KING’S COLLEGE OF THE PHILIPPINES

Pico Rd., La Trinidad, Benguet

COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Syllabus in GE ELEC – PPC

1st Semester, A.Y. 2021 – 2022

I. COURSE TITLE: Philippine Popular Culture

II. COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course locates popular culture as part of sociology and phenomenon of Philippine modernity. As such, students will investigate how the term
popular culture is operationalized, circulated, reproduced, consumed and instrumentalized by the recurring social order. Students will also consider popular
culture as a body of knowledge that informs them of the national life’s sphere of social activities. Students will look into its forms and its relationships with
other sciences. The course will end with issues of Popular Culture in the Philippines.

DISCLAIMER: The course “might” use strong and “offensive” language and present frank and sexually explicit audio-visual materials that will be
used for ACADEMIC PURPOSES and for productive critical discourse.

Pre-requisite: None
Classification: GE Elective Subject
Credit Units: 3
Total number of hours: 54 hours
Days: MWF/ TTh

III. HEI TYPE

Vertical typology: Regulated Higher Educational Institution

Horizontal typology: Colleges

Graduates of College participate in various type of employment, development activities, and public discourse, particularly in response to the needs
of the communities one serves.
VISION, MISSION, OBJECTIVES

KCP
Vision: Transforming the youth to become exemplars in their chosen careers, the King’s College of the Philippines envisions each generation of
globally competitive professionals to love God, lead the nation and light the world.

Mission: King’s College of the Philippines prepares men and women for leadership and excellence in their respective professions locally and
internationally.

Objectives:
1. Produce civic-minded professionals with world class competence;
2. Generate graduates who are responsible citizens imbued with Christian values;
3. Prepare greater employment opportunities through continuing education and training;
4. Preserve Filipino values, culture and environment; and
5. Develop students who are research-oriented.

COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

Mission: To produce globally competent Christian educators ingrained with Christian values and with high regard for human dignity, culture and
environment.

Objectives: The College of Teacher Education aims to:

1. enhance knowledge and understanding of the true essence of social justice;
2. educate and train competent and service-oriented professionals of global standards;
3. produce graduates endowed with virtues and principles;
4. develop professionals who are innovators and leaders in their field of specialization;
5. generate professional instilled with national pride, love of country and allegiance to the constitution; and
6. train professionals who are adept in scientific research and who engage in educational development initiatives.
IV. DETAILED COURSE OUTLINE:

INTENDED LEARNING CONTENT LEARNING TIME FRAME TEACHING ASSESSMENT TOOLS

OUTCOMES MODALITIES LEARNING
ACTIVITIES

After engaging in each topic, A. Understanding Culture

students should have:
1. Culture in General
constructed contextual definition
2. Key Characteristics of Culture
of culture;
3. Inadequate Conceptions of Online Discussion
understood the characteristics of Culture Asynchronous/ through recorded
Essay
culture in the lens of popular Synchronous August 16 – 31, videos and
4. Culture and Related Terms
culture; 2021 Learning
Quizzes
Distance Management
resolved conflicting and erroneous Learning System
views and perceptions of culture;

made sense of culture through

the understanding of related
concepts;

described the evolution of culture B. Culture and Society September 1 – Discussion Essay
Online
vis-à-vis society; 8, 2021 through recorded
1. Socio – Cultural Evolution Asynchronous/
videos and Quizzes
Synchronous
listed the importance of social 2. Social Groups and Learning
groups and being in social Organizations Management
Distance
groups; System
3. Socialization Learning
acknowledged the importance of 4. Basic Social Institutions
socialization vis-à-vis popular
culture;

identified the basic social

institution present in Philippine
Society;

established the roles of social

institutions in the formation of
Philippine Popular Culture;

understood that popