COURSE NUMBER: FILIPINO 100A WBL
COURSE TITLE: Intermediate Filipino A WBL
TERMS: Fall, Spring, Summer
INSTRUCTOR: Staff
PREREQUISITES: Filipino 1AB or Filipino XY WBL or equivalent
or consent of instructor)
OVERVIEW:
Filipino 100 A WBL is the first part pf an intermediate class series (Filipino
100 A and B WBL) with emphasis on four basic skills: listening, speaking,
reading, and writing. The course uses the functional-situational approach in
learning a language.
The first part of the course involves a review of vocabulary and grammar
points learned in Beginning Filipino through dialogues, listening, reading and
writing exercises (Lessons 1-7 taken in Filipino 100A) WBL. Then, students learn
four necessary skills in the effective use of Filipino: paglalarawan (describing a
person, place, or feelings) still for Filipino 100A; and for Filipino 100 B WBL,
pagsasalaysay (narrating a story or an incident); paglalahad (defining and
explaining);and pangangatwiran (reasoning). The vocabulary of the student is
expanded through sample dialogues, and level-appropriate authentic reading and
listening texts.
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the course (Filipino 100A WBL), the students should be able
to:
1. talk about life milestones, their families and communities, articulate
their problems, needs and desires;
2. describe people, places and feelings,
3. explain the use of Filipino’s complex system of affixes;
4. read texts that have both concrete and abstract vocabulary, complex
sentences, and idiomatic expressions;
5. write paragraphs, as well as an essay, using both concrete and
abstract vocabulary, complex sentences, and idiomatic expressions.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
The class meets for five (5) hours a week online during the Fall and Spring
semesters and ten (ten) hours a week online, during the six-week Summer
session, real-time in a virtual classroom through Adobe Connect. During these
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sessions, students are expected to discuss vocabulary and grammar questions,
practice questions and answers, and during break-out sessions, do role plays
with partners in the break-out rooms. Five (5) additional hours for the Fall and
Spring semester and twenty-seven and a half (27.5) additional hours for
Summer, of online language laboratory work per week is required, including the
following: watching roleplay videos, studying vocabulary and grammar,
practicing asking and answering questions, watching video lectures on Filipino
grammar, orthography, and history of the language; reading level-appropriate
texts and answering the reading comprehension questions, participating in
Piazza discussions and writing a short paragraph based on provided writing
prompts.
REQUIRED TEXT:
Barrios, Joi. Intermediate Tagalog. Vermont: Tuttle Publishing 2015.
REQUIREMENTS:
Attendance and Participation (through Adobe Connect)-- 10%
Online Language Practice Exercises – 5%
Online Discussion Participation (Piazza) – 5%
Online Reading Comprehension – 10%
Online Writing Exercises – 10%
Online Quizzes – 10%
Online Midterm Exam (taken with tutors as proctors or through Proctor U) – 15%
Midterm Oral Exam (through Adobe Connect)– 10%
Online Final Exam (taken with tutors as proctors or through Proctor U)– 15%
Final Oral Exam (through Adobe Connect) – 10%
COURSE OUTLINE:
(Note: There are 20 lessons. Filipino 100A WBL covers Lessons 1-10. Filipino
100B WBL covers Lessons 11-20. All students are required to take a placement
or assessment test at the beginning of the semester to ensure that they are in the
correct class level).
Placement or Assessment Test
Lektyur Blg. 1/Lecture 1: Kolonisasyon at Pagbubuo ng Identidad: Ang
Kasaysayan ng Wikang Pambansa (Colonization and Identity: The History
of the Filipino Language) (watch this video online)
Aralin 1/Lesson 1: Review Lesson: Kilalanan (Getting to Know a Person)
Dialogue: Isang Panayam (An Interview)
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Activity 1: Class Interviews (Students assume other identities)
Grammar: Pagbabalk-aral sa Gramatika (Grammar Review)
Culture notes: Pagbibigay-Pangalan sa mga Katutubo (Naming the
Natives)
Listening: Artista ng Bayan (People’s Artist)
Reading: Talambuhay ni Gregoria de Jesus (Autobiography
of Gregoria de Jesus)
Writing: Writing a Biography
Aralin 2/Lesson 2: Pagbibigay-Direksiyon (Giving Directions)
Dialogue: Paano ako pupunta sa palengke (How do I go to the market?)
