MEDINA FOUNDATION COLLEGE OF SAPANG DALAGA, INC.

Former: Medina Foundation College

Purok Jasmine, Poblacion, Sapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental, 7212
Tel No.: (065) 908-2380 | | Email Address: mfc_1984@yahoo.com
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COURSE SYLLABUS
Bachelor of Secondary Education envisions to become a training ground of highly and globally competitive English Graduates
Vision with confidence and fluency in the field of English language to develop them holistically and become a productive citizens of the
country.
Bachelor of Secondary Education pledges itself to produce highly dedicated educators imbued with moral principles that
promotes and respects cultural diversity, religious practices, and gender equality towards a just humane society.
Mission
It commits to produce competent educators in molding their minds both personally and professionally through effective,
innovative mindset along with teaching, research and services that can compete nationally and globally.
Course ENG 125
Description Survey of Philippine Literature in English
Credit Units 3
Contact Hours/week 3
Pre-requisite

Literature has the power similar to the space stone that enables a holder to create a portal to go on any place he would like. Literature
connects us Filipinos. They serve as bridges to explore our own cultural identity. Understanding yourself as well. Moreover, this course
Rationale will enable the students to connect with the mind of the authors and appreciate certain literary pieces of the renowned authors of our
country.

This course is arranged into different literary periods. Precolonial period deals with folk literature or oral tradition: folk narratives, folk
Course Description speech, folk poetry and folk songs. Spanish colonial period focuses on the written religious and secular works of the period. It is the
author’s hope that this literary journey to the different regions of the country will offer the teachers and students a valuable and an
enriching experience.

Course Objectives At the end of this course, the students will be able to:

a. Appreciate the different masterpieces of the authors;

b. Construct their own interpretation of the certain literary pieces; and
c. Apply their own understanding and principles in every aspect of their lives.
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COURSE OUTLINE AND TIMEFRAME
Week 1-18 Course Content/Subject Matter

Week 1-2: Pre-Colonial Literature

Folk Narratives
Myths
Origin Myths

 The First Man and Woman

 Why the Dead Come Back No More
 Origin of Fair Complexion and Fair Hair
 Tungkung Langit and Alunsina
 The Origin of the Lanzones
 How Ilang-ilang Got Its Name

Week 3-4:
Winners in the Myth-Writing Contest
 Alamat ng Kape
 Ang Alamat ng Durian
 Ang Alamat ng Alfonso
Legends
 The Great Flood
 The Legend of the Mermaid
 The Kapre of Balete
 The Legend of Tagaytay

Week 5-6:
Religious Legends

 Fuego de San Anton

FolkTales
Fables or Animal Tales
 The Two Cats and the Monkey
Magic Tales
 Batua-Macaraya
 The Pauper and the Princess

Week 7-8:
Humorous Tales
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 The Three Phrases
 The Ignorant Poor Man and the Priest
Trickster Tales
 The Misadventures of Juan Tanga
 Pilandok Crosses the River
 The Boy Called Juan Pusong
 Father Rat Looks for a Midwife
Novelistic Tales
 The King and the Farmer’s Daughter
Week 9-10:
Religious and Didactic Tales
 The Reward for Kindness
 Too Greedy
 Fortune
 The Golden Rule
Folk Epics or Ethnoepics
 Biag-ni-Lam-Ang
 Tuwaang Attends a Wedding
 Handiong
Week 11-12:
Folk Speech
 Proverbs
 Proverbs from Different Ethnolinguistic Groups
 Quiz on Proverbs
 Riddles
 Short Poems
 Folk Songs and Their Classification
Week 13-14:
The Spanish Colonial Literature
 May Bagyo Ma’t may Rilim
 On Good Manners
 Nalpay a Namnama
 Blighted Hopes
 Florante at Laura
 Ibong Adarna
 Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa
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 New Mentality
Week 15-16:
New Literature During the American Period
 Kamay Ng Birhen
 Salapi
 Malikmata
 Pagtatanghal
 Sampaguita
 The Sea
Philippine Literature under the Republic
 Bonsai
 Madonna
 D.H
 The New Breed
 His Honor The Mayor
Week 17-18:
Philippine Literature after EDSA
 Mother’s Break
 Translating Desire
 A Teacher’s Tale
 The Boy Who Never Learned
 Health is Wealth
 Letter to Pedro
 Money is Everything
 When You see a Mother You see God

ENG 125 (SURVEY OF PHILIPPINE LITERATURE IN ENGLISH)

COURSE OUTLINE
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Vision and Learning Content Time Methodology Assessment References:
Mission Outcomes Allotment

Introduction to
VISION Examine their own Literature Week 1 Online Class Activity, Formative Philippine Literature
beliefs and and Modular Assessment and A Regional
An educational attitudes towards 3 hours Instruction Reflection Approach
Pre-colonial Literature
community of literature; Myths & By : Delia C.
men and women Origin Myths Enriquez
dedicated to the  The First Man and Week 2
formation of the Woman
3 hours
whole person with Acquire
 Why the Dead
professional reasonable taste
competence and of most of the Come Back No
commitment to subfields of More
promote local, Literature; and
 Origin of Fair
regional, national,
and global Complexion and
development. Fair Hair
Appreciate certain
literary pieces.  Tungkung Langit
and Alunsina
 The Origin of the
Lanzones
 How Ilang-Ilang
Got Its Name

