COURSE OUTLINE IN LING 141 (PROBLEMS OF MODERN CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH AND FILIPINO)

1. THE INFLUENCE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL MEDIA : HOW PLATFORMS LIKE FACEBOOK,
TWITTER, AND INSTAGRAM ARE CHANGING THE WAY WE COMMUNICATE AND THE
CHALLENGES RHIS PRESENTS- ABASULA, REVICAR IGNACIO
-Social Media and Mental Health- AVILA, DONALYN OLASO
-Digital Divide- AVILA, IVY SHAYNE ORTUA
- Online Privacy-BAUTISTA, FRANCIA EUSTE
-Social Media and Politics-BELLEN, ABEGAIL PARADELA
-Social Media and Marketing- CARILLA, RUSSEL MANGA
-Fake news and Misinformation- DETERALA, JOJO LORIA
2. CODE-SWITCHING: THE PRACTICE OF ALTERNATING BETWEEN TWO OR MORE VARIETIES OF
LANGUAGE IN CONVERSATION-DIAZ, RAUL BALANSIN

-Reasons for code-switching - DUCOY, MYLENE MANALO

-Code-switching and Identity- EBONITE, KRISTINE DINGLASAN

-Code switching in Different Settings- GUELAS, JINKY GIGONTA

-Code-switching and Bilingualism- LUMIBAO, JANELLE MAPA
-Code switching and Education-MEJORADO, SHERYL ZORILLA

3. DIFFICULTIES THAT CAN ARISE WHEN CONTEXT IS UNDERSTOOD OR OVERLOOKED- MINIANO,

MUTYA GARCIA

- Misinterpretation of Messages- NAZ, JAY N.

- cultural Misunderstanding Digital Communication- ORTIZ, MARIZ RUIZ

-Impact of Professional Communication- OXIMA, LENCHIN FACUN

-Misunderstanding of Sarcasm and Humor- PANO, KIMBERLY CANADA

4. CONVERSATION ANALYSIS: STUDYING THE STRUCTURE AND PATTERNS OF CONVERSATION TO

UNDERSTAND HOW COMMUNICATION IS ACHIEVED AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT BREAKS
DOWN- PAYTE, JENALYN ARGOTI
-turn-taking in Conversation- REVIDAD, LORAYNNE RGOTI
-Repair in conversation- SALUDES, MADELAINE JOY
-Overlapping Speech- SELVIO, KIMBERLY STA. ANA
Use of Discourse Markers- SILVANO, ANJENETTE SIARON
5. NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION: THE ROLE OF BODY LANGUAGE , TONE OF VOICE, AND OTHER
NON-VERBAL CLUES IN CONVERSATION- SIONICIO, GILLAN MARANO
- ROLE OF NON-VERBAL CUES IN CONVERSATION- VASQUEZ, KIARA GUENNEVYR REQUEZA
-types of Non-verbal Communication- VELACRUZ, ROGELIO JR. CERILLO
 6. LANGUAGE AND POWER: HOW LANGUAGE CAN BE USED TO ASSERT POWER, CONTROL, OR
DOMINANCE IN A CONVERSATION- VILLARETE, RACHEL MAE AMARO
-Language as a tool of Power-BRIONES, EFREN JR.
-Language and Social status- DAET, NELSON III D.
-Language and Political Discourse-OCIONES, ARLENE
-Language and Gender
7. MISCOMMUNICATION AND MISUNDERSTANDING: EXPLORING THE COMMON CAUSES OF
MISUNDERSTANDINGS IN CONVERSATION AND HOW THEY CAN BE AVOIDED- DIAZ, RAUL
-Language Barriers
-Cultural differences
-Assumptions and Stereotypes
8. LANGUAGE CHANGE AND EVOLUTION: HOW LANGUAGES EVOLVE OVER TIME AND THE IMPACT
THIS HAS ON CONVERSATION
-Origins of Language and Cognitive evolution
9. BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION: DISCUSSING COMMON BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE
CONVERSATION, SUCH AS LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, CULTURAL DIFFERENCES, OR COGNITIVE
BIASES, AND STRATEGIES FOR OVERCOMING THESE BARRIERS
-Language Barriers
-Cultural Differences
-Phycical and Emotional Barriers
10. COMPLEXITIES AND CHALLENGES OF MODERN IN CONVERSATION IN BOTH ENGLISH AND
FILIPINO

Prepared by:

ARLYN B. PATOC, PhD.