Asian School of Aviation Professionals

Syllabus in Reading and Writing Skills

SY 2019-2020
2nd Semester

Course Title: Reading and Writing Skills

Course Code: Eng 2
Course Description: This is a three-hour-per-week course designed to the development of reading and writing
skills as applied to a wide range of materials other than poetry, fiction and drama.

ASAP Graduate Descriptive Outcomes

Attributes
a. Prolific & Versatile
b. Leader / Builder
c. Globally Competitive
d. Research Oriented
e. Conversant
Apply relevant knowledge in reading and writing to express oneself.
Develop credibility and reputation through reading and writing.
Develop critical and creative thinking skills, and draw links between global and
local issues.
Expose to more texts and spend more time deepening their knowledge, skills,
and dispositions when reading and writing.
Negotiate with others through collaboration and effective communication.

Course Objectives Generally, at the end of the semester, the student must have developed the
necessary skills to be functionally literate both in reading and writing.

Specifically, the students should:

 Realize that information in a written text may be selected and organized

to achieve a particular purpose.
 Understand the relationship of a written text and the context in which it
was developed.
 Understand the requirements of composing academic writing and
professional correspondence.
 Critique a chosen sample of each pattern of development focusing on
information selection, organization, and development.
 Write a 1000-word critique of a selected text on the basis of its claim/s,
context, and properties as a written material.
 Produce each type of academic writing and professional correspondence
following the properties of well- written texts and process approach to
writing.

Intended Learning Learning Experiences

Outcomes (ILO)
At the end of the lesson Content Delivery/ Outcome Based Time
students can: Modality Assessment Allotted
 Understand the I. Acquaintance Activities,
Lecture 1 hour
necessary The learner clearly
requirements and Motivation, Adjustments and coherently
grading processes uses a chosen
for the course. element
 Describes a written II. Text as Connected Lecture conventionally 2 Hours
text as connected Discourse identified with a
discourse. genre for a written
output

 Distinguishes III. Techniques in Selecting ICT 1 Hour

between and among Integration
and Organizing Information
techniques in using
selecting and Kahoot.
organizing
information.
 Distinguishes IV. Patterns of Development Lecture, 3 Hours
between and among Video, and
patterns of VR
development in Experience
writing across
disciplines
 Identifies properties V. Properties of a well-written Lecture, 3 Hours
of a well-written text Text Film, and
 VR
Experience
 Evaluate the 1. Developing themes Lecture, 3 Hours
relationship of Film, and
by
 combining multiple
creative and VR
nonfictional elements 
 Experience
elements of the
texts
MIDTERM
 Explain the VI. Forms and Types of
Lecture, The learner 15 Hours
relationship of Film, and competently
elements and ideas Creative Non fiction VR delivers an artistic
found in the various Experience presentation
forms and types of summarizing and
creative nonfictional analyzing the form,
texts through a theme and
close reading techniques of a
chosen creative
nonfictional text.
 Analyze and VII. Reading and Writing
Lecture, The learner writes 15 Hours
interpret a well- Film, and a clear and
written creative Creative Nonfiction VR coherent critique
nonfictional text Experience and an interesting
based on the peer and engaging
critique creative nonfiction.
FINALS
Grading System Prelim/Midterm
 Major Exam 25%
 Quizzes 35%
 Portfolio/Project Output 40%
Pre-Final Grade
 Major Exam 25%
 Quizzes 35%
 Portfolio/Project Output 40%
Final Grade
40% Midterm Grade
60% Pre- Final Grade

References: 1. Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, Fundamentals of Creative Writing (2015).

2. Other printed and online sources.

Prepared by: Recommending Approval:

Alvin B. Balaba Dr. Rosita N. Credo

Approved by:

Ms. Djena Arian L. Wong