Outline of Technical Writing Syllabus

COURSE NUMBER AND DESCRIPTIVE TITLE: ENGLISH 3: TECHNICAL WRITING WITH ORAL
COMMUNICATION
COURSE CREDIT/UNITS & CONTACT HOURS/WEEK:4.4 UNITS/5 HOURS/WEEK

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course aims at providing students with the writing and reading skills, integrated
with essential grammatical activities for their successful undertaking of academic work. Strategies will be
learned to improve reading and writing skills and a variety of activities will be completed to improve
performance. Furthermore, this course will also engage students in different communication situations to
improve speaking skills.

Specific to Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management (BS HM)

The graduates of BS HM must have the ability to:
a. articulate and discuss the latest developments in the specific field of practice;
b. effectively communicate orally and in writing using English, Filipino, mother tongue language, and an
appropriate foreign language required by the industry;
c. work effectively and independently in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams;
d. act in recognition of professional, social and ethical responsibility; and
e. preserve and promote “Filipino historical and cultural heritage”.

Unit 1 -. Technical Writing

A. Definition & Nature of Technical Writing
B. Goals of Technical Writing
C. Factors Involved in Technical Writing
D. Examples of Technical Writing
E. Technical Writing Style and Usage
Unit 2 – Technical Reading and Technical Research
A. Technical Reading
1. Recognizing the Difference Between Literary Reading and Technical Reading
2. Strategies for Reading Technical Passages
B. Strategies for Technical Research
1. Using Primary and Secondary Data/Sources
2. Finding Secondary Data
3. Documenting Secondary Sources
4. Evaluating Sources
5. Collecting Primary Data
6. Taking Notes from Sources
7. Strategies for Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
8. Using APA Documentation Style
Unit 3 – Writing Technical Documents
A. Process/Stages for Writing Technical Documents
B. Writing Letters and Memoranda
C. Writing Proposals
D. Writing Reports
E. Writing Executive Summaries
F. Writing Manuals and Procedures
Unit 4– The Speech Mechanism and Pronunciation
A. The Human Speech Mechanism
B. English Vowel Sounds
C. English Consonant Sounds
D. English Accent
Unit 5 – Oral Presentations
A. Preparing for Oral Presentation
1. Planning
2. Organizing
3. Rehearsing
B. Presenting an Oral Presentation
C. Organizing a Group Presentation
D. Tips for Delivering Virtual Presentation

X. COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
1. Written Exercises on Selected Forms
2. Documented Reports/Technical Documents
3. Oral Reports
4. Participation in Class and Group Discussions and Activities
5. Individual/Team Presentation

XI. CRITERIA FOR GRADING:

Quizzes/Online Performance andParticipation 60%

Midterm and Final Exam 40%
TOTAL 100%

NOTE: Topics may be altered/improved/changed which deem to be fitted and necessary to different courses
being offered per semester.