INITAO COLLEGE

Initao, Misamis Oriental Semester : ___First__________ School Year : ___2017-2018________

Mindanao, Philippines 9022
nA COURSE SYLLABUS

Initao College is hinged on moral integrity and truth as it fosters for academic excellence and quality education, providing students with adequate
PHILOSOPHY training on recent trends and practices in their disciplines.

To be an institution of higher learning capable of producing professionals who are equipped with learning competitive with other institutions locally
VISION and globally.

Initao College will develop responsible, self-motivated and skills-oriented citizenry through quality instruction & research.
MISSION

Initao College aims to:

1. Make higher education accessible to all Initaonons and other constituents
2. Promote the right of all Initaonons and other constituents to affordable quality education
3. Designs expansion programs responsive to the needs of the community
4. Fortify excellence through quality undertakings and acquisition of 21 st Century Skills: Communication, Collaboration, Creativity & Critical Thinking
Skills
5. Uphold gender-sensitive curriculum and gender-responsive research & community involvement programs
INSTITUTIONAL
GOALS & Institutional Outcomes
OBJECTIVES Initao College strives to achieve these desired results to meet the avowed mission and vision.
1. Pursue 100% Performance Rate in Licensure Examinations, Civil Service Career Exam, & TESDA National Certificate Assessment
2. Ensure 100% Employment Rate of Graduates
3. Guarantee Service-oriented & Responsible Professionals as man & woman of Integrity & Competence
4. Sustain qualified and competent faculty members through continued faculty development
5. Establish a reputable image in the industry and academic community
Motto: "Veritas Lux Mea" The truth is my light (John 3:21)

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 COURSE INFORMATION

Credit Three
Course Code English 1 Course Title Study and Thinking Skills Prerequisite None
Units (3)

Course This course focuses on the preparation of the students to achieve the above goals and objectives and highlights its major components, reading, writing,
Description critical thinking and grammar.

Course This course aims to help students develop their communicative and thinking skills necessary for academic study.
Objectives

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

 Comprehend written and oral materials ranging from general interest to discipline.
Course  Organize information efficiently in the form of outline, charts tables and for the materials read.
Outcomes  Summarize and paraphrase materials read.
 Develop social awareness of important social and cultural issues and such values as critical social responsibility.

COURSE OUTLINE & TIMEFRAME

Week Course Content/Subject Matter

Week 1-18

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 LEARNING PLAN
Desired Learning Teaching & Learning Assessment Tasks
Time Table Course Content References Resource Materials
Outcomes (DLO) Activities (TLAs) (ATs)
Week 1 ORIENTATION
1.1 Reading, writing,
and critical
thinking
Discuss the different Visual aids
a. General
strategies for reading Study and Thinking Class activity through Students performances Internet
Week 2 strategies for
activities texts. Skills class interaction through exercises Charts
reading
academic texts
b. Specific
strategies
Students can identify
and write each kind of
Paragraph
paragraph. Paragraph Oral performance
Identification
Charts
Students can identify Paragraph Performance rating Visual aids
Study and Thinking Illustration of different
Week 3 the main idea and Development through writing Internet
Skills developments of
concluding sentence. activity Books
paragraph
Writing an effective
Students can write paragraph Assessment rating
Writing activity
effective paragraph.

Week 4 Students can Reading: “No one stops Study and Thinking Question and answer Quiz Books
understand the difficult to say thank you Skills activity
words from the anymore.” Visual Aids
selection and Lecture and discussion Oral activity
participation in the Adjectives and Adverbs Study and Thinking
discussion. Skills Conduct interactive
Functions, regular, activity Level of Performance
Recognize the irregular and Rating
difference between comparison of Study and Thinking
adverbs and adjectives. adjectives and adverbs. Skills

Familiarize the use of

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 adjectives correctly.

Enumerate the
Highest volcanoes The
different volcanoes
Mysterious Mountain Study and thinking
found in the Phil.
skills
Performance activity
Verb subject
Construct a sentence Individual activity through writing
agreement Study and thinking Books
with correct grammar.
skills
Week 5
Visual aids
Write a paragraph
Paragraph writing on Study and thinking
observing the rules Group interaction Rating of Performance
verb agreement skills
verb subject through rubrics
agreement.

