COURSEPACK STRUCTURE

Module 3
Social Literacy

Module Learning Outcomes

At the end of the module, the students are able to:
identify the concepts of social literacy;
evaluate the value of social literacy to their personal lives;
evaluate the implications of these new literacies to the 21st century
education;
reflect on the importance of these new literacies in teaching across the learning
areas; and
design teaching learning activities applying social literacy.

Module Lessons:
Lesson 1: Social Cognition and Social Skills
Lesson 2: Emotional Intelligence
Lesson 3: People Skill
Lesson 4: Social Media Ethics
Lesson 5: Integration of Social Literacy to Teaching and Learning
 MODULE 3: SOCIAL LITERACY

MODULE OVERVIEW
Welcome to one of the extremely important literacies, Social Literacy. This module
contains five lessons that will help understand why this 21st century skill must be
acquired. A student's successful performance and understanding of social Skills,
organizational skills, and communication skills are the major concerns of this literacy. It is
the students ability to connect effectively with those around them. Social literacy spans
across interacting with peers, family, coworkers, teachers, and even people we may not
have met face to face.
MODULE LEARNING OUTCOMES: At the end of the module, you should be able to.

✔ evaluate the value of social literacy to your personal lives;

✔ evaluate the implications of social literacy to the 21st century education:
✔ reflect on the importance of social literacy in teaching across the learning
areas:
✔ design teaching learning activities applying social literacy.
LESSONS IN THE MODULE

✔ Lesson 1: Social Cognition and Social Skills

✔ Lesson 2: Emotional Intelligence
✔ Lesson 3: People Skill
✔ Lesson 4: Social Media Ethics
✔ Lesson 5: Integration of Social Literacy to Teaching and Learning
 LESSON 1: SOCIAL COGNITION AND SOCIAL SKILLS

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the lesson, you should be able to:

✔ determine the importance of acquiring social skills; and

✔ demonstrate social literacy skills.

TIMEFRAME: One Week

INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the world of Social Literacy. It is a soft skill that equips individuals to
be able to harmoniously live in a particular environment. It is necessary that this should
be possessed by learners in order to survive in this fast- changing world. The lessons are
presented in a simple manner for students’ appreciation. Engaging activities follow!
ACTIVITY: Affirmation!
Write three positive statements about the following people:

1. Mother
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2. Teachers
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3. Classmates
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4. President
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5. Friends
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ANALYSIS

1. Why are these people important to you?

2. What are their contributions in your life?

3. Is it hard to think of something positive among these people mentioned above?

Why?

ABSTRACTION
Social literacy ability is a person’s capability to integrate in implementing all
knowledge, skills, including attitudes and values that he believes in social life. Social
literacy involves the process of learning about a range of social skills as well as the
development of social knowledge to understand and interpret various social problems that
must be faced in life (Arthur & Davison,2000). Social literacy ability is a person’s capacity
to connect with people around including social, intellectual, even emotional intelligence
(Lgleysteen,2018). To sum it up, social literacy is a capability that can be used by a person
to live in a community and contribute to society, which involves various skills such as:
intellectual skills, social skills, cooperative skills, and attitudes and values.
People often had difficulty with skills such as listening, waiting for their turn in
conversation, staying on topic, sharing materials, understanding another person’s
feelings, getting along with others, resolving conflict, and appropriately expressing their
own feelings. To remedy these difficulties,peers and schools play a formative role on the
social skills development of children.

The Big Five model provides a general outline of how these skills should be
organized. Social and emotional skills in this model are arranged hierarchically, with five
general skill categories that can be split into narrower, lower-order skills. The broad
categories of the Big Five are:

1. openness to experience (open-mindedness)

2. conscientiousness (task performance)
3. emotional stability (emotional regulation)
4. extraversion (engaging with others)
5. agreeableness (collaboration)
APPLICATION
 1. Rank which among the eight you have the closest encounter.

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2. In the “ Big Five Domains”, which do you lack the most? How will you improve on
this?

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3. If you were an employer, which among the “ Big Five Domains” will you look for in
an applicant to become part of the company?

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4. Create an infomercial on protocols relating to social literacy that has to be

observed in the workplace.

CLOSURE

Social literacy is a success tool. Grab it! Congratulations!

 LESSON 2: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
✔ assess one’s emotional intelligence.
✔ point- out why the emotional quotient (EQ) is as important as the intelligence
quotient (IQ).

TIME FRAME: One Week

INTRODUCTION
Lessons in this module present emotional intelligence as a necessary skill to be
acquired. Grasp the gist of the lesson through simple explanations and comparisons
between IQ and EQ.

