HOLY CROSS OF DAVAO COLLEGE Sta. Ana Avenue, Davao City COURSE OUTLINE I. II. III.
Course Number : English 2 Credit: 3 units Course Title: Writing in the Discipline Pre-requisite: English 1 Course Description: The course reinforces the learner’s writing skills and competence in grammar structures necessary for writing effective paragraph and compositions. It also provides necessary information in writing a library research paper and field research proposal.
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end of the course, the the students students can: Course Objectives: At the end A. Cognitive (Knowledge): 1. Point out grammatical relationship between words, group of words, and sentences within the writing level. 2. Compose clear and effective sentences, paragraphs and compositions. 3. Demonstrate ability to write using the different methods of paragraph development and forms of discourse. 4. Identify the basic concepts and procedure of research process. 5. formally defend a research proposal. B.2 Affective (Attitude) : 1. Display confidence in communicating facts and thoughts, whether to inform, narrate, persuade, explain or defend. 2. Manifest active interest in the discussion of concepts and principles of writing. 3. Express interest in enriching experience and expanding knowledge through the various styles and methods of writing. 4. Be aware of the value of research including its overall considerations and guidelines. 5. Practice hardwork, persistence, resourcefulness and honesty in the conduct of research and other writing tasks. B.3 Psychomotor (Skills) 1. Enthusiastically participate in group discussions to elicit ideas in writing different paragraphs and in selecting a research problem. 2. Professionally write effective sentences, paragraphs and compositions using the concepts, principles and techniques learned in the class. 3. Conduct research effectively and responsively. 4. Independently demonstrate the ability to unite logical statements and judgments in the research process.
5. Confidently present a research proposal that has gone through the stages of research process. V. Course Outline:
Contents A. The Writing Process 1. Prewriting 2. Writing 3. Postwriting B. Elements of the Paragraph 1.. Unity 2.. Coherence 3. Emphasis C. Methods of Paragraph Development 1. Definition 2. Comparison and Contrast 3. Cause and Effect 4. Argumentation D.. Introduction to Research 1. Definition and Purpose 2. Research Ethics 3. Steps in Writing a Research Paper 4. Citation 5. Referencing E. Writing the Research Paper 1.The Research Problem 2.Introduction 3. Statement of the Problem 4. Review of Related Literature 5. Theoretical and Conceptual Framework 6. Research Design 7. Research Subject 8. Research Instrument 9. Data Gathering Procedure 10. Data Analysis F.. Business Correspondence A. Principles of a Business Correspondence B. Types of Business Correspondence Total
No. of Hours
2 2 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 54 hours
VI. References A.
Books
Ref. 1 - Fernandez, E., Grumo, A., Musico, A. & Arpilleda, J. (2013). A worktextin English 2: writing in the disciplines . Quezon City: C & E Publishing Ref. 2 - Langan, J. (2000). College writing skills (5th Ed.). New York: The McGraw Hill Companies. Ref. 3 - Baraceros, E. (2000). Communication skills II: basic enhancing research and writing skills . Quezon City: Rex Bookstore. Ref. 4 - Shamoo A.E., and Resnick, D.B. (2002). Responsible conduct of research. Oxford University Press: New York. Ref. 5 - HCDC – Institutional Research Office (2012 ). Institutional research format: compiled and patterned after the APA with some revisions . Ref. 6 - Lacia, F. & Fabella, M. (2004). Enhancing basic research and writing skills. Quezon City: Rex Bookstore. Ref. 7 - Pogoso, C. et al. (1979). Fundamentals of statistics for college students . Manila: Sinagtala Publishers, Inc. Ref. 8 - Garcia, C. D. & Reganit, A.A. (2010). Developing competencies in research and thesis writing . Mandaluyong City: Books Atbp. Publishing Corp. Ref. 9 - Aquino, G. V. (1971). Essentials of research and thesis writing . Quezon City: Phoenix Press. B. Web Resources
Ref. 1 - TOEFL – Prep Writing (2000). Basic essay writing skills. Retrieved September 5, 2012 from http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/fwalters/toeflwrite.html Ref. 2 - Experiment-Resources.Com (2000). Types of research designs. Retrieved September 10, 2012 from http://www.experiment-resources.com Ref. 3 - Modell, M. (2003). The interview and other data gathering methods. Retrieved September21, 2012 from http://www.martymodell.com/pgsa2/pgsa07 Ref. 4 - eHow.com (2010). How to validate a research instrument. Retrieved September 12, 2012 formm http://www.ehow.com/how_2277596_validate Ref. 5 - Advantages and Disadvantages of Survey Interview. (2004) Retrieved September 2, 2012 from http://www.usm.maine.edu/com/interview/sld003.htm