MISSION Winners in the Myth

Writing Contest
As an institution Week 3 Online Class Activity, Formative
of higher learning,  Alamat ng Kape and Modular Assessment and
3 hours Instruction Reflection
the college  Alamat ng Durian
commits itself to  Ang Alamat ng &
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offer well-rounded Alfonso Week 4
program of liberal
3 hours
education and to
provide varied Preliminary Examinations
opportunities for Religious Legends
students to grow
Fuego de San Anton
professionally, Acquire Week 5 Online Class Activity, Formative
spiritually, reasonable taste Folktales and Modular Assessment and
3 hours Instruction Reflection
socially, and of most of the  The two Cats and
culturally. In the subfields of &
the Monkey
pursuit of this Literature; and
Magic Tales Week 6
mission, Medina
Foundation  The Pauper and 3 hours
College is guided Appreciate certain the Princess
by the following literary pieces.
commitments:  The Ignorant Poor
Man and the Priest

✓ As a Christian
community, it
welcomes faculty,
staff and students
with other
religious beliefs
and respects the
religious freedom
of every member Humorous Tales
while providing Week 7 Online Class Activity, Formative
Acquire  The Three and Modular Assessment and
opportunities for reasonable taste 3 hours
Phrases Instruction Reflection
them to grow in of most of the
 The Ignorant Poor &
their faith life. subfields of
Man and the Priest
Literature; and Week 8
✓ As an
Trickster Tales
academic
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community, it  The 3 hours
strives to offer Misadventures of
quality and Appreciate certain Juan Tanga
responsive literary pieces.  Pilandok Crosses
the River
education to
 The Boy Called
prepare its
Juan Pusong
graduate for  Father Rat Lokks
national and for a Midwife
global Novelistic Tales
competitiveness.  The King and the
Farmer’s Daughter
✓ As a Filipino Acquire Religious and Didactic
community, it reasonable taste Tales
promotes the Week 9 Online Class Activity, Formative
of most of the
 The Reward for and Modular Assessment and
formation of the subfields of 3 hours
Kindness Instruction Reflection
students’ Literature; and
awareness of  Too Greedy &
their civic and  Fortune
Week 10
social  The Golden Rule
Appreciate certain
responsibilities 3 hours
literary pieces. Folk Epics or
and development
of the students’ Ethnoepics
pride for nation’s
 Biag-ni-Lam-ang
rich cultural
 Tuwaang Attends
heritage.
a Wedding
 Handiong

Folk Speech
Acquire
reasonable taste  Proverbs Week 11
of most of the  Quiz on Proverbs
subfields of  Riddles 3 hours
Literature; and  Short poems &
 Folk Songs and
their Classification Week 12
Appreciate certain
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literary pieces. 3 hours

Midterm Examinations
Acquire The Spanish Colonial Rule Week 13 Online Class Activity, Formative
reasonable taste and Modular Assessment and
 May Bagyo Ma’t 3 hours Instruction Reflection
of most of the
May Rilim
subfields of
 On Good Manners Online Class Activity, Formative
Literature; and and Modular Assessment and
 Nalpay a
Namnama Week 14 Instruction Reflection
 Florante at Laura
3 hours
Appreciate certain  Ibong Adarna
literary pieces.  Pag-ibig sa
Tinubuang Lupa
 New Mentality

Acquire New Literature during

reasonable taste the American Period Online Class Activity, Formative
of most of the Week 15 and Modular Assessment and
subfields of  Kamay ng Birhen Instruction Reflection
3 hours
Literature; and  Salapi
 Malikmata &
 Pagtatanghal
 Sampaguita Week 16
Appreciate certain  The Sea
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literary pieces. 3 hours
Philippine Literature
under the Republic

 Bonsai
 Madonna
 D. H
 The New Breed
 His Honor The
Mayor
Pre-Final Examinations
Philippine Literature
Acquire after EDSA Week 17 Online Class Activity, Formative
reasonable taste and Modular Assessment and
 Mother’s Break 3 hours Instruction Reflection
of most of the
subfields of  MacDo
&
 Translating Desire
Literature; and
 A Teacher’s Tale Week 18
 The Boy Who
Never Learned 3 hours
Appreciate certain  Letter to Pedro
literary pieces.  Health is Wealth
 Money is
everything
 When you see a
Mother, You see
God

Final Examinations

Grading System

Major Examination --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------30 %

Daily, Weekly, Unit Test --------------------------------------------------------------------------------30 %
Class Participation, Reporting, Performance (Project/Assignment) ------------------30 %
Attendance, Conduct and Behavior in Class and in School----------------------------10 %
100 %
Prepared by:
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ALJUN C. EBANAY, MEE, LPT

Instructor/Director of Student Affairs

Noted by:

ELENRY L. DUHAYLUNGSOD, Ed. D. LYDIA Y. SUMILE, Ed. D. EDUARDO P. DELOS SANTOS, MBA, MAEED
Dean of Colleges VPAA VP for Administration

INFORMAL ESSAY RUBRIC

Features Expert (20 pts) Accomplished (15 Capable (10 pts) Beginner (5 pts) Score
pts)
Quality of writing Piece was written in an Piece was written in an Piece had little style or Piece had no style or
extraordinary style and interesting style and voice. Gives some new voice. Gives no new
voice. Very voice. Somewhat information but poorly information and very
informative and well informative and organized. poorly organized.
organized. organized.
Grammar usage & Virtually no spelling, Few spelling and A number of spelling, So many spelling,
mechanics punctuation or punctuations errors, punctuation or punctuation and
grammatical errors. minor grammatical grammatical errors. grammatical errors that
errors. it interferes with the
meaning.