ACTIVITY
 Read quietly and reflect on the poem.

ANALYSIS

1. What have you realized upon reading the poem?

2. What was the most difficult problem you have encountered? How did you solve it?
3. Have you reached a point of quitting when faced with a very big problem?

ABSTRACTION
In a 2017 report by WHO, the age-standardized suicide rate in the Philippines is
5.8 for male,1.9 for females, and 3.8 for both sexes. The rate is based on the number of
cases affected per sample size of 100,000 people. According to the WHO fact sheet for
2017, suicide is the second leading cause of death among 15 to 29-year-olds, and 78
percent of global suicides occur in low and middle-income countries. The most common
methods of suicide globally are ingestion of pesticides, hanging, and firearms.
 Success and happiness come in life if we handle our emotions and others’
emotions, too. The term “Emotional intelligence” was popularized as a result of Daniel
Goleman’s (1995) work. The understanding of intelligence is important for success in life.
Emotional intelligence is key to relating well with others and achieving goals because the
human world is all about relationships. Thus, we can say that to be successful, one needs
to have effective awareness, control and management of one’s own emotions, and
awareness and understanding of other people.

When emotional intelligence is developed, one can become more productive and
successful at what he does, and help others become more productive and successful,
too. The outcomes of emotional intelligence development contain many elements known
to reduce stress—for individuals and the organizations—by moderating conflict,
promoting understanding and relationships, and fostering stability, continuity, and
harmony. It links strongly with concepts of love and spirituality.

Emotional intelligence is commonly defined by four attributes:

1. Self-management – being able to control strong emotions and behaviors, manage
emotions in healthy ways, take initiative, being true to commitments, and adapt to new
circumstances.

2. Self-awareness – knowing own emotions and how they affect the thoughts and
behavior; knowing one’s strengths and weaknesses, and self-confidence.

3. Social awareness – having empathy. One can understand the emotions, needs, and
concerns of other people, pick up on emotional cues, feel comfortable socially, and
recognize the culture in a group or organization.

4. Relationship management – knowing how to develop and maintain good relationships,

communicate clearly, inspire and influence others, work well in a team, and manage
conflict.

Why is emotional intelligence so important?

It is not the smartest or brightest people who are the most successful or the most
fulfilled in life. People who are academically brilliant and yet are socially inept mostly are
unsuccessful at work or in their personal relationships. Intellectual ability or intelligence
quotient (IQ) isn’t enough on its own to achieve success in life. IQ can help people get
into college, but it’s the EQ that will help manage the stress and emotions when facing
final exams. IQ and EQ exist in tandem and are most effective when they build up one
another.
Emotional intelligence affects:

School or work performance. People with high emotional intelligence can help
explore the social challenges of the workplace, lead and motivate others, and excel in
one’s career. Companies are now rating job candidates’ emotional intelligence through
EQ testing.

Physical health. People who cannot manage their emotions are probably not
managing stress either. Stress raises blood pressure, suppresses the immune system,
increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes, contributes to infertility, and speeds up
the aging process. The first step to improving emotional intelligence is to learn how to
manage stress.

Mental health. Uncontrolled emotions and stress can also impact one’s mental
health making people vulnerable to anxiety and depression. People who cannot manage
their emotions will have a hard time dealing with relationships. This can leave one feeling
lonely and isolated and further suffer any mental health problems.

Relationships. Knowing how to deal with emotions and how to control them, one
can better express how he feels and understands how others are feeling. This will
eventually allow people to communicate more effectively and forge stronger relationships,
both at work and in personal life.

Social Intelligence. Being in tune with emotions serves a social purpose in

connecting to other people and the world around. Social intelligence enables us to
recognize friends from foe, measure another person’s interest, reduce stress, balance the
nervous system through social communication, and feel loved and happy.
APPLICATION

I.
1. Self- Awareness. Describe how you are when you are extremely:
a. Happy _____________________________________________________
b. Sad _____________________________________________________
c. Angry _____________________________________________________

2. Social Awareness. Cite three things that affected the lives of the Filipino people
due to COVID 19.

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3. Self- Management. How would you handle the following situations:

 a. Your suggestion was not recognized by others.

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b. You were cheated by your boyfriend/ girlfriend.

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c. You failed in a particular subject and you cannot graduate.

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4. Relationship Management. How would you settle disputes in your organization or

group?

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II. Create your own quote on Emotional Intelligence. Refer to the example below.
III. Write a persuasive speech on IQ vs EQ.

CLOSURE
A cup of emotional intelligence is a lifetime advantage. Be sure to have it!
 LESSON 3: PEOPLE SKILL

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:

✔ determine the importance of acquiring people skills.

