THE COLLEGE OF MAASIN

Nisi Dominus Frustra

Tunga-Tunga, Maasin City, Southern Leyte, Philippines

COURSE SYLLABUS
(Study and Thinking Skills)
BSN

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

Course Credit : 3 units (lec)
Course Pre-requisite : ENG00
Semester : 2nd SY 2018– 2019

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 30%

Quizzes 40%
Class standing 30%
(Recitation/Classroom Participation, Projects)

TOTAL 100%
Major Examination

There are four(4) 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 the school, 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/re-entry
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
E. Reading and
Quiz, Recitation,
Interpreting Non- Discussion, Activity
Exercises
Prose Forms
F. Organizing
Quiz, Recitation,
Information into an Discussion, Activity
Exercises
Outline
G. Phrases Quiz, Recitation,
Discussion, Activity
Exercises
Mid-term 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
Final Term L. The Paragraph
1. The look and
function of Quiz, Recitation,
Discussion, Activity
paragraph Exercises
2. Paragraph
structure
M. Principles of Discussion, Activity Quiz, Recitation,
Paragraph Exercises
Development
 N. Paragraph
Development
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

Week 1 Acquaintance Activities, Getting to Know College, Motivation, Adjustments
Week 2 Effective Study Skills, Note-Taking, Summarizing, Paraphrasing, Presentation and
Visual Aids, Listening Techniques
Week 3 Reading Techniques, Skimming, Scanning, Fast Reading, Critical Reading,
Making Inferences, Figures of Speech and Idioms
Week 4 Library Research, Dewey Decimal Classification, Library of Congress
Classification, Card Catalog, Internet Research, Genera References
Weeks 5-6 The Paragraph, Parts of Paragraph, Qualities of an Effective Paragraph, Unity,
Emphasis, Coherence
Weeks 7-8 Methods of Paragraph Development, Narration, Emphasis, Definition,
Comparison and Contrast, Description, Cause and Effect
Week 9 Midterm Examination
Week s 10-11 Methods of Paragraph Development, Analogy, Process, Classification,
Persuasion, Argumentation
Weeks 12-13 Critical Thinking, Inductive Reasoning, Deductive Reasoning, Fallacies
Weeks 14-15 Ethics, Moral Point of View, Good Judgment, Relativism and Subjectivism,
Ethics of Duty and Human Rights
Week 16 Grammar Review: Parts of Speech
Week 17 Composition Review: Sentence Structures
Week 18 Final Examination

Methodology:

To achieve the objectives of this course, the following techniques and methodologies
shall be used:

Mediated Lectures-Discussions
Group Research and Presentations
Free and Graded Recitations
Role-Playing
Brainstorming
Quizzes
Exercises
Examinations

Grading System:

Midterm: Semi-Final:
Attendance: 15% Attendance: 15%
Recitation: 15% Recitation: 15%
Quizzes: 15% Quizzes: 15%
Research Output: 15% Research Output: 15%
Research Presentation 15% Research Presentation 15%
Attitude: 10% Attitude: 10%
Midterm Exam: 15% Final Exam: 15%

Final Grade: Midterm Grade + Semi-Final Grade ÷ 2 = GPA

Only an absence of nine (9) cumulative hours or six (6) contact sessions are allowed for
each student. Each absence shall translate to a corresponding .25 deduction from
attendance points, to wit:

• 1 absence = 1.25
• 2 absences = 1.5
• 3 absences = 2.0
• 4 absences = 2.25
• 5 absences = 2.5
• 6 absences = 2.75
• 7 or more absences = 5.0

Cumulative tardiness of ninety (90) minutes shall mean one (1) absence, unless prior
consent from the professor has been sought by the student.

References:

1. Basilio, Sylvia, et al. Study, Thinking and Writing Skills. GMK Publishing House, 2010.
2. Tiempo and Tiempo. College Reading and Writing (latest edition). Rex Book Store.
3. Moore, Brooke N. and Richard Parker. Critical Thinking (7th International Edition).
Boston: MacGraw Hill. 2005.
4. Rosenwasser, David and Jill Stephen. Writing Analytically. Thompson Wadsworth,
2006.
5. Kemper, Dave, et al. Write Source, A Book for Writing, Thinking and Learning.
Massachusetts: Great Source Education Group, 2007.
6. Vandermey, Randall, et al. The College Writer, A Guide to Thinking, Writing, and
Researching (3rd Edition). Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009.
7. Hinman, Lawrence M. Ethics, A Pluralistic Approach to Moral Theory (3rd Edition).
University of San Diego: Wadsworth, 2003.
8. Other printed and online sources.