Activity: Giving directions through a map
Grammar: Verb Affixes
Vocabulary: Words used in giving directions; adjectives that describe a
place
Culture notes: Barangay and Bayan, Part 1
Listening: EDSA at ang Pinoy (Edsa and the Filipino)
Reading: Mabuhay Rotonda
Writing: Directions
Aralin 3/Lesson 3: Pamimili sa Palengke (Shopping)
Dialogue: Nagbago ang Isip ko! (I changed my mind!)
Activity: Tinda-Tindahan (Playing Store)
Grammar: Adjectival Affixes and other Verb Affixes
Culture Notes: Markets
Listening: Dagdag-Sahod (Wage Increases)
Reading: Ang Suweldo sa Kanyang Bulsa (The Salary in Her Pocket)
Writing: Grocery list
Lektyur Blg. 2: Ang Pag-aaral ng Baybayin Bilang Paraan ng
Dekolonisasyon (Learning the Indigenous Script as an Act of
Decolonization) (see online lecture video)
Aralin 4/Lesson 4: Pag-order ng Pagkain sa Restawran (At a Restaurant)
Dialogue: Malamig na ang Sabaw (The soup is cold!)
Activity: Restaurant Role-play
Grammar: Affixes used in causative sentences
Culture Notes: Ang Mesang Filipino (The Filipino Table)
Listening: Ma Pagkaing Mainit at May Sabaw, Patok Ngayon Tag-Ulan
(Hot Food and Soups, Popular during the Rainy Season)
Reading: Poem “Ampalaya” (Bitter Melon)
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Writing: Exploring metaphors
Aralin 5/Lesson 5: Pagpunta sa Klinika ng Doktor (Going to a Doctor’s
Clinic)
Dialogue: Sa Klinika (At a Clinic)
Laro (Game): Tsismisan (Gossiping)
Grammar: Na-an affixes; adverbs of frequency; equivalents of the present
perfect and present perfect continuous through the use of “na.”
Culture Notes: Traditional Healing Practices
Activity: Translation Exercise
Listening: Mga karaniwang sakit sa balat tuwing tag-araw (Common skin
diseases during summer)
Reading: Excerpt from “Hospital Diary” by Romulo Baquiran Jr.
Writing: Interview write-up
Mid-terms
Aralin 6/Lesson 6: Isang Araw sa Buhay Ko (A Day in My Life)
Dialogue: Abala ako! (I am busy)
Activity: Picture Diary
Grammar: plurality; verbs in causative sentences
Culture Notes: Manila
Listening: Mukha ng Gutom (The Face of Hunger) – a day in the life of a
tricycle driver
Activity: Translation Practice (Interviews with Filipinos on their life during
the Japanese occupation of the Philippines)
Reading: Poem play “Ang Kagila-gilagilalas na Pakikipagsapalaran ni
Juan de la Cruz” (The Amazing Adventures of Juan dela Cruz) by Jose
Lacaba
Writing: Techniques in writing a poem-play (options to write a poem-play
about the life of a Filipina domestic worker or caregiver); a play about a
canteen/food shop worker on campus; or a student).
Lektyur Blg. 3 (Lecture 3): Ang Letreng K, Ortograpiyang Pilipino at ang
mga Kilusang Repormista at Rebolusyonaryo (The Letter K, Filipino
Orthography and the Reformist and Revolutionary Movements) (see online
lecture video)
Aralin 7: Pagkukuwento ng Bakasyon/Pagpaplano (Talking About a
Vacation/Making Plans)
Dialogue: Paanyaya sa Bohol (An Invitation to Go to Bohol).
