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Syllabus IT
Syllabus IT
Course Description: This provides the development of student’s communicative competence and enhances their cultural and intercultural
awareness through multimodal tasks that provides them opportunities for communicating effectively and appropriately to a multicultural audience
in a local or global context. It equips students with tool 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.
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the subject, students should able to;
Knowledge
1. Describe the nature, elements and functions of verbal and non-verbal communication in various and multi-cultural context.
2. Explain how cultural and global issues affect communication.
3. Determine culturally appropriate terms, expressions, and images.
4. Evaluate multi modals texts critically to enhance receptive (listening, reading, speaking, writing) skills.
5. Summarize the principles of academic text structure
Skills
1. Convey ideas through oral, audio- visual, and web- based presentations for different target audiences in local and global settings using
appropriate register.
2. Create clear, coherent and effective communication materials.
3. Present ideas persuasively using appropriate language registers, tone, facial expressions and gestures.
4. Write and present academic papers using appropriate tone, style and reference styles.
Values
1. Adopt cultural and multi cultural awareness and sensitivity in communication of ideas.
2. Appreciate the differences of the varieties of spoken and written language.
3. Adopt awareness of audience and context in presenting ideas.
4. Appreciate the impact of communication on society and the world.
Weeks Topics
1 Communication processes, principles and ethics.
1 Communication and globalization
2 Evaluating messages and images of different types of text reflecting different cultures
1. What is message?
2. What is the purpose of the message?
3. How is the message conveyed by the text or images?
4. Who is the target audience of the message?
5. What are the other ways of presenting the messages are there?
3-6 Communication for various purposes
1. Types of Speeches ( informative, demonstrative, persuasive, entertaining)
2. Public Speaking ( memorized, read/ manuscript, impromptu, extemporaneous)
3. Debate (argumentative Speech)
7-10 Communication for Work Purposes
1. Writing an Application letter
2. Writing Resume
3. Memo
Purposive
4. Conducting Meetings
11-13 Communication Aids and Strategies using tools of technology and Web- based presentations
1. Emailing
2. Telephony and texting
3. Oral and Audio- Visual Presentation
14- 18 Communication for Academic Purpose
Communication Learning Plan
Learning Outcome Topics Methodology Resources Assessment
Describe the nature, Communication Lecture and class discussion Laptop, LCD Quizzes and
elements, and functions of processes, principles on elements and types of Projector seatwork on
verbal and non-verbal and ethics. communication Purposive identifying
communication in various Group work on identifying Communication elements of
and multicultural context. elements of communications by Pascual, Janet communication
in various texts. C., et. al
Explain how cultural and Communication and Class discussion of essay Discussion
global issues affect globalization “How Social Media Can Laptop, LCD forum on the
communication make a History” Projector impact of
Appreciate the impact of Purposive globalization on
communication on society Communication how people
and the world by Pascual, Janet communicate
C., et. al
Evaluate multi modals Evaluating messages Lecture and class discussion Laptop, LCD Quiz and
texts critically to enhance and images of different on critical reading and Projector seatwork on
receptive (listening, types of text reflecting listening Purposive evaluating
reading, speaking, writing) different cultures Exercises on analyzing Communication messages and
skills. 1. What is message? content of various texts. by Pascual, Janet images of
Adopt awareness of 2. What is the purpose of C., et. al different types
audience and context in the message? of text such as
presenting ideas 3. How is the message email, social
Convey ideas through conveyed by the text media and
oral, audio- visual, and or images? electronic
web- based presentations 4. Who is the target advertisement
for different target audience of the
audiences in local and message?
global settings using 5. What are the other
appropriate register. ways of presenting the
messages are there?
Create clear, coherent and Communication for Lecture and class discussion Laptop, LCD Editorial about
effective communication various purposes on informative, Projector current issues
materials. 1. Types of Speeches demonstrative, persuasive, Purposive Formal Speech
Present ideas persuasively ( informative, entertaining and Communication based on
using appropriate demonstrative, argumentative by Pascual, Janet current issues
language registers, tone, persuasive, communication C., et. al
facial expressions and entertaining) Lecture and class discussion Sample text from
gestures. 2. Public Speaking on public speaking political speeches
Adopt awareness of ( memorized, read/ (memorized, read/ and police reports
audience and context in manuscript, manuscript, impromptu,
presenting ideas. impromptu, extemporaneous)
extemporaneous)
3. Debate (argumentative
Speech)
Create clear, coherent and Communication for Lecture and class discussion
effective communication work Purposes on effective communication Laptop, LCD Written and oral
materials. 1. Writing an and oral presentations on Projector group
Present ideas persuasively Application letter the workplace Purposive /individual
using appropriate 2. Writing Resume Writing exercises on Communication presentation on
language registers, tone, 3. Memo communication materials for by Pascual, Janet different
facial expressions and 4. Conducting the workplace ( application C., et. al communication
gestures. Meeting letter, memo, minutes of the Sample materials
Adopt awareness of 5. Technical/ meeting, and communication
audience and context in incident report technical/incident reports materials from
presenting ideas. different
workplace settings