TIME FRAME: One Week

INTRODUCTION

Would you want positive relationships with others? Lessons on People Skills will
help you determine how to foster good relationships in whatever environment you are in.
Lessons are presented as self-help to better equip us with another skill needed in the 21st
century.
ACTIVITY

1. Suppose you are a judge of a beauty pageant, list five criteria for the Ms.
Congeniality award.

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

ANALYSIS

1. Would people describe you as likable? Why?

2. Is it easy for you to get people on your team or influence others to your point of
view? Why?

ABSTRACTION

“People skills are the various attributes and competencies that allow one to play
well with others,” explains David Parnell, a legal consultant, communication coach, and
author. People skills may be summed up by notions such as ‘likeability,’ or having a ‘good’
personality. They are the tools used to communicate and interact effectively with others.
Individuals with strong people skills are able to predict behavior, relate to others, and
socialize easily. People skills also are known as soft skills, interpersonal skills, social
skills, emotional intelligence, and interpersonal intelligence.

Factors that Show People Skills

Relating to others. Having a well-rounded personality and set of experiences, it’s

usually possible to relate to almost anyone.” Being able to relate to others means that
you’re willing to agree or disagree with mutual respect; letting them know you understand
their position.

Strong communication skills. Possessing this skill will always put your best foot
forward. It is the most fundamental skill since it encompasses the ability to get along with
other colleagues, persuade others to listen to your ideas, and much more. Being articulate
is highly valued in today’s workplace.

Patience with others. Patience with others can keep a level head in stressful
situations, it will definitely be noticed by management and perceived as an asset. It fosters
harmony instead of trouble in the workplace.

Trusting others. You can only accelerate your career if you’re trustworthy.

Showing empathy. Putting one’s self in the shoes of others is a key skill. It allows
to create relationships with others, provides insights into people’s motives and allows
them to predict responses.

Active listening skills. Hearing someone and actively listening to them are two
different things. When one actively listens, it means to listen without interruption.

Flexibility. Shifting gears when necessary is a skill that is needed in the current
fast- changing world. Bending your own rules and beliefs will not break you.

Negotiation skills. Good negotiating skills are beneficial. Rather than creating
chaos, negotiations can better organizations.

Proactive problem solving. Work is a series of problem solving situations, but if

you’re proactive, you’ll take the pressure off your boss and colleagues. This is a great
skill to have in the workplace.
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The ability to be supportive and motivate others. “People want others to believe
in them, regardless of how successful they might be. By showing support in the form of
encouragement, you can put someone back on track or keep them headed in the right
direction”.

APPLICATION

I. Among the mentioned attributes of people skills, cite three that you need to
improve on. How will you work them out?

II. Provide solution to the following situations:

a. You are in a situation wherein a student who despite having perfect attendance
and is diligent in class is bound to fail. As a future teacher, how will you deal with
the situation?
b. You noticed that your students often get interested debating a particular topic that
they go beyond the time allotted for it and heated arguments arise. How would
you process this situation?

CLOSURE

Congratulations! Let us make a better world. Learn to live peaceably and

harmoniously with others.
 LESSON 4: SOCIAL MEDIA SKILLS

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME

After the lesson, you should be able to:
✔ apply ethics in social media engagements.

TIME FRAME: One Week

INTRODUCTION
Part of one’s everyday life is engaging in social media. One cannot escape from
this. This lesson will teach you the common social dilemma and ways on how to maintain
a positive personality in social media.

ACTIVITY
 List down all Social Media platforms you are familiar with or have an account in.

ANALYSIS
1. Do you vent out your emotions on social media?
2. What do you usually post or share in your social media account?
3. Do you believe that who you are on social media is your true self?

ABSTRACTION
The rise of Online Social Networking resulted in ethical dilemmas that are growing
in number. These include violation of privacy, misrepresentation, bullying, and
creepiness. Non-regulation of social communications is becoming more vulnerable to
fraud. This is the reason why ethics in the use of social media should be observed.

Common Dilemmas in Social Media

 Invasion of privacy.The invasion of privacy would include any non-permissive
approach in taking personal or any other pertinent information about an individual which
can harm him.
Spamming. In spamming, users are usually bombarded with information which
does not interest them. The user’s relative information which he may be needing gets
under the pile and may get ignored because of that useless pile of spamming which is
obviously unethical.
Bashing. Expressing one’s self in social media has its limitations especially when
disparaging others' reputation. It is unethical because of its broad range of negative
impacts. Once you have posted something, it is not yours anymore and it can go viral.
This kind of case can also raise a risk for legal lawsuits.

