recitation

c. Writing an Application letter

d. Open Forum

X. REFERENCES

1. Alcantara, Rebecca D. and Josefina A. Cabanilla

Effective Writing . Quezon City : Phoenix

Press, Inc., 1998.

2. Aguilar, Celedonio G. Speaking and Writing

English.

3. Tiempo, Edilberto K. and Edith L. Tiempo.

College Writing And Reading. Manila:

Rex Book Store, 1980.

4. Baraceros, Esther L. Business Correspondence.

Manila: Rex Book Store , Inc., 2000.

5. Bautista, Ma. Lourdes, Carl,Koch, et.al. .

English For Specific Purposes: Arts

& Sciences. Mandaluyong City:

National Book Store, 1982.

6. Fermin, Virginia A. , E.S. Tenorio.et.al..

Developing Skills in Writing Academic

Research and Business Correspondence.

Valenzuela City: Mutya Publishing

House, 1999.

Prepared by:

JULIUS A. SISON

Instructor I