Language Focus Per Task in GPCOM

PRELIMS

Module 1: Unit 1 Task: Slogan-making

Language Focus: Active Voice

Unit 3: Integrated Task : Two-minute Video

Language Focus: Modals and Subjunctive Mood (Such as: If I were, If you were in
Japan…)

MIDTERMS

Unit 4 Task: Deducing Registers (Group work)

Language Focus: Diction: Use of politically correct expressions/courteous language

Unit 5 Task: Multimodal Text Analysis

Language Focus: MIL

Module 2: Unit 1 (Preparation for Pecha Kucha)

Module 3: Unit 1 Task: Public Speaking

Language Focus: Transitional Words and Phrases (Agreement, Addition, Similarity,

Opposition, Limitation, Contradiction), Language Concession and Opposition

FINALS

Module 4 Unit 2 Task: Quiz on Writing Resume and an Application Letter

Language Focus: Parallelism in Phrasal Expressions

Use of Past Tense, Present Perfect Tense in letter writing

Module 5 Unit 1 Task: Quiz on a Simplified Research Digest

Language Focus: Use of Formal Language (Example: no contractions, scientific diction,

etc)