ST.

CLARE COLLEGE

ENGLISH AREA

(PRACTICAL RESEARCH-1) INTENDED LEARNING ACTIVITIES

1st Term SY 2018-2019

PREPARED BY: Ms. Gabrielle G. Lampitoc

Objectives:

By the end of the course, the students will have written a research paper of not more than 15
pages, learned the values and attitude towards academic writing and appreciated the importance of good
research skills and possession of academic writing skills.

Prelim Topics:

Week 1 Activities /Tasks

1. Orientation; Ethics in Research; Academic Integrity

a. teacher-led discussion

b. student-teacher interaction

c. distribution of hand-outs and other reference materials

Weeks 2 & 3 Activities/Tasks

1. Nature and Classification of Research

2. Choosing & Evaluating Topics for Research

a. Lecture

b. Class discussion

c. Library exposure

d. Assignment

e. Choose a topic for research

Weeks 4 & 5 Activities/Tasks

1. APA; Locating relevant printed and online sources

2. Research Objectives, Research Problems, Research Questions; Thesis Statement,Significance of

the Study; Delimitations of the Proposed Study
 a. Lecture, powerpoint presentation

b. Class discussion

c. Library works, formulate a research title

d. Assignment

e. Worksheets:

Exercise # 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7

 Use of Formal and Impersonal Language

 Hedging in Academic Writing

Week 6 Preliminary Examination

Week 7, 8 & 9 The Language of Research

1. Review of Related Literature and Studies; Reading and Note-taking skills (Quoting, Paraphrasing and
Summarizing)

a. Lecture, power point presentation

b. Discussion

c. Worksheets:

Exercise # 8,9,10,11,12 & 13

 Thesis Statement exercise

 General and Specific Categories

d. Use different strategies in note-taking

d. Writing output

Week10 Activities/Tasks

2. Tentative Outline; Feasibility Study

a. Lecture, power point presentation

b. Class Discussion

c. Quiz/Test

d. Writing output
 e. Making a temporary outline

Week 11 Activities/Tasks

3. Writing the Introduction of an IMRD paper

a. Lecture, powerpoint presentation

b. Class Discussion

c. Exercises

d. Writing output

Assessment:

Lecture:

Quizzes/Exercises/Assignments - 30%

Written outputs - 20%

Major Exam - 50%

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TOTAL 100%