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Activity: Role-play about Vacation Plans
Grammar: naka- and nakapag affixes; conjunctions for time and
conditional clauses
Activity: Translation Practice – translating a form into Filipino
Culture Notes: Mga Manlalakbay (Travellers)
Listening: Ulat Tungkol sa Paglalakbay (Travel Report)
Reading: Kaarawan (Birthday )
Writing: Mga Payo sa Paglalakbay (Travel Advice/Tips)
Aralin 8: Paglalarawan ng Tao (Describing a Person)
Dialogues: Nakita ko sila! (I saw them!); Sa Lamay ng Patay
Activity: Role-play about describing a person
Grammar: Naging and nagkaroon; affixes nagpa, pina, and pina-an
Cultural Notes: Tattoos and Ornaments
Dialogue: Sa Lamay ng Patay (At a Funeral Wake)
Translation: A Letter
Activity: Sketch artist
Listening: Missing: Remedios Vasquez
Reading: Malakas and Maganda (The Strong and the Beautiful) Creation
Myth
Writing: Crystal Ball exercise
Lektyur Blg. 4: Understanding Filipino grammar, part 1 (see online lecture
video)
Aralin 9: Paglalarawan ng Lugar (Describing a Place)
Dialogue:: Pagbili ng Bahay (Buying a House)
Grammar: Adjectives and Adjectival Affixes
Activity: Talking about a real estate property and writing advertisements
Culture Notes: Barangay and bayan part 2
Listening: Typhoon Pablo
Reading: Sa Asyenda (At the Plantation)
Writing: Essay or short short story (100 words) on a favorite place or a
dream place, or a childhood vacation place.
Aralin 10: Paglalarawan ng Damdamin (Describing One’s Feelings)
Dayalogo 8: Despedida (Farewell Party)
Activity: Using Expressions to Greet/Congratulate/Offer One’s
Condolences
Grammar: affixes na-, um, ikina- and actor and reason focus; um-, ma-,
ikina- and ipinag affixes; in-an affixes and directional focus
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Cultural Notes: Riddles
Activity: Emotions Quiz
Listening: Regalo (Gift) (song)
Reading: Salubong (Meeting during Easter Sunday)
Writing: Kontrapunto (Counterpoint)
Final Exam
END OF FILIPINO 100A WBL
START OF FILIPINO 100 B WBL
PLACEMENT EXAM
Aralin 11/Lesson 11: Pagsasalaysay ng Pangyayari (Narrating an Event)
Dialogue: Nakita ko ang Lahat! (I saw everything!)
Grammar: Past progressive action
Activity: Sketch Artist
Culture Notes: Expressing Sympathy and Compassion
Listening: 43
Reading: News Article – “Dinedemolis na mga Residente, Pinaputukan ng
Pulisiya” (Resident Homes Being Demolished, Fired at by the Police)
Writing: An Incident
Lektyur/Lecture 5: Understanding Filipino Grammar, part 2 (see online
lecture video)
Aralin 12/Lesson 12: Pagsasalaysay ng Pangyayari at Balita (Narrating an
Event and the News)
Dialogue: Interbyu sa Telebisyon (Television Interview)
Activity: Role play about student activities
Grammar: noun affixes, location/direction focus, reference focus,
reciprocal verbs
Culture Notes: Mga Pahayagan sa Panahon ng Kolonyalismo
(Newspapers during the colonial period)
Activity: interviews about incidents (see prompts in book)
Listening: 13 Killed in Quezon shoot-out
Reading: News report – Writing about campus news or a fictitious incident
Aralin 13/Lesson 13: Ang Kuwento ng Kuwento (The Story of the Story)
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Dialogues: Ang Sabi ng Saksi (What the Witness Said); Ang sabi ng
Ikalawang saksi (What the second witness said);
Activity: Roleplay between a witness and an investigating officer
Grammar: verbs and adverbs; naka- as participle of affix; in vs. na
reflecting intent, tag questions; reported speech
Culture Notes: Mga Kuwentong Bayan (Folk narratives)
