This course teaches the basics of writing skills with special emphasis on creating technical documents being used in the business and academic setting. It will train students on how to write different business letters, proposals, reports, technical descriptions/instructions, graphic aids, and other types of documents circulating inside and out of the business organization.
This course teaches the basics of writing skills with special emphasis on creating technical documents being used in the business and academic setting. It will train students on how to write different business letters, proposals, reports, technical descriptions/instructions, graphic aids, and other types of documents circulating inside and out of the business organization.
Purposive Communication is a three-unit course that develops students’ communicative competence and enhances their cultural and intercultural awareness through multimodal tasks that provide them opportunities for communicating effectively and appropriately to a multicultural audience in a local or global context. It equips students with tools for critical evaluation of a variety of texts and focuses on the power of language and the impact of images to emphasize the importance of conveying messages responsibly. The knowledge, skills, and insights that students gain from this course may be used in their other academic endeavors, their chosen disciplines, and their future careers as they compose and produce relevant oral, written, audio-visual, and/or web-based output for various purposes
Purposive Communication for LEA is crucial for aspiring criminologists, providing them with the linguistic and communicative competence necessary to excel in both academic and international workplace settings. This course aligns with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), ensuring that students develop the language proficiency required to interact effectively in the diverse and complex world of criminology. Students will hone their skills in reading, listening, speaking, and writing, focusing on the specific demands of the criminology profession. They will learn to comprehend complex legal documents and research reports, actively listen to victims, witnesses, and suspects, articulate their findings with clarity and sensitivity, and produce detailed reports and presentations. By emphasizing CEFR alignment, this course prepares future criminologists to confidently communicate with individuals from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds, fostering effective collaboration and ensuring justice in an increasingly interconnected world.
Purposive Communication for BS Agricultural Engineering is crucial for aspiring agricultural engineers, providing them with the linguistic and communicative competence necessary to excel in both academic and international workplace settings. This course aligns with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), ensuring that students develop the language proficiency required to interact effectively in the diverse and globalized agricultural sector. Students will hone their skills in reading, listening, speaking, and writing, focusing on the specific demands of the agricultural engineering profession. They will learn to comprehend complex technical documents, actively listen to farmers, landowners, and colleagues, articulate their ideas with clarity and precision, and produce detailed reports and presentations. By emphasizing CEFR alignment, this course prepares future agricultural engineers to confidently communicate with stakeholders from diverse linguistic backgrounds, fostering effective collaboration and innovation in agricultural projects worldwide.
This course discusses researches focusing on important aspects of Philippine English, from both a linguistic and literary perspective. It considers some of the sociolinguistic (i.e. historical, social, political, and linguistic) aspects that have influenced the spread of the language, and the impact of historical, social, and political factors in shaping English language and literature in the Philippines.
