Eng 22: Introduction to Stylistics Syllabus

I.                     General Perspective

A.      Defining Stylistics

B.      Scope and Object of Studies

C.      Related Discipline

D.      Review of General Terms

II.                   History of Stylistics

A.      Practical Criticism vs. New Criticism

B.      Formalist vs. Structuralist

III.                  Register in Stylistics

A.      Register

1.       Dialect

2.       Diatype

B.      Formality Scale

1.       Frozen

2.       Formal

3.       Consultative

4.       Casual

5.       Intimate

IV.                Semiotic Structure

A.      Field

B.      Tenor

C.      Mode

VIII.             Levels of Language

A.      Lexis and Semantics (Meaning)

B.      Syntax and Morphology (Grammar)

C.      Phonology and Graphology (Speech and Writing)

IX.                 Intertextuality

X.                   Literary Stylistics

A.      Tense

B.      Orwell’s Method

C.      Poetic

D.      Emotive

XI.                 Liturgical Language

XII.                Gender in Language

XIII.              Stylistics Application

A.      Cognitive poetics

B.      Dialectics

C.      Depiction

D.      Rhetorics

Eng 04: Language Curriculum for Secondary School Syllabus

I.                     Lexicon: Vocabulary Focused

A.      Diction

B.      Idioms

C.      Preposition

1.                   Simple

2.                   Phrasal

II.                   Core Constituents: Parts of the core sentence

A.      Grammatical Categories

B.      Determiners

C.      Nouns

D.      Gender

E.      Numbers

F.      Pronouns

G.     Case

H.      Verbs

I.         Principal Parts

J.       Tense and Aspect

K.      Mood

L.       Adjectives and Adverbs

III.                  Syntactic Rules: Orders and Arrangement

A.      Core Sentence

1.       Position

2.       Agreement

B.      Variations

1.       Passive Voice

2.       Negation

3.       Other Single-Base Transformations

C.      Combination of Core

1.       Conjoining

2.       Comparison

3.       Embedding

IV.                Text: Details in Writing

A.      Spelling

B.      Abbreviations

C.      Punctuation

D.      Type Styles

V.                  Phonetics: Pronouncing it Right

A.      Pronunciation

                                                      B. Phonetic Transcription

Eng 14: Language & Literature Assessment Syllabus

I.                     Principles and Purpose of Language Assessment

A.      Key Concepts

B.      Assessment and Evaluation Principles

C.      Purpose of Assessment

D.      Functions of Language Tests

II.                   Types of Language Assessments

A.      Kinds of Assessment and Evaluation

B.      Types of Assessment Tools

C.      Kinds of Language Tests

III.                  Approaches and Techniques of Language Testing

A.      Approaches of Language Testing

B.      Test Technique

IV.                Test Construction

A.      Phases of Evaluation

B.      Stages of Test Construction

V.                  Quantitative Analysis

A.      Criteria of a Good Test

B.      Importance of Quantitative Analysis

C.      Common Statistical Formulas

VI.                Qualitative Analysis

A.      Purpose

B.      Categories of Approaches

C.      Techniques for Monitoring Student Progress

D.      Types of Qualitative Analysis

E.      Feedback Methods

F.      Referencing

VII.               Testing the Receptive Skills

A.      Testing Listening

B.      Testing Reading

VIII.             Testing the Productive Skills

A.      Testing Speaking

B.      Testing Writing

IX.                 Testing Literature

A.      Rationale of Literature Testing

B.      Types of Literature Tests

C.      Formats of Literature Tests 

D.Examples of Literature Tests

Eng 25: Applied Linguistics Syllabus

I.                     Overview

A.      General Linguistics

B.      Branches of Linguistics

C.      Definition of Applied Linguistics

D.      Branches of Applied Linguistics

II.                   Language Acquisition

A.      Physiological Principles

B.      Social Interaction Theory

C.      General Capacities

1.       Syntax

2.       Phonetics

3.       Vocabulary vs Lexis

III.                  Lexicography

A.      Definition

B.      General Principles

C.      General Classifications

1.       Practical Lexicography

2.       Theoretical Lexicography

3.       Graphical Lexicography

IV.                Semantics

A.      General Forms of Semantics

1.       Linguistic Semantics

2.       Formal Logic

3.       Semiotics

4.       Programming Semantics

VIII.             Second Language Acquisition

A.      Order of Acquisition

B.      Language Transfer

C.      SLA General Theories

IX.                 Language Education

A.      Overview

B.      General Pedagogy

C.      Instructional Theory

D.      Methodology

E.      Instructional Techniques for SLA

F.      Learning Strategies

1.       Code Switching

2.       Blended Learning

3.       Skills Teaching

X.                   Language Impairments

A.      Definition and Purpose

B.      Major Communications Disorder

1.       Aphasia

2.       Dysphasia

3.       Dyslexia

4.       Echolalia

5.       Dysnomia

6.       Dyscalculia

7.       Expressive Language Disorder

8.       Speech Disorders

9.       Language delay

10.   Specific sound production difficulties

XI.                 Technology-Assisted Language

A.      Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)

B.      SLA Enhancement programs

C.      Human Language Technologies (HLT)