The Mysterious
Skin and scar the Mountain Study and thinking Oral reading
selection correctly. skills Level of performance Books
Parts of the paragraph
Analyze the paragraph 1. Main idea
by picking up and 2. Supporting
identify the main idea, details Study and thinking Group activity Group performance References
Week 6
supporting details and 3. Clinching skills rating
clinching sentence. sentences

Pronounce the vowel Vowel sound/front

sound correctly. vowel/middle Study and thinking Reading materials
vowel/center vowel skills Presentation of chart
and back vowel
Week 7 Unlock the difficulty Vocabulary meaning Study and thinking skills Silent reading and Comprehension Books
and use each of the unlocking of difficulty assessment
vocabularies in the
sentence. Sentences using Study and thinking skills Group interaction
vocabulary selection Group performance
Criticize the story and rating Reading materials
interact among Actual demonstration
themselves about the “The sweet and rating Rubrics
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 selection.
Study and thinking
Define identify verbal unforgettable day.”
skills
and use them in the
sentence. Verbal’s
Study and thinking Individual
Paragraph writing
skills performance rating
Write paragraph using using verbal’s
kinds of verbal.

Week 8 Prelim Exams July 12-15 2017

Preview the next Study and thinking

Previewing the next Quiz Books
reading texts skills Presentation of chart
reading text
Week 9
Improve their oral and
The tense and system Individual assessment Reading materials
written Study and thinking Individual oral reading
aspect (rubriics)
skills

Week 10 MIDTERM EXAMS (August 16-19, 2017)

Familiarize the
different tenses of Study and thinking Group performance Visual aids
Week 11 Tenses of verbs Role playing
verbs skills level

Week 12 Rearrange the parts of Description Study and thinking Comprehension check Quiz Books
a description skills
Paragraph writing
Write an effective observing coherence, Chart presentation Evaluation Chart
paragraph using unity and emphasis Study and thinking
description skills Description showing Group performance
Modifies adjectives, diagram rating through rubrics Visual Aids
Identify the modifies participles and
with adjectives, participial phrases Study and thinking
participle or participle skills
phrases
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 Understand and react
of what author is Reading selection, Study and thinking
implying for Move over, Barney: skills
Make Way for dome
Pair activity Books
Compare the heroes of Real Heroes Pair level performance
today to the heroes of Study and thinking
Week 13 yesterday in the skills
Class interaction
country The real heroes and the Oral level of
activity Other reading
modern heroes performance
materials
Study and thinking
Understand the skills
author’s ideas Critical thinking

Presentation of chart
Study and thinking
Write a paragraph by Paragraph by guidelines in making
skills Group work
definition definition formal definition
Books
Enhance their Chart to show some
Study and thinking Group evaluation
Week 14 vocabulary Synonyms and examples of paragraph
skills
antonyms by definition
Identify and enumerate Internet
Study and thinking Individual assessment
different kinds of More exercises for the
skills Rubrics
verbals Verbals activity

Distinguish the
different kinds of
Study and thinking
verbal’s and their
Kinds of verbal’s and skills Oral activity Performance rating
functions
their structure Books
Study and thinking
Construct sentences
Using verbal’s skills
Week 15 using verbal’s
according to their uses Formulation of Individual assessment
according to their
sentences
functions
Writing paragraph by Study and thinking Computer
narration skills Presentation of chart Quiz
Write paragraph on
narration

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 To understand moral
values discuss in the
Study and thinking Role playing activity
selection
“Thought’s Build skills Group presentation Books
Character”
Criticize the author’s
ideas and discuss or
Study and thinking Puzzle presentation Individual assessment
Week 16 reflect about the moral
Critical thinking skills Chart
values

To arrange ideas
Vocabulary building Study and thinking Quiz
correctly using the
skills
puzzle

Write paragraph by
example Study and thinking
Group assessment
Paragraph example skills
Chart presentation
Formulate sentences
Pair level of
and active to passive Study and thinking Book Reference
Week 17 performance
Voices of verbs skills
Construct sentences
using active and Dialogue activity
passive voices Sentence construction Study and thinking
Rubrics
skills

Enumerate the animal Reading selection Study and thinking

products that will “Animal products that skills
make you sick will make you sick” Presentation of word
Study and thinking puzzle
Books and other
Enhance their Paragraph building skills Rating of performance
Week 18 references
vocabulary level
Study and thinking Demonstration of a
Write paragraph by Paragraph by skills process
exposition exposition

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 Week 19 FINAL EXAMS (October 11-14, 2017)
Quizzes: 20%
Term Exam: 40%
Grading System Performance Task: 20%
Output: 20%

Prepared by: Reviewed by:

Approved by:

GRACE C. LAPINIG, Ph.D.

Instructor Program Dean
College Administrator

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