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SYLLABUS for ENGL 302

Course Title TEACHING ENGLISH IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES THROUGH LITERATURE

This course will focus on Children’s Literature in English to include riddles, poetry, stories,
drama, and other written works as an avenue to teach English language. It also allows the
Course Description students to explore the connection between English and literature. Its various uses and
application in learning English as well as how it influences and connects with culture and
society. Teaching methodologies in the use of literature shall be emphasized.
Course Credits 3 units
Prerequisite NONE
Course Outcomes At the end of the semester, this course will enable the students to:
C01. Recognize the general view of children’s literature
C02. Identify the best books for children’s literature
C03. Classify children’s literature according to types and subtypes.
C04. Develop skills in terms of writing, speaking and listening.
C05. Recognize the two kinds of writing based on literature as subject matter.
C06. Identify and discuss the types of poetry.
C07. Appreciate poetry as a literary art form
CO8. Discuss the involvement of Poetry in teaching English
CO9. Develop deeper appreciation of cultural diversity by introducing them to poetry.
CO10. Enable students to develop their writing, creativity and critical thinking skills.
CO11. Students develop an awareness and learn to appreciate poetry and how it works.
CO12. Identify and analyze the various impacts of different genres of literature in language
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CO13. Identify a variety of genres of poetry, short stories, drama and novel to language of
literature.

Instructor PINK APRIL O. MANGUERA, LPT

COURSE OUTLINE AND TIMEFRAME

Weeks Course Content/ Subject Matter
 Meet & Greet
Week 1  Course Overview
 Grading System
Module 1
Week 2  Children’s literature and English Teaching
 Introduction
 Literature in the teaching of English
 Definition of Children’s literature
 Brief History of children’s Literature
 Importance of Children’s literature

Module 2
Week 3  General types of Children’s Literature
 Special Types of Books
Module 3
Week 4  Literature and teaching of Language skills
 Literature and reading
 Literature and writing
 Literature as a subject matter for writing
 Literature, speaking, and listening
Module 4
Week 5  Poetry in Language Teaching
 The case of Language in Poetry
 Teaching Poetry
 Reading aloud
 Guessing from the title
 Selecting key words

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Weeks Topic References and OER
Outcome (ILO) Experiences

Children’s literature CO1 • Asking questions that get Children’s Literature

and English Teaching Lectures students to share their thoughts
• Introduction https://
• Literature in Discussion • Reporting education.stateuniversity.com
the teaching of  Listening words with synonyms and antonyms
/pages/1829/Childrens-
English  Relating poem with personal experiences • Quiz
 Making presentation Making activities Literature.html
• Definition of
 Describing objects in different
. context and the likes• Assignment
Week Children’s literature The Value of Children’s
Module 5
•
1 6-7 Brief History
 Evaluating the learners’ background Literature
Week
of children’s
 Pronunciation skill
Literature  Reading skill https://www.luther.edu./
• Importance
 Vocabulary oneota-reading-journal/
 Listening skills
of Children’s
archive/2012/the-value-of-
literature  Speaking skills
children’s-lit
Week 8-9 Module 6
 Benefits of Different genres of literature to language
 Benefits of Using Poetry to Language Teaching
General types of  Benefits
C02, CO3 Lectures
of Using Short Stories to Language Teaching• Oral recitation Children’s Literature- Poetry
Children’s Discussion
 Benefits of Using Drama to Language Teaching https://
Week 
Literature; Special Benefits of using Novel to Language Teaching
Group Reporting • Reporting childrensliteraturepoetry.wee
2 Types of Books • Verbal explanation bly.com/types-of-poetry.html

Resource materials Scribd.com, Books • Quiz

Schedule and time BEED 3-SET A- AM MTWTh 9:00-10:30
frame Literature and Group reporting
BEED 3- SET B- PM FSat 1:00-4:00 Teaching language: Macro
teaching of Language C04 • Oral Recitation skills
skills Teaching Language: Macro-
• Quiz
Lectures skills (indigoz.com.au)
- Literature
/Discussions • Reporting
and reading
• Assignment
- Literature
Week Relationship Between
and writing Teacher will ask
3 students to translate
Literature and Language
- Literature as and understand Relationship Between
a subject matter for literary text like Literature And Language -
writing dramas and short 792 Words | Cram
stories into mother
- Literature, tongue
speaking, and 3
listening
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1. Pink April O. Manguera Instructor

Reviewed by:

Recommended by:

HERMOGENA V. VERNAL, PhD

Program Head, CTE HELEN B. MANTIZA, Ed.D.
Dean, College of Teacher Education

Approved by: Noted by:

DR. JULIUS SOL O. JAMERO, DBA, DM THUCYDIDES C. SADIASA

Vice President for Academic Affairs President