TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS

ENGLISH 5 – ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

FIRST SEMESTER

No. Levels of Performance

No. of % of
Topics Competencies/Objectives of
Hours Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating Items
Items
Uses knowledge of text 4 3 1 2,3 5%
Reading Academic
structure to glean the
Texts
information he/she needs
Differentiates language used 4 3 4,5 5%
in academic texts from various
disciplines
Uses various techniques in 4 3 6,7 8 5%
summarizing a variety of
academic texts
States the thesis statement of 4 3 9 10 5%
an academic text
Outlines reading texts in 4 3 11,12 13 5%
various disciplines
Writing the Reaction Uses appropriate critical 4 3 14,15 16 5%
Paper/ Review/ writing a critique such as
Critique formalism, feminism, etc.
Writes an objective/balanced 4 3 17 18 19 5%
review or critique of a work of
art, an event or a program
Writing a Concept Determines the ways a writer 4 3 20,21 22 5%
Paper can elucidate on a concept by
definition, explication and
 clarification
Compare and contrast various 4 3 23,24,25 5%
kinds of concept papers
(Home Economics; Agri.
Fishery; I.A; ICT )
Presents a novel concept or 4 3 26,27 28 5%
project with accompanying
visuals/ graphic aids
Writing the Position Gathers manifestos and 2 1 29 1.67%
Paper analyzes the arguments used
by the writer/s
Defends a stand on an issue 2 2 30 31 3.33%
by presenting reasonable
arguments supported by
properly cited factual
evidences
Writes various kinds of 8 6 32,33,34 35 36,37,38,39 10%
position papers
Writing a Report Determines the objectives and 2 1 40 1.67%
structures of various kinds of
reports
Designs, tests and revises 4 3 41 42 5%
survey questionnaires
Conducts surveys, 8 6 43,44 45,46,47 (???) 10%
experiments or observations
Gathers information from 2 2 48,49 3.33%
surveys, experiments, or
observations
Summarizes findings and 4 3 50,51 52 5%
executes the report through
narrative and visual/graphic
forms
Writes various reports 8 6 53,54 55,56 10%
 Total 80 60 100%

Prepared by: Checked and Reviewed by: Approved by:

VERONICA S. RABANG SHIRLEY C. AGSUNOD

Subject Teachers Assistant Principal II School Principal IV
Senior High School