YOUNG JI COLLEGE

S1 B1 L2 SUNNY BROOKE II, BRGY. SAN FRANCISCO, GENERAL TRIAS CITY,

CAVITE

COURSE SYLLABUS
nd
2 Semester AY 2020-2021

COURSE CODE : HUMANITIES 2

COURSE TITLE : Art, Man and Society
COURSE CREDIT : 3 units
TIME DURATION : 3 hours/week (Room 201)

A. COURSE DESCRIPTION
The purpose of this course is to improve your reading skills through the practice of
vocabulary enrichment, reading comprehension exercises, speed reading strategies, written
responses, discussions, and reflections. Exploring and examining the entire reading process, you
will become a more confident, independent, effective, and efficient reader.

B. COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the end of the course, the students are expected to be able to:
By the completion of this course you should be able to:
1. Describe the historical situations of the prophets Daniel and John
2. Summarize the developing sequence of Gentile world powers as described by Daniel
3. Demonstrate how Daniel’s vision of the 70 “weeks” relates to Christ’s first and second
comings
4. Discuss the seven churches of Revelation showing how they might relate to church
history
5. Summarize the possible sequencings of the seal, trumpet, and bowl judgments in
Revelation
6. Relate the various visions of Revelation to the anticipated tribulation, kingdom, and
eternal state

A. COURSE OUTLINE

Week Topics
1 Introduction to course
 A Reading System for Effective Readers
2 Bridging the Gap Between Traditional and Whole Language
Perspective in Teaching Reading
 Phonics vs. Whole Language Approach
 The Reading Teacher
3 Making Transitions Toward Holistic Teaching
 Instructional Beliefs
 Reading Materials
 Curriculum Designs
 Classroom Environment
 Community Involvement
4 Preliminary Examinations

5 Understanding Reading: Defining and Redefining Beliefs

 Understanding the Reading Process
 Linear
 cyclical
 learning alphabet
 recognizing
 decoding
 mouthing of words
 fluency

6 Aspects that influence reading development

  Cognitive Aspects
 Affective Aspects
 Social Aspects
 Linguistic Aspects

7 Theories of Reading Process

 Bottom-Up Theory
 Top-Down Theory
 Interactive Theory
 Transactional Theory
8 Developing Word Recognition Skills (Word Attack or Decoding
Skills)
 Phonics or Whole Language
 What is phonics instruction
 Goal of phonics instruction
 Content of Phonics Instruction word families

9 Word Recognition Instruction

 Alphabetic Principle
 Alphabetic Knowledge
 Phonemic Awareness – letter-sound relationship
 phonological Awareness – ability to produce sounds
 Print Awareness
 Decodable Text

10 Midterm Examinations
11 Acquiring a Reading Vocabulary
Strategies of Building Vocabulary
Structural Analysis
Word Associations
Context Clues
Homonyms, Homographs,
Heteronyms
Figures of Speech
Idioms
Synonyms and Antonyms
Word Map
12 Comprehending Text
A. Issues in Teaching Reading Comprehension (Other
Online Resources)
1. Less Time in Reading
2. Teachers Manual in Reading
3. Curriculum in Reading
4. School Management and Priorities in Reading
5. Teacher's Role in Reading

13 Word Recognition Strategies

. Sight Words – Dolche List, Phil-IRI, Frye List
Context Clues
Structural Analysis
Dictionary
Alphabet Book and Chart
Songs, Chants, Rhymes and Jingles
14 Two Theories in Comprehending Text
1. Scheme Theory – Schema? Schemata?
2. Generative Learning Theory
Reading Difficulties and Disability
A. ADHD
B. Myopia
C. Hyperopia

15 Some Teaching Strategies in Developing Reading

Comprehension
 A. Story Grammar
B. Story Maps
C. Story Frames
D. Story Sequence/ Clothesline
E. Cloze Procedure
F. Predicting Outcomes
G. Generalizing
H. Noting Details
I. Open-Ended Questions
E. Types of Comprehension Skills
1. Literal
2. Inference
3. Prediction
4. Evaluation
5. Application

16 Bloom's Taxonomy of Cognitive Domain

1. Knowledge
2. Comprehension
3. Application
4. Analysis
5. Synthesis
17 Developing Independent and Fluent Readers
A. Sustained Silent Reading (SSR)
B. Fluency in Reading
C. Question – Answer Relationship (QAR by Raphael)
D. Reciprocal Questioning (ReQuest by Dresher et. al.)
18 Final Examinations

A. COURSE REQUIREMENTS

 Class Standing/ Participation (attendance, recitation, quizzes, activities and portfolios)

 Major Examinations (Prelims, Midterms and Finals)
 Project (research materials on assigned topics, narrative reports and well-written
compositions)

B. GRADING SYSTEM
Class Standing (50%)
Attendance 5%
Class Recitation/ Participation 10%
Quizzes 10%
Assignments/Homework 10%
Portfolio 15%
Periodical Examinations (30%)
Projects (20%)
Total (100%)

C. REFERENCES
Ocvirk, et.al. Art Fundamentals, Theory and Practice (Tenth Edition). Mc
Graw Hill Companies, Inc., 2006.

Martin, F. David, Jacobus, Lee A. The Humanities through the Arts (Sixth
Edition). Mc Graw Hill Companies, Inc., 2004.

Ortiz, M.A., Art Perception and Appreciation.

Sanchez, et.al. Introduction to the Humanities

Francisco, Zulueta M. The Humanities