COURSE OUTLINE IN BUILDING AND ENHANCING NEW LITERACIES ACROSS

THE CURRICULUM

COURSE TITLE : Building and Enhancing New Literacies

Across the Curriculum

COURSE CODE : ENEWLITERACY

NUMBER OF UNITS : 3 UNITS

CONTACT HOURS : 3 HOURS

PREREQUISITE : ETCOMSCOL

COURSE REQUIREMENTS : Group and Individual Activities

Quizzes
Individual and Group Works/Report
Individual Reflection
Catechetical Instruction Portfolio

COURSE DESCRIPTION :

This course introduces the concepts of new literacies in the 21st century as an
evolving social phenomena and shared cultural practices across learning areas.
The 21st century literacies shall include (a) globalization and multi-cultural literacy,
b) social literacy, c) media literacy, d) financial literacy, e) cyber literacy/digital
literacy, f) eco-literacy and g) arts and creativity literacy. Field based-interdisciplinary
explorations and other teaching strategies shall be used in this course. The last part
of the course focuses on the catechetical instruction of the students. Active
engagement in the planning, implementation and documentation of service learning
project vis-à-vis catechetical instruction will be the course’s culminating activity.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1. Demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness towards responsible citizenship and

global partnership.
2. Demonstrate in-depth understanding of the concepts of the new literacies of the
21st century.
3. Demonstrate competencies actualizing the value of unity despite diversity.
4. Demonstrate appreciation on the role of schools in social transformation through
evangelization.
COURSE CONTENT

PRELIM and MIDTERM FINALS

1. Course Orientation & Classroom 8. Creativity in the 21st Century
Management  Creativity and Design
2. Globalization and Multicultural Thinking for Educators
Literacies 9. Creativity Through the Arts
3. Social Literacy  Why the Arts are Important
 Effective Communication  Visual and the Media Arts
 Prosocial and Intercultural  Music and Dance
Communication 10. Catechetical Instruction
4. Media Literacy  Lesson Planning
 Importance of Media literacy  Constructing Instructional
 Media Literacy Skills Materials
 Examining the Media
5. Financial Literacy
 Budgeting
 Managing Expenses and
Debts
 Savings and Investments
 Knowing your Financial
Network
 Starting your own business
6. Cyber and Digital Literacy
 Today’s Digital Tools
 Digital Learning Platform and
Digital Literacy
 Digital Citizenship
 Elements of Cyber/Digital
Literacy
7. Ecological Literacy
 Understanding and
Cultivating Ecoliteracy
 Ecoliteracy and Place-based
Learning
 Fostering Ecoliteracy

GRADING SYSTEM (Campus ++):

Class Standing: 70%

Major Exams: 30%
Passing Percentage for Professional and major subjects: 60%

REFERENCES:
Abao, E., Alda, R., Bacus, R., Dayagbi, F., Mananay, A. (2019). Building and
enhancing new literacies across the curriculum. Mutya Pubiishing House,
Inc.
Leven, J. 7 Allen, J. (dir. ).(2013).Financial Literacy: finding your in the financial
markets. VA: The Teaching Company. (DVD).

Ryan, J. 7 Ryan, C. (2019). Personal financial literacy,3rd ed. Boston: Cengage

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