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Hulk and Groot may be loved in the Marvel Cinematic Universe but they'll surely be disliked by employers and teachers in the real universe. Everything they say, no matter how deep nor shallow, are caught in three-word basically senseless statements. This subject, English Language Proficiency is meant to prevent you from ending up like them as far as communication is concerned. It will not keep you from looking like them though.
This 3-unit course aims for the refinement of the students’ practical English. Specifically, it aims to improve their English language proficiency by engaging them in listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing and grammar learning activities that are functional, communicative and relevant in their real-world encounters at home, in school, in the community and in their future professional workplace locally and globally.
Intended Learning Outcomes:
1. Use English language effectively and functionally by observing correct usage and by correcting sentence errors.
2. Develop listening and viewing skills through listening or viewing as a member of a live audience, listening to announcement, advertisement and instructions and listening to audio and viewing video recordings.
3. Enhance reading skills for comprehension, for information and for assessment.
4. Enrich speaking skills through conversation, informal and formal discussion, interview and public speaking.
5. Improve writing skills through business communication and report and essay writing.
6. Demonstrate grammatical competence through Grammar Accuracy, Vocabulary Control and Orthographic Control.
7. Develop skills in taking minutes of meetings, defenses and analyzing content-based texts.
8. Exhibit proficiency in communicating through identifying clues and information meaning, taking the floor (Turn-Taking), asking clarification, monitoring and repairing communication gaps.
9. Write reaction papers.
This course provides an introduction to the industry of Information Technology, an overview of the IT profession, and basic computer concepts. Also, some application will apply through the use of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.