COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF MANITO

Manito, Albay

Outcome-Based Education Syllabus

In Purposive Communication
GE 5
1ST Semester SY 2019 - 2020

Number of Units: 3
Description of the Course:

This course develops students’ communicative comptence and enhance their cultural and
interculturalawareness through multimodal tasks that provide them opportunities for communicating
effectively and appropriately for a multiculturalaudience in a local or global context. It equip students with
tools 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.

Objectives:
Cognitive (knowledge)
1. Describe the nature, elements, and functions of verbal and non-verbal communication in various
and multicultural contexts.
2. Explain how cultural and global issues effect communication.
3. Determine culturally appropriate terms, expressions, and images.
4. Evaluate multimodal texts critically to enhance receptive (listening, reading, viewing) skills.
5. Summarize the principles of academic text structure.

Affective (values)
1. Adopt cultural and intercultural awareness of audience and context in presenting 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 on communication on society and the world.

Psychomotor (skills)
1. Convey ideas through oral, audio-visual, and/or web-based presentations for different target
audiences in local and global settings using appropriate registers.
2. Create clear, coherent and effective communication materials.
3. Present ideas persuasively using appropriate language registers, tone, facial expressions and
gestures.
4. Write present academic papers using appropriate tone, style, conventions, and reference styles.

COURSE OUTLINE
1. Communication processes, principle and ethics 1hr30mins
2. Communuication and globalization
1hr30mins
3. Local and global communication in multicultural settings, varieties and registers of
spoken and written language 1hr30mins
4. Evaluating messages and/or images of different types of texts reflecting different cultures
1hr30mins
5. Communication aids and strategies using tools of technology 3hrs
6. Communication for various purposes 9hrs
7. Communication for work purposes 12hrs
8. Communication for academic purposes 24hrs

COURSE REQUIREMENTS
1. Attendance
2. Recitation/ Participation
3. Quizzes/ Long tests
4. Oral Reporting
5. Submission of Projects/ Preparations
6. Proper Attitude/ Behaviour
7. Major Exams (Midterms & Finals)

Grading System
Class Standing 30%
Quizzes/ Long Tests 30%
Major Examination 40%
Total 100%

Final Grade = Midterm Grade + 2 (Tentative Final Grade)

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References

Prepared by:

Julietha J. Ardales
Instructor

Noted by:

Bernardita B. Manalo
College Administrator

Jacinto A. Ricafort
College Dean