| English
for Academic and Professional Purposes |
| COURSE GUIDE |
| Second Quarter |
| Course
Description and List of Competencies: |
| The
development of communication skills in English for academic and professional
purposes. |
| TARGET DATE | TOPIC | EXPECTED OUTPUTS |
| | Writing the Position Paper | |
| September
2-6, 2019 | 1. Types and Features of a Position Paper | 1. Text Analysis |
| September
9-13, 2019 | 2. Analyzing
Arguments in Various Manifestoes | 2. Debate |
| | 3. Citing
Factual Evidence to Support Arguments | |
| | 4. Wriitng
Various Kinds of Position Papers | |
| | | |
| | Writing the
Report Survey / Field Report / Laboratory / Scientific Technical Report | |
| September
16-20, 2019 | 1. Objectives and
Structure of Various Kinds of Reports | 1. Text Analysis |
| September
23-37, 2019 | 2. Designing, testing, and
revising survey questionnaires | 2. Survey / Interview
Questionnaire |
| Septembre
30-October 4, 2019 | 3. Conducting Surveys,
Experiments, or Observations | 3. Research Paper – Chapter 4
(Inquiries, Investigations, and Immersion) |
| October
7-11, 2019 | 4. Gathering Information
from Surveys, Experiments, or Observations | 4. Research Paper – Chapter 5
(Inquiries, Investigations, and Immersion) |
| | 5. Disseminating Written Forms
of Information from Surveys, Experiments or Observations | 5. Final Research Paper
(Inquiries, Investgations, and Immersion) |
| | 6. Summarizing Findings and
Executing the Report through Narrative and Visual/ Graphic Forms | |
| | 7. Writing Various Reports | |
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| SUGGESTED REFERENCES: |
| Position
Paper | https://bowiestate.libguides.com/c.php?g=442189&p=3014828 |
| https://www.sfu.ca/cmns/130d1/WritingaPositionPaper.htm |
| https://www.xavier.edu/library/students/documents/position_paper.pdf |
| Sample
Position Papers | https://www.pap.org.ph/position-paper | |
| https://headspace.org.au/assets/Uploads/Corporate/Young-Peoples-Mental-Health.pdf |
| Supporting
Arguments | https://www.sterling.edu/documents/academics/SupportingArguments.pdf |
| In-Text
Citation | https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/in_text_citations_the_basics.html |
|
| Formulating
Survey Questions | https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/conducting_research/conducting_primary_research/interview_and_survey_questions.html |
| Presenting
Data in Graphic Forms | https://www.thoughtco.com/presenting-data-in-graphic-form-3026708 |
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