Listening: Pagkamatay ni Leonard Co, Kilalang Botanist (Death of
Leonard Co, famous botanist)
Reading: Alamat ng Pating (Shark Legend) by Rene Villanueva
Writing: Children's Story
Lektyur Blg. 6: Understanding Filipino grammar, part 3 (see (online lecture
video)
Aralin 14/Lesson 14: Pagbibigay ng Instruksiyon (Giving Instructions)
Dialogues: Pag-aayos ng Kotse (Fixing a Car) and Pag-iimbita sa
Kaibigan (Inviting a Friend)
Grammar: Practice in Using na as a relative pronoun; expressions of time;
use of ayaw and yata; affix paCultural Notes: Mga Mito sa Kasaysayan (Historical Myths)
Listening: Mga Tsekpoint sa Panahon ng Eleksiyon (Checkpoints during
Elections)
Reading: Penitiensiya sa Kuwaresma (Penitence during Holy Week) by
Virgilio Almario
Writing: Writing Brief Instructions/Explanations
Aralin 15: Pagpapaliwanag (Explaining)
Dialogue: Pagbibigay ng Direksiyon 2 (Giving Directions 2)
Grammar: Exploring ways of saying the same thing; use of sana; use of
kasi/dahil
Activity: Giving directions
Culture notes: Cities
Translation Practice: Translating excerpts from news items
Listening: Sa Araw ng Kordilyera (Cordillera Day)
Reading: Walang Kamatayang Undas (Never Ending All Souls’ Day)
Writing: Giving Information
Lectyur 7/Lecture 7: Understanding Filipino grammar, part 4 (see online
lecture video)
Aralin 16: Pagluluto (Cooking)
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Dialogue: Anong' Lulutuin Mo? (What will you cook?)
Activity: Reading and Writing Recipes
Grammar: causative sentences; verbal nouns
Culture notes: Recipes from the 1930s
Listening: Lumpiang Galunggong (Fish Lumpia)
Reading: Pagluluto sa kulungan (Cooking in Prison) by Ericson Acosta
Writing: Writing a recipe
Aralin 17: Mga Liham (Letters)
Dialogue: Sa Post Office (At the Post Office)
Grammar: Verbs using nagpa- and pina- ; in causative sentences;
abilitative sentences; na-I affix
Activity: Roleplay -- Sending a package at the post office
Culture notes: Rizal’s letter to the women of Malolos
Listening: Liham mula sa dayuhang piitan (Letter from a foreign prison)
Reading: Sulat sa Ina (Letter to my Mother) by Lorena Barros
Writing: Letter
Aralin 18: Pagrereklamo (Complaining)
Dialogue: Pagrereklamo sa Hotel (Complaining at a Hotel)
Grammar: summarizing grammar notes on causative and ablitative affixes
Activity: Roleplay – Complaining at a hotel
Culture notes: flexibility of meaning
Listening: Insidente sa Tubbataha Reef (Tubbataha reef incident)
Reading: Bukas na Liham ng Pagrereklamo (Open letter of complaint) by
Danilo Arao
Activity: Translating an excerpt from the the letter of complaint
Writing: Giving an opinion
Lektyur 8: Mga Tunog ng Wika: Ponetika ng Filipino (The Sounds of the
Language: Phonetic Features of Filipino)
Aralin 19: Anong tingin mo sa? (What do you think of…?)
Dialogue: Anong tingin mo sa...? (What do you think of the...?)
Activity: Watching a short film
Vocabulary: Words related to the arts
Grammar: na-an affixes
Culture Notes: Philippine psychology
Listening: Art, art ka diyan (So you keep talking about art)
Reading: Formulang kilig (Kilig Formula)
Writing: Writing a review
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Aralin 20: Pangangatwiran (Reasoning)
Dialogue: Base Militar Sa Pilipinas (Military Bases in the Philippines)
Vocabulary: words expressing opinion and arguments
Grammar: subordinate clauses
Culture notes; the Balagtasan or verbal joust
Listening: Opinion on the total gun ban
Reading: Mahirap maging mahirap (It is difficult to be poor)
Writing: Editorial
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