ENGLISH (course outline)

ENGLISH 102-communication skills 2

*CONTENT*
Prelim period
1.orientation
2.review of English grammar
2.1.sentences
2.2.phrases and clauses
2.3.subject-verb agreement
2.4.verb tenses
2.5.verb tense consistency
2.6.misplaced and dangling modifiers
2.7.parallel structure
Midterm period
3.writting paragraphs
3.1.principles of paragraph writing
3.1.1.unity
3.1.2.coherence
3.1.3.emphasis
4.paragraph development
4.1.argumentation
4.2.persuation
4.3.comparison and contrast
4.4.cause and effect
4.5.sequence
4.6.narration
4.7.summary and analysis
4.8.definition
4.9.description
5.0.the long essay
5.1.methods of development
Final period
6.the research papers and the business letters
6.1.step-by step approach in writing
6.1.1.the research papers
6.1.2.choosing topic
6.1.3.looking for and forming focus
6.1.4.gathering information
6.1.5.preparing to write
6.1.6.writting the paper
6.1.7.developing the outline
6.1.8.styles of documentation
-APA

-MLA
-CSE (CBE)
-chicago style
6.2.business letter basic
6.2.1.phrases used to frame the parts of a business letters
6.2.3.letter format
6.2.4.resume