ENGLISH 1

BOOK TITLE: Managing College Freshman Language Skills

AUTHORS: Madrunio, Villamarzo, Vizconde, & Ward
MAJOR EXAMS: Monthly, Prelims, Finals

Assessment of students is done through:

1. Attendance 5. Group activities

2. Recitation 6. Projects
3. Homework 7. Quizzes
4. Seatwork 8. Major examinations
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10. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION
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12. *** This course tackles all four (4) macroskills.
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14. Unit 1: Managing the Demands of College Life
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1. Library Skimming and Scanning, Writing References
2. Grammar: Capitalization and Punctuation Marks
3. Bibliography / Writing References
4. Grammar: Verb Types
5. Learning Styles in the Philippines
6. Taking Notes from a Reference
7. Writing A Summary (w/ Reading Material A Guide for College
Graduates)
8. Word Analysis: Rootword and Affixes
9. Compound Words
10.Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement (END OF MONTHLY COVARAGE)
11.Grammar: Verb Tenses
12.Types of questions
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17. ACTIVITY: How to conduct an interview
18. ACTIVITY: Listening to a Speech (optional)
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9. Transitional devices/ words
10.Phrases and Clauses
11.Types of Examinations
12.If Clauses / Conditionals
13.Definitions Types of Definitions
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21. Unit 2: Managing the Demands of Communication
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14.Speech acts
15.Collocations
16.Words in a cline
17.Types of sentences according to function
18.Turn-taking process: Topic initiation/topic closing
19.Types of sentences according to structure
20.The communication process
21. Types of sentences according to form (END OF PRELIM
COVERAGE)
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24.WRITING
21.The writing process
22.Adjectives
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27. Unit 3: Managing the Demands of the Discipline
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23.Distinguishing formal from informal English: Assigned reading material
on Pages 272-273
24.Formal English and informal English: Assigned reading material on
Page 279
25.English for academic purposes: Assigned reading on Page 285
26.Passive voice
27.Graphic organizers
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30.SPEAKING
28.Impromptu speaking
31. ACTIVITY: Impromptu speaking
32. ACTIVITY: Interview (w/ activity sheet on Page 315 -
modified)
29.Prepositions
30.Voice
31.Stative verbs
33.READING
32.Reading research abstracts
33.Technical jargons
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36. Unit 4: Managing the Demands of the Society
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38.EXPRESSING LOGICAL REASONING
34.Inductive and deductive reasoning
35.Common Fallacies
36.Developing Leadership traits
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43.****** NOTHING FOLLOWS ******
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