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Laguna State Polytechnic University

Province of Laguna

College of Teacher Education

I. UNIVERSITY

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AN OUTCOMES-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM (Syllabus)

Program: Bachelor of Secondary Education major in English Academic Year: ______________
Course Title: Survey of Afro-Asian Literature Semester: _________ Sumer: ______
Pre-Requisites: EL 111-Children and Adolescent Literature No. of Units: 3 No. of Hours: 3

Part 1. Course Description

Surveys selected literary texts from Asia and Africa, particularly India, China, Japan, the countries in the southeast region in Asia, and the African
nations south of the Sahara along socio-historical, philosophical, and literary underpinnings. (EK-3)

Part 2. Outcomes-based Macro Curriculum Framework

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

Program Intended Course Intended
Institutional (ILOs)
Learning Outcomes Learning Outcomes
LSPU Graduate Attributes When you have fully completed the Bachelor of When you have fully completed the
Secondary Education, you should be graduates Survey of Afro-Asian Literature, you
LSPU Graduates is expected to be a: who: should be graduates who:

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 1. Responsible and Upright Citizen, who is 
INTEGRITY
capable of achieving high level personal well-
being contributive to the harmony and
betterment of the profession, family, society,
and nation.
2. Professionally Skilled, who applies 
technological as worker-leader in the field of
expertise apt to the global needs,.
PROFESSIONALISM
Inspire students and colleagues to lead Summarize and outline the plot of the
relevant and transformative changes to various pieces of African and Asian
improve learning and teaching language literature
and literature
Possess broad knowledge of language Identify and discuss the human
and literature for effective learning situation depicted in the various piece
 Acquire extensive reading background of literature;

in language, literature, and allied fields

 Demonstrate proficiency in oral and React to literature in various ways;
written communication
 Show competence in employing
innovative language and literature
teaching approaches, methodologies,
and strategies
 Use technology in facilitating language
learning and teaching
3. Creative and Critical Thinker, who articulates  Use English as a global language in a Reflect on the theme of the various
and produces entrepreneurial resources multilingual context as it applies to the pieces of literature;
extended to families and community for teaching of language and literature
INNOVATION

improvement.
4. Competent Research Oriented Individual, who  Display skills and abilities to be a Express appreciation for the wisdom
is able to analyze facts methodically, discover reflective and research-oriented imparted by the various piece of
and establish new theory to use in solving language and literature teacher literature
problems and decision making contributory to
the sustainability of the needs of the
community.

Part 3. Curriculum Mapping

Program Outcomes
Professional Courses
A B C D E F G H
Survey of Afro-Asian Literature L L L P P P O P

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 I – Introduced
P – Practiced skills with supervision
D – Demonstrated skills without supervision

Part 4. Teaching and Learning Matrix

Intended Learning Outcomes Teaching-Learning

Course Contents Assessment Tasks
WEEK (ILOs) Activities
1 ILO 1, ILO 2 Introduction to the Course Orientation and
Discussion Seatwork
A. Getting to know Oral Sharing
the instructor, the Brainstorming/Activating Reflective writing
students, and the course Prior Knowledge

B. Distribution of Group Sharing

course syllabus

C. Introduction to
Afro-Asian Literature

2-3 ILO 3, ILO 4

II. East Asian Reporting Literary Assessments
literature
Differentiated Instructions Movie Analysis

A. The culture of Film Viewing Literary

China and Japan Comprehension
Reporting Exercise
B. "The Great
Race" (China) Differentiated Instructions Reflective Essay

C. “The Incident” by Film Viewing

Lu Hsun (China)
D. Excerpts from The Cooperative Activity
Analects of
Confucius (China)
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 4-5 ILO 2, ILO 3 Reporting Compose own Haiku
F. Haikus from
Differentiated Instructions Rubric - based
Bassho, Buson, and
others (Japan) assessment
Film Viewing

