Tomas del Rosario College

(TRC)
Capitol Drive, San Jose, Balanga City
Telefax No: (047) 791-6152; Tele No: (047) 791-6082

Department: Computer Science

I. COURSE DESCRIPTION (English 4 – Technical Writing)

This course emphasizes the study and practice of all forms of communications in business. It includes all forms of business letters, the job interview,
negotiating and entertaining clients, telephony and texting, memoranda, formal and informal reports and other reports and other forms of business reports.

II. COURSE CREDIT

3 Units
54 hours (18 weeks)

III. COURSE GENERALOBJECTIVES:

1. Determine the importance of business letter in the business world.
2. Review a few of the major pitfalls in grammatical expression.
3. Learn and apply the basic approaches to effective communication suited to business operations in the Philippine setting.
4. Prepare students not only to enter upon their business careers but also to advance in those careers through effective communication.
5. Expose students to the different letterforms, styles and models.
6. Write various forms of letters in correct form.
7. To inculcate truth and goodness and for all others through education as a value for each student.
8. To strive in producing through a responsive curriculum, morally upright, committed and competent graduates who can satisfy the growing human resources
needs in the profession, government, business and industry.
IV. COURSE CONTENT

TEACHER –
INTENDED LEARNING
TIME FRAME TOPICS LEARNER ASSESSMENT
OUTCOMES
ACTIVITIES
Weeks 1 and 2 1. Purposes of Communication Enumerate and explain the Group discussion Individual reports
2. The Communication Process purposes of communication.
a. The sender encodes the message Group work
b. The sender selects an appropriate Identify the elements in the Reporting using
channel and transmits the message communication process. overhead projector
c. The receiver decodes the message
d. The receiver encodes the message to To be enlightened with the
clarify any misunderstanding schools’ vision and mission.
e. Interferences hinder the process
- Physical distraction
- Differences in sender and
receiver
- Sender’s characteristics
- Sender and receiver hindrances
- Mental distraction
3. Strategic Forces Influencing Business
Communication
- Levels of Communication
a. Intrapersonal
b. Interpersonal
c. Group
d. Organizational
4. Non – verbal communication
a. Metacommunication
b. Kinetic
- Overcoming barriers created by
non – verbal messages
 5. JOHARI Window
Discussion of the Vision and Mission of the
School in relation to the subject/
1. Meaning of Business Writing
2. Importance of Business Identify the:
3. Aims of Business Writing a. Meaning of Business
a. To convey messages English
Week 3 b. To give essential information b. Importance of Business Group discussions Graded recitation
c. To elicit response Writing
d. To build new friendships and keep c. Aims of Business
the old ones Writing
4. The 8 C’s of the Business Letter
The Basics of Good Letter Writing
a. Seventeen rules to mold the quality off
your letter
Discuss the Basics of Good
b. The language of your letter
Letter Writing
c. Capitalization

Punctuation Marks
Big group report Quiz
a. Period
Week 4 and 5 b. Comma
c. Colon
Role Playing Written Test
d. Semicolon
Enumerate and tell the uses of
e. Question mark
Punctuation Marks
f. Exclamation point
g. Dash
h. Parenthesis
i. Hyphen
j. Ellipsis
Usage Lecture Discussion
Question and
Week 6 a. Italics Identify Usage PRELIM
Answer
b. Forms of numbers EXAMINATION
Week 7 and 8 Parts of a Business Letter Identify the different parts of Small group Question and Answer
 a. Heading of Letterhead
b. Date or Dateline Cooperative Learning
c. Inside Address a. Group research
the business letter and make
d. Attention Line discussions b. Group
samples of each
e. Salutation discussion
f. Subject Line c. Big group
g. Body or message reports
1. Structure of the Business Letter
2. Types of Business Letters Identify and make samples of
Week 9 Group work Graded recitation
a. Application application and resume
b. Resume format
Business Letters
a. Sales letter Panel discussion
Discuss some kinds of business
Week 10 and 11 b. Letter of inquiry Graded recitation
letters
c. Order letters Reporting - discussion
d. Letter of complaint
Kinds of Letters
Continuation on the different Writing an application
Week 12 a. Adjustment letter Interactive learning
kinds of letters letter and resume
b. Credit application letters
Collection Letters Continuation on the different
Week 13 and 14 Individual reporting Writing activity
Letters that Sell Goodwill kinds of letters
Resignation Letter Discuss and write different
Week 15 Class discussions Writing activity
Recommendation Letter kinds of Business Letters
Social Letters
- Letter soliciting contribution
Write samples of business and Written assessment
Week 16 and 17 - Excuse letter Class discussions
social letters
- Condolence letter
- Invitation to a speaker
Reports Discuss and write different Quiz
Week 18 Writing Activity
- Business Reports kinds of Business Reports FINAL EXAM
V. COURSE REQUIREMENTS
 A rating of at least 75% in all quizzes, tests and preliminary, midterm and final examination
 Active participation in group discussion and other learning activities
 Assignments, projects, written and oral reports
 Availability of both class standing and term test

Prepared by: Recommending Approval:

LOURDES A. NUGUID, Ed. D. Mrs. JENNIFER W. MEJIA

Instructor Chair, BSCS Department

Approved:

MERCEDES G. SANCHEZ, Ed. D.

Vice President for Academics, Student Affairs
and Extension Services