Republic of the Philippines

SOUTHERN LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY

Lucban, Quezon

COURSE SYLLABUS
(Revised, June, 2010)

Vision

A service-oriented state university known for its excellence in Sciences,

Technology, Culture and the Arts and strong advocacy for the protection and
management of Mount Banahaw.

Mission

To be an active instrument of peace, economic uplifting and overall

community development by producing globally prepared, morally upright, ecologically
conscious and productive citizens.

Core Values
GO God Loving
S Service Oriented
L Leadership by Example
S Sustained Passion for Excellence
U Undiminished Commitment to Peace and Environment Advocacy

Faculty : SHIELA MADERAL MANZANILLA

Title : Assistant Professor
Office Address : Department of Language, Literature and Humanities
College of Arts and Sciences
Contact No. : (042)5403961
Email Address : shielamanzanilla@gmail.com
Subject Schedule : 9:00 – 10:30 BA COMM I-B JR-203
10:30-12:00 BA COMM I-A JR-203

Course Code/Title : ENG 1 – STUDY AND THINKING SKILLS

Course Credit : 3 units (lec)
Course Pre-requisite : ENG00
Semester : 1st , AY 2010 – 2011

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course aims primarily to develop the student's communicative and thinking
skills for academic study.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of the semester, students are expected to be able to;

A. COGNITIVE AIMS

1. Comprehend oral and written materials ranging from general

interest to specific discipline with emphasis on inferential and critical
reading
2. Organize information efficiently in the forms of outlines, charts, etc.
both for the materials read and materials to be written.
3. Organize information using orderly strategies i.e. chronological,
logical, spatial, etc.
4. Summarize and paraphrase materials read
5. Interpret and construct non-prose texts
6. Write unified and coherent paragraph/essays using different
rhetorical devices

B. AFFECTIVE AIMS

1. Value the skills and knowledge that will be learned in the subject.
2. Appreciate the importance of learning the skills in English.
3. Develop a skill in writing sentences, paragraphs and compositions effectively.

GRADING

Student must at least obtain 60% passing score or better in order to pass the course.
Course work is weighted as follows:

Major Examinations 40%

Quizzes 30%
Recitation/Classroom Participation 15%
Projects 10%
Attendance 5%
TOTAL 100%

Major Examination

There are three (3) written and/or oral major examinations for the course. Customarily,
the exam will be closed notes. If you are going to miss a major exam, it is your responsibility to
alert your instructor prior to exam schedule. Failure to do so will result in an exam grade of zero.

Quizzes

Approximately, three to five quizzes (be it announced or unannounced) will be given for
each term. A make-up quiz is allowed if and only if one could secure an excuse letter duly
signed by the guidance counselor, parents or physician. Make-up quizzes shall be done not
later than two days after you return from class.

Recitation/Classroom Participation

Every class discussion requires students’ participation so as activities. It will be based on

class/group collaboration and on the announced means of evaluation. The rate will come from
individual, group and instructor’s assessment.

Projects
 All projects that are to be submitted are due on the date scheduled by the instructor. No
late works will be accepted unless given instructor’s prerogative.

Attendance

In accordance with the policies of Southern Luzon State University, as stated in the
Students Manual, the students are required and are expected to attend all classes in proper
uniform. If the student is absent or late from his/her class, the student is hereby advised to get
an admission slip from the assigned Guidance Counselor before he/she will be admitted again.
In case of absence, he/she will receive a grade of zero in the recitation or class work assigned
for that particular day. Three (3) consecutive absences without notifying the instructor would
mean a failing term grade or will automatically be dropped from the course.

COURSE OUTLINE

Term Period Topics Activities Evaluative Measure

Discussion of the
topics for the
A. Introduction subject
Distribution of
syllabus
B. Library Orientation
1. Kinds of Reading
Materials
2. Arrangement of
books
3. Classification of
Books Quiz, Recitation,
Discussion, Activity
4. The Card Exercises
Catalogue
5. Sections of the
Library
6. Computerized
Catalogue and
Databases
Preliminary Term C. Reading Techniques
1. Context Clues
2. Scanning and
Skimming
3. Reading for
Comprehension Quiz, Recitation,
Discussion, Activity
4. Reading for Exercises
Information
Details
5. Drawing
Inferences and
Conclusions
D. Summarizing and Quiz, Recitation,
Discussion, Activity
Paraphrasing Exercises
Preliminary Examination
Mid-term E. Reading and
Quiz, Recitation,
Interpreting Non- Discussion, Activity
Exercises
Prose Forms
F. Organizing Discussion, Activity Quiz, Recitation,
Information into an Exercises
Outline
 G. Phrases Quiz, Recitation,
Discussion, Activity
Exercises
H. Clauses Quiz, Recitation,
Discussion, Activity
Exercises
I. Elements of a Quiz, Recitation,
Discussion, Activity
Sentence Exercises
J. Principles of
Quiz, Recitation,
Sentence Discussion, Activity
Exercises
Construction
K. Parallelism Quiz, Recitation,
Discussion, Activity
Exercises
Mid-term Examination
L. The Paragraph
1. The look and
function of Quiz, Recitation,
Discussion, Activity
paragraph Exercises
2. Paragraph
structure
M. Principles of
Quiz, Recitation,
Paragraph Discussion, Activity
Exercises
Development
N. Paragraph
Development
Final Term 1. Development by
Description and
Narration
2. Development by
Quiz, Recitation,
Definition and Discussion, Activity
Exercises
Classification
3. Development by
Comparison and
Contrast
4. Development by
Cause and Effect
O. The Long Essay Quiz, Recitation,
Discussion, Activity
Exercises
Integration Period
Final Examination

CLASSROOM POLICIES

1. Attendance is checked regularly. Late comers will not be admitted after 15 minutes.
2. Students wearing incomplete/improper school uniform will not be admitted. Likewise,
proper dress code should be observed during wash day.
3. Electronic devices (cell phones, ipods, etc.) need to be turned off or muted during class.
4. Requirements for the subject should be submitted on time. Late submission of projects is
not acceptable.
5. Students who are cheating or plagiarizing materials in the course will not receive credit
for the assignments, projects or tests which will likely to lead failure in the course.
6. Food and beverages are not permitted in the class.
7. A student who exhibits dishonest, disruptive or disrespectful behavior risk suspension or
expulsion from the institution.
REFERENCES

Atienza, Leticia P. Basic Communication and Thinking Skills. Bulacan: Trinitas

Publishing, Inc. 2003

Baraceros, Esther L. Communication Skills I: Study and Thinking Skills . Manila: Rex
Bookstore, Inc. 2002

Belen, Venus M., et al. Effective Study and thinking Skills. Quezon City: Trinitas
Publishing, Inc. 2003

Mazon, Constancia M. Study and Thinking Skills (Revised Edition). Manila: St.
Augustine Publications, Inc. 2005

Mazon, Constancia M. Study and Thinking Skills. Manila: St. Augustine Publications,
Inc. 1999

Olonan, Zenaida A., et al. Communication Skills in English. National Book Store, Inc.
1982

Vinuya, Remedios V., et al. Study and Thinking Skills in English. Makati City:
Grandwater Publications and Research Corp. 2000

Additional references will be available via Internet

Prepared by

The Department of Language, Literature and Humanities

Reviewed by

Prof. ARSENIA A. ABUEL

Chair, Language, Literature and Humanities Department

Approved by

Dr. LEONISA O. BERNARDO

Dean, College of Arts and Sciences