G. “In a Grove” by Comprehension

Cooperative Activity
Akutagawa Analysis
Ryunosuke (Japan) Oral Discussion

6-7 ILO 3, ILO 4 III. Southeast Asian Reporting

literature Comprehension
Role playing Analysis
A. The cultures of
Film Viewing Performance Rubric
Southeast Asia
Cooperative Activity
B. “Everybody has His
Burden”, traditional Oral Discussion
folktale (Indonesia)

C. “The Mandarin and

the Flower Festival” by P.
Khiem (Vietnam)

ILO 3 Indian literature -- Film Viewing Movie Review

8 The Ramayana (India)
Role playing Rubric -based
assessment
Cooperative Activity
9 ILO 2, ILO 3 Sharing and
Middle Eastern literature
Oral Discussion
Reflective essay
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 A. The culture of the
Middle East
B. The Beginning of the
World (Egypt)
Integration of sample Plot Analysis
Egyptian Movie (Gods of
Egypt)

10-11 ILO 1, ILO 3, ILO 4 Reporting Sharing and

Reflective essay
The Role playing
Arabian
Plot Analysis
Nights Film Viewing
Performance-based
Cooperative Activity rubrics
Excerpt from
the Rubaiyat by Oral Discussion
Omar Khayyam
(Iran)

Excerpt from The

Prophet by Kahlil
Gibran (Lebanon)
12-13 ILO 2, ILO 3, ILO 4 African literature Reporting Poetry Analysis

A. The history, Role playing Rubric-based

geography, and cultures of assessment
Film Viewing
Africa
Reaction Paper
Cooperative Activity
B. Poetry
Oral Discussion
1. “Africa” by David
Diop (Senegal and the Research work
Cameroons)

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 14-15 ILO 1, 1LO2, ILO 3 2. “Three Friends” by Poem Recitation Poetry Analysis
Yoruba
Poem Interpretation Rubric-based
3. “Love Song” by assessment
Flavien Ranaivo
Reaction Paper
(Madagascar)

4. “The Lonely Soul” by

Raphael Armattoe (Ghana)

5. “Once Upon a Time”

by Gabriel Okara (Nigeria)

6. “Telephone
Conversation” by Wole
Soyinka(Nigeria)

16-17 ILO 2, ILO 3, ILO 4 Short stories Reporting Short Story Analysis

1. “Anticipation” by Role playing Plot Analysis

Mabel Dove-Danquah
Film Viewing Character Analysis
(Ghana)
Cooperative Activity
2. “The Geography
Lesson” by Mongo Beti Oral Discussion
(Cameroon)
Research work
3. “Chief Sekoto Holds
Court” from When the Rain Story Grammar Technique
Clouds Gather by Bessie
Head (South
Africa/Botswana)

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Part 5. References

Textbooks/Materials:

Bascara, L. R. (2003). World Literature (revised ed.). Quezon City: Rex Bookstore.

Duka, C. R. (2001). The literatures of Asia & Africa. Quezon City: Rex Bookstore.

Tendero, E. V. and Mora, H. S. (2008). World Literature: The literary masterpieces of the world.Pateros: Grandwater Publications.

Tomeldan, Y. V., (gen. ed.) et al. (1986). Prism: An introduction to literature. Mandayulong City: National Bookstore.

Guerrero, G. T. Instructional Minutes. URL: http://instructionalminutes.blogspot.com. Label: “Afro-Asian Literature”

Other books on African, Asian, and World literature are available at the College Library.

Materials

Part 6. Learners’ Assessment (Grading System)

Quizzes 30%
Requirements 40%
 Recitation/Participation
 Project
 Attendance
 Assignment
 Seatwork

Major Examination 30%

Total 100%

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Part 7. Course Policies

1. Regular attendance is required for all students; three (3) unexcused absences will mean automatically dropped from the course.
2. Wearing of the University students’ ID and uniform at all times is required for all the students except when having field activities.
3. Active participation individually or in group is expected.
4. Fifteen (15) minutes of tardiness is equivalent to one (1) period of absence.
5. Student shall abide the instructor/professor’s policy on the submission of learning outputs based on the metrics and deadlines given.

Prepared by: Reviewed : Approved:

Faculty Program Coordinator Dean/ Associate Dean

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