WEEK /

SESSION

Week 1

SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS /
OBJECTIVES

Week 2

Week 3

TOPIC / CONTENT

ACTIVITY /
ASSESSMENT

INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS

INTRINSIC
VALUES

Introduction and overview

1. Diagnostic activities
A. Writing
B. Objective testing
2. Parts of Speech
A. Nouns
B. Pronouns
1. Parts of Speech (cont)
A. Nouns
B. Pronouns
C. Demonstratives

Discussion
Quiz

Chalkboard

Class
participation

Discussion
Quiz

Chalkboard
Handouts

Class
participation

Discuss adjectives and

adverbs
Review the rules in
alphabetizing

1. Parts of Speech
A. Adjectives
B. Adverbs
2. Alphabetizing
3. Spelling

Discussion
Quiz

Review functions of
adjectives and adverbs
Introduce preposition and
prepositional phrases

PRELIMINARY EXAM
1. Parts of Speech
A. Adjectives (continued)
B. Adverbs (continued)
C. Prepositions
D. Prepositional phrases

Assess the basic language

skills of student
Review the different parts of
speech: NOUNS

Identify the different types

and classification of nouns
Review Pronouns and
Demonstratives
Review proper
Capitalization of nouns

Diligence

Chalkboard
Handouts

Class
participation
Diligence

Week 4
Week 5

Week 6

Review Kinds of Interjections

and Conjunctions
Recall the proper way to use

1. Parts of Speech
A. Interjections
B. Conjunctions

Discussion
Quiz

Chalkboard
Handouts

Class
participation
Diligence

Discussion
Dyads
Quiz

Chalkboard
Handouts

Class
Participation

Week 7 & 8

the dictionary
Review Verbs
Identify the types of tenses:
present and past

Week 9
Week 10

Discussion
Quiz

Chalkboard
Handouts

Class
participation
Diligence

MIDTERM EXAM

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13
Week 14

3. Use of dictionary (dictionary entries)

1. Parts of Speech
A. Verbs
1. Principal parts
2. Tenses
a. present (agreement)
b. past (agreement)
2. Use of Dictionary (to determine principal parts
of verbs)

Continue review on verbs and

its tenses
Know the rules on subject
verb agreement in the past
participle, voice, be verbs,
progressive tenses
Recall Contractions
Review rules on Double
Negatives

1. Subject-Verb agreement
A. past participle
B. voice
C. helping verbs
D. progressive tenses

Define phrases
Distinguish a phrase from a
sentence
Identify the types of phrases

1. Phrases
A. Distinguishing phrases from sentences
1. prepositional
2. gerund
3. infinitive

Discussion
Quiz

Chalkboard
Handouts

Class
participation
Diligence

1. Subject-Verb Agreement
2. Contractions
3. Double-negatives
Discussion
Quiz

Chalkboard
Handouts

Class
participation
Diligence

PRE FINAL EXAM

1. Clauses
Define clauses and
A. Main (independent)
distinguish them from phrases

Discussion
Quiz

Chalkboard
Handouts

Class
participation

Week 15 &
16

Week 17

and sentences
Recall the types of
punctuation and their uses

Identify the types of

sentences
Know the common sentence
errors
Elaborate on the rules to
achieve consistency and
parallelism
Know the parts of a
paragraph
Develop a paragraph

Week 18

B. Subordinate (dependent)
C. Subordination of clauses
2. Punctuation
A. Colon
B. Semi-colon
C. Comma
1. Sentence
A. Writing sentences
B. Sentence fragments
C. Comma splice
D. Run-on sentences
E. Consistency and Parallelism in Writing
1. Paragraph writing
A. Topic sentence
B. Body
C. Conclusion
D. Brainstorming

Diligence

Discussion
Quiz

Chalkboard
Handouts

Class
participation
Diligence

Discussion
Quiz

Chalkboard
Handouts

Class
participation
Diligence

FINAL EXAMS

Prepared by:

Approved by:

Ms. Cherry C. Bertulfo

Faculty

Prof. Freni Georgia V. Casas

Dean of College

ST. PETERS COLLEGE OF ORMOC

COLLEGE UNIT
COURSE OUTLINE
Faculty: Ms. Cherry C. Bertulfo

Dept: BSA

I. Course Code / Title:

English 0: Remedial English

II. Course Description:

This course is designed to increase student success

and retention in college level English courses
a review of rudimentary skills in
punctuation, capitalization, and
writing.

through
grammar, mechanics,
effective sentence

First Semester, SY 2012-2013

III. Course Credit / Time Allotment: 3 units / 54 hours / 18 weeks

IV. Course Requirement/s:
1. None
V. Prerequisite: None
VI. Grading System:
Midterm
Term Test
Prelim
Activities
Quizzes

Finals
30%
25%
20%
25%

Term Test
Pre-finals
Activities
Quizzes

30%
25%
20%
25%

____
100%

____
100%

VII. Reference :
1. Fawcett & Sandberg. GRASSROOTS: A WRITERS WORKBOOK 8 th Edition.
Houghton Mifflin.
2. Cornog, M. Merriam Websters Vocabulary Builder. USA: Merriam-Webster
Incorporated.
3. Dichoso, C. et al. ENGLISH PLUS: Enhancing Our Basic Grammar. Academic
Publishing Company.
VIII. General Objectives:
By the end of this course students will have:
1. Enhanced their basic skills in grammar, mechanics, punctuation and spelling
2. Refined their sentence construction skills and learned to avoid common sentence
errors
3. Demonstrated the ability to organize sentences and write effective paragraphs