DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

COURSE NUMBER               ENGLISH 10

COURSE TITLE                     College English

COURSE DESCRIPTION      The writing and critical reading of basic forms of academic discourse essential to university work

CREDIT                                  3.0 units

COURSE OUTLINE

The course outline, premised on the process-centered approach to writing, guarantees a uniformity of method and skills imparted to students. The course outline, however, allows room for flexibility in terms of time management and allotment of course hours per skill/part of the writing process depending on student competence.

I.    Basic Elements of Writing (2 weeks)

     A.  Audience

     B.  Point of view

     C.  Levels of language

      D.  Voice

     E.   Style   

II.   The Writing Process (12 weeks: 2 weeks on A; and ongoing for at least 10 weeks on B and C)

      A.  Pre-writing

            1.  Generating and exploring ideas

            2.  Data-gathering

            3.  Organizing (outlining) ideas

      B.  Writing

            1.  Beginning

            2.  Transitions

            3.  Ending

      C.  Revision

            1.  Peer review

            2.  Conference

3.      Workshop

III. Basics of Research (ongoing for at least 4 weeks)

      A.  Definition

      B.  Sources of information

           1.  The library

           2.  The Internet

           3.  Others

      C.  Kinds of sources

            1.  Primary

            2.  Secondary

      D.  Documentation

IV. Critical Thinking

      A.  Understanding

      B.  Evaluating

      C.  Formulating

REQUIREMENTS     

·        two short papers (1-2 pages each): report and reaction paper

·        two documented essays (6-8 pages each): concept paper and position paper

READINGS

To be determined by instructor according to his/her thematic inclinations, thus also falling in line with the course’s spirit of flexibility.