RIZAL MARINE AND TECHNOCOMPUTER COLLEGE

San Marcos St., Brgy. Ilog, Infanta, Quezon

COURSE SYLLABUS (S.Y 2018 - 2019)

I. Course Title : ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

II. Course Description : The development of communication skills in English for academic and professional purposes.

III. Content Standard : The goal of this subject is to measurably build on students’ academic english language skills by engaging them

in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar learning activities that are relevant to real‐world encounters.
IV. Performance Standard : The learner produces a well-balanced concept paper in a specific discipline

V. Total Number of Hours :

VI. General Objectives : By successfully completing this subject, students will be able to:

A. Cognitive Domain
a) Develop awareness of the structure of the English language through contrastive analysis.
b) Categorize journals according to genre (popular, professional, or academic)

B. Affective Domain
a) Read, comprehend, and appreciate contemporary professional texts, a variety of styles and forms relevant to their professional needs.

C. Psychomotor Domain
a) Acquires knowledge of appropriate reading strategies for a better understanding of academic texts
b) Develop awareness of the grammatical structure of English.
c) Understands the principles and uses of a reaction paper/ review/ critique

Prepared and Submitted by: Checked by:

ANNE MARIE Q. HUERTAZUELA MRS. PRESENTACION PUJEDA

Faculty Member Principal
 VII. Course Content:

TIME FRAME TOPICS LEARNING COMPETENCIES ASSESSMENT

QUARTER I
Reading Academic The Nature of Academic Texts 1.Determines the structure of a specific academic text
Texts 2. Differentiates language used in academic texts from  Quescussion
Reading Texts Critically various disciplines  Graffiti
(Weeks 1 to 3) 3. Explains the specific ideas contained in various  Buzz Groups
Writing Academic Texts academic texts  Bookends
 The Pre-writing Process 4. Uses knowledge of text structure to glean the
 Avoiding Plagiarism information he/she needs
 Writing and Rewriting 5. Uses various techniques in summarizing a variety of
academic texts
6. States the thesis statement of an academic text
7. Paraphrases/ explains a text using one’s own words
8. Outlines reading texts in various disciplines
9. Summarizes the content of an academic text
10. Writes a précis/abstract/summary of texts in the
various disciplines

Writing the Reaction The Reaction Paper 1. forms opinions based on facts  Deck of Cards
Paper/Review/  What is a Reaction Paper? 2. cites specific sources to support claims  Think-pair-Share
Critique  Reading and Writing a Review 3. presents ideas convincingly  Quescussion
 Reacting to a Social Event or 4. uses the appropriate language for a specific discipline
(Weeks 4 to 6) Phenomenon 5. raises legitimate, contrary views in an appropriate
manner
6. uses appropriate critical approaches* in writing a
critique such as formalism, feminism, etc.
7. applies the principles of writing effective reviews and
critiques
8. writes an objective/balanced review or critique of a
work of art, an event or a program

Writing Concept Paper The Concept Paper 1. defines what a concept paper is
 The Art of Defining 2. determines the ways a writer can elucidate on a concept  10+2
(Weeks 7 to 10)  The Art of Defining a Concept by definition, explication and clarification  Knowledge Grammy Awards
 Exam  The Art of Writing a Concept Paper 3. identifies situations in which a concept paper may be  A-B-C Summarize
effectively used to improve our society  Slam Dunk Review
4. comprehends various kinds of concept papers
5. presents a novel concept or project with accompanying
visuals/ graphic aids

Quarter II
Writing the Position The Documented Position Paper 1. defines what a position paper is
Paper  The Importance of Being Persuasive 2. identifies situations in which a position paper may be  Quescussion
 How to Build a Position effectively used in our present society  Graffiti
(Weeks 11 to 14)  Reading and Writing an Informal Position 3. gathers manifestoes and analyses the arguments used by  Think-pair-Share
Paper the writer/s  Buzz Groups
 Reading and Writing a Formal Position 4. defends a stand on an issue by presenting reasonable
Paper arguments supported by properly cited factual evidences
5. writes various kinds of position papers

Writing the Report The Report 1. determines the objectives and structures of various
Survey/ Field Report  Reading and Writing an Informal Report kinds of reports  Bookends
Laboratory/ Scientific  Reading and Writing a Formal Report 2. designs, tests and revises survey questionnaires  Mock Press Conference
Technical Report  Reporting a Qualitative and Quantitative 3. conducts surveys, experiments or observations  A-B-C Summarize
Data 4. gathers information from surveys, experiments, or  Knowledge Grammy Awards
(Weeks 15 to 20)  Writing a Survey Report observations
Exam  Writing a Scientific Report 5. disseminates written forms of information from
surveys, experiments or observations
6. summarizes findings and executes the report through
narrative and visual/graphic forms
7. writes various reports
VIII. Grading System

Written Works 20%

(quizzes, assignments, seatwork, etc.)
Performance Tasks 50%
(group activities, presentations, reports)
Quarterly Assessments 20%
Attendance 10%
TOTAL 100%

IX. REFERENCE:

Textbook

Saqueton, Grace M. and Uychoco, Marikit Tara A. (2016) English For Academic And Professional Purposes, First Edition REX Book Store.
www.rexestore.com