Dishonesty. It is unlikely to be dishonest about anything even on social

networks. Making dishonest claims about yourself or anything else or going on
commenting offensive material is going to affect yourself or your company in the end.
By doing such activities you are risking your personal reputation and your company’s
name.

Before you post or comment, consider the following:

1. Is it too personal? No one likes self- centered people who only talk about
themselves. In social media balance boasting with complimenting.
2. Am I crossing the line? Don’t be too aggressive in reaching out to people.
3. Am I spamming them? Not everything or even the majority of what you post
should ask for something. Don’t make everything self-serving.
4. Am I venting or ranting?Research says that venting and ranting don’t help,
it never presents you in a positive light. Do not post negative comments or
gossip.
5. Am I being grateful? Respond and thank those who engage with you. People
must not be taken for granted.
6. Is this the right medium for the message? Not all messages must be
channeled through social media. Some may be given in person or other means
of communication.
APPLICATION

I. Cite the advantages and disadvantages of the following social media:

Social Media Advantages Disadvantages

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II. Research about the impact of cyberbullying.

III. Consider yourself a social media influencer. Create a blog of your chosen topic/
subject that will benefit the society.

CLOSURE
Congratulations! Remember to ponder upon the lessons you have learned on
social media literacy.
 LESSON 5: INTEGRATION OF SOCIAL LITERACY
TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME

At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
✔ create learning outcomes and learning activities that promote social literacy
skills.

TIME FRAME: One Week

INTRODUCTION
As preservice teachers, possessing social literacy skills are important things to
consider. However, you should not only keep it to yourself but impart it in the classroom.
The lessons here are practically designed to help bridge the teachers towards their
students in acquiring the said literacy.

ACTIVITY
List five classroom activities that you like most.

ANALYSIS
1. Why do you like these activities?
 2. How did these help you as a student?

ABSTRACTION

Students today have taken to social networking; yet, there is little social interaction
taking place in many of today’s classrooms from kindergarten through college. What is
happening in most classrooms is a one-way communication wherein the teacher is the
one doing most of the talking. One kindergartener said to his mother after his first day of
school that what teachers do is keep on talking. He said the same thing after his first day
of high school and his first day of college.These observations are not uncommon. As early
as 1984, Goodlad wrote “the data from our observations in more than 1,000 classrooms
support the popular image of a teacher standing in front of a class imparting knowledge
to a group of students” (p. 105). Smith wrote in 1998 that teachers talk 90% of the time in
classrooms. Frey, Fisher, and Allen (2009) observed that “students are expected to sit
hour after hour, taking notes, and answering the occasional question with little interaction
with peers” (p. 70).

When students are the readers, writers, speakers, listeners, and thinkers in the
classroom, they shoulder the responsibility for them to become actively engaged and in
social interaction with others (Alvermann & Phelps, 2005; Vacca, Vacca, & Mraz, 2011).
Socially interactive learners are engaged learners (Vacca et al., 2011). Routman (2005)
contends “students learn more when they are able to talk to one another and be actively
involved” (p. 207). Social interaction is vital to the learning process.

How to formulate Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO) that will promote Social
Literacy:
1. Begin with the end in mind. Since you want students to develop social literacy,
make sure to know how they will end having the said literacy.

ex. a.) Compose a song or a jingle that will promote friendship.

b.) Determine ways on how to praise students in the class.

2. Make sure students collaborate so they can communicate, interact, or even solve
problems and negotiate within the group.

ex. a.) Create a brochure on travel itinerary in Region XI.

b.) Write a position paper about your group’s stand on the government’s action
to the COVID-19 pandemic.

3. Values should be integrated in the lesson.

ex. a.) Write a quotation that depicts positive attributes of a teacher.

b.) Create a blog about the important contributions of teachers in the society.
 4. Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) must be expected among students.

ex. a.) Critique the recent SONA of President Rodrigo Duterte.

b.) Decide whether Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs) should be accepted by
their Local Government Unit (LGU) or not.

Teaching Learning Activities that Promote Social Literacy

1. Pair/Group Activities
● think-pair-share
● Round Robin
● Jigsaw Puzzle
● Role Play
● Panel Discussion
2. Collaborative Activities
● Research
● Experiment
● Debate
● Inner Circle Outer Circle
● Blogging

APPLICATION

1. Research ten teaching strategies that will promote social literacy among students.
Cite at least three authors.
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 2. Formulate five Learning Outcomes (LOs) together with their corresponding
Teaching Learning Activities (TLAs)

Learning Outcomes Teaching Learning Activity

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CLOSURE
Congratulations! Lessons on social literacy have finally ended. You are now set
for another skill to be acquired.
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