A proposed genre-based syllabus for teaching thesis writing to computer science students

• Main Author: Lising, Jenifer Loy Villalon
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1997
• Subjects: Thesis writing; College students' writings; Computer students; English language > Outlines; syllabi; etc; Education; Language and Literacy Education
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/1840
• Institution: De La Salle University

The study creates a genre-based syllabus for the course English for Computer Science 3 (ENCOMP3).Fifteen theses which served as the corpus for the study were collected from the College of Computer Studies. Five theses were obtained from each of the three departments: Software Technology, Computer Technology, and Information Technology. The Introduction (INT), Review of Related Literature (RRL), and Theoretical Framework (TFW) were then isolated and analyzed.Based on the content analysis, it was found that there are parts of the computer science thesis in the INT, RRL, and TFW shared by almost all theses which can serve as the basis for the pattern of organization in writing the first three chapters. The following are the proposed structures:For the Introduction (INT): 1) Background of the Study, 2) Statement of the Problem, 3) Research Objectives, 4) Scope and Limitations of the Research, and 5) Significance of the Research.For the Review of Related Literature (RRL): 1) Introductory Paragaraph, 2)Review of Existing Software/Systems Related to the Study, 3) Theories Related to the Study, 4) Definition and Discussion of the Topic, and 5) Summary of the Chapter.For the Theoretical Framework (TFW): 1) Definition of Terms, 2) Description of Concepts, and 3) Description of Theories Used for the Study.Based on the structures which have been found, a genre-based syllabus was created.This study only determined the pattern of organization recurring in the INT, RRL, and TFW of the fifteen theses. Further studies focusing on the analysis of the language aspects such as voice, tense, mood, etc. of the fifteen theses are necessary. It is also recommended that a trial of the effectiveness of the proposed genre-based syllabus be done.