Intermediate Tagalog II

Spring 2005
FLTA 204

Class Schedule: M/W/F at DU 170, 3-3:50

Instructor: Rhodalyne Gallo-Crail Phone: 753-6457 Email: rgallocrail@niu.edu

Fulbright TA: Lally Pahm Phone: 753-4221 Email: spahm@niu.edu

Course Objectives:

This course will be writing- and reading-intensive, allowing the students to further
develop communication skills in the language. Language lessons will primarily focus in developing
students speaking, listening, reading, grammar and writing skills in the Intermediate Advanced level
using the chosen text. Classroom activities and discussion will explore the following themes: socio-
political and sociolinguistics issues, Filipino Culture, History and Colonization, language use.
Students will be given a chance to read and write intensively in the target language.

Textbooks

A fairly comprehensive dictionary (recommended English-Tagalog Dictionary by Leo English)

Printed chapters of the Text (Noli Me Tangere ni Rizal:Isang Interpretasyon by Ruth Elynia
Mabanglo and Diosa N. Morong) will be supplied

Requirements

Attendance, Homework and Classroom Participation (25%)

Students are required to attend all classes, and will only be allowed three excused absences. Absences
will severely affect final grade. More than 4 absences will automatically give students F grade under
Attendance. Students are required to participate in classroom conversations and submit homework on
the day it is due.

Individual Oral Reports (15%)

Students will be assigned two chapters each from the Text (Noli Me Tangere ni Rizal:Isang
Interpretasyon by Ruth Elynia Mabanglo and Diosa N. Morong) to report in class and lead discussions
on.

Oral Exam (15 %)

Students will be evaluated on their oral proficiency and vocabulary acquisition in Tagalog by the end
of the term.

Midterm Exam (20%)

This exam will cover chapters 1-33 in an essay and identification type test.

Final Exam (25%)

This exam will cover chapters 34-64 in an essay and identification type test.
WEEK 1 Session # TOPIC
1 Course Overview
Course Requirement/s

2 Background on Noli Me Tangere, Jose Rizal, related

literature (El Filibusterismo, etc.), Paunang Salita

WEEK 2 3 Reading: Kabanata 1- Handaan (p. 1-7)

4 Reading: Kabanata 2 Si Crisostomo Ibarra (p. 9-11)

5 Reading: Kabanata 3 - Ang Hapunan (14-17)

Kabanata 4- Erehe at Pilibustero (p. 20-23)

WEEK 3 6 Reading: Kabanata 5- Tala sa Gabing Madilim (p. 25-26)

Kabanata 6 Si Kapitan Tiago (p. 29-31)

7 Reading: Kabanata 7 Suyuan sa Asotea (p. 34-38)

Kabanata 8 Mga Gunita (p. 41-42)

8 Reading: Kabanata 9- Mga Bagay-bagay tungkol sa bayan

(p. 44-47), Kabanata 10 San Diego (p. 49-50)

WEEK 4 9 Reading: Kabanata 11 Ang mga Maykapangyarihan (p.

53-54), Kabanata 12 Todos Los Santos (p. 57-59)

10 Reading: Kabanata 13 Unang Babala ng Sigwa (p. 61-

64), Kabanata 14 Ang Baliw na Pilosopo (p. 67-70)

11 Reading: Kabanata 15 Ang Mga Sakristan (p. 73-76)

WEEK 5 12 Oral Presentation: Kabanata 16 Si Sisa (p. 79-81)

13 Oral Presentation: Kabanata 17 Si Basilio (p. 84-87)

14 Reading: Kabanata 18 Mga Kaluluwang Naghihirap (p.

90-92)

WEEK 6 15 Oral Presentation: Kabanata 19 Karanasan ng Isang

Guro (p. 95-98)

16 Oral Presentation: Kabanata 21 Kasaysayan ng Isang

Ina (p. 107-110)

17 Reading: Kabanata 22 Mga Liwanag at Dilim (p. 113-

115)
WEEK 7 18 Reading: Kabanata 23 Ang Pangingisda (p. 117-121)
Kabanata 24 Sa Gubat (p. 123- 127)

19 Reading: Kabanata 25 Sa Tahanan ni Pilosopo Tasio (p.

129-134)

20 Reading: Kabanata 27 Sa Pagtatakipsilim (p. 140-144)

Kabanata 28 Ilang Sulat (p. 146-147)

WEEK 8 21 Reading: Kabanata 30 Sa Simbahan (p. 155-156)

Kabanata 31 Ang Sermon (p. 158-161)

22 Reading: Kabanata 32 Ang Panghugos (p. 164-168)

Kabanata 33 Malayang Isipan (p. 170-172)

23 MIDTERM EXAM
WEEK 9 24 Reading: Kabanata 34 Ang Pananghalian (p. 175-179)
Kabanata 35 Bali-Balita (p. 182-184)

25 Reading: Kabanata 36 Suliranin (187-189)

Kabanata 37 Ang Kapitan-Heneral (p. 192-
197)
26 Reading: Kabanata 38 Prusisyon (p. 199-200)
Kabanata 39 Si Doa Consolacion (p. 203-206)

WEEK 10 27 Reading: Kabanata 40 Katwiran at Lakas (p. 210-214)

Kabanata 41 Dalawang Dalaw (p. 217-218)

28 Oral Presentation: Kabanata 42 Ang Mag-asawang De

Espadaa (p. 221-225)

29 Reading: Kabanata 43 Mga Panukala (p. 229-231)

Kabanata 44 Pagsusuri sa Budhi (p. 234-236)

WEEK 11 30 Reading: Kabanata 45 Ang mga Pinag-uusig (p. 238-

242), Kabanata 46 Ang Sabungan (p. 245-248)

31 Oral Presentation: Kabanata 47 Dalawang Seora (p.

251-253)

32 Reading: Kabanata 48 Isang Palaisipan (p. 256-257)

Kabanata 49 Tinig ng mga Pinag-uusig (p.
260-265)

WEEK 12 33 Oral Presentation: Kabanata 50- Ang Angkan ni Elias

(p. 269-273)

34 Reading: Kabanata 51 Mga Pagbabago (p. 275-277),

 Reading: Kabanata 52 Baraha ng mga Patay at Mga
Anino (p. 281-284)

35 Reading: Kabanata 54 Nabubunyag ang Lahat ng Lihim:

Walang Di-Magkakamit ng Parusa (p. 293- 298)

WEEK 13 36 Reading: Kabanata 55 Ang Kaguluhan (p. 301- 304)

Kabanata 56 Mga Sabi-Sabi at Pala-Palagay (p.
307-308)

37 Oral Presentation: Kabanata 57 Vae Victis (Magtiis

ang Nalupig p. 310-313)

38 Reading: Kabanata 59 Pag-ibig sa Bayan at mga

Kapakanang Pansarili (p. 322-326)

WEEK 14 39 Reading: Kabanata 60 Ikakasal si Maria Clara (p. 328-

336)

40 Reading: Kabanata 61 Habulan sa Lawa (p. 339-344)

41 Reading: Kabanata 62 Ang Pagtatapat ni Pari Damaso

(p. 346-349), Kabanata 63 Noche Buena (p. 351-355)
Katapusan (p. 358-359)

WEEK 15 Reading Week

Movie: Rizal

Final Exam: May 8, 4- 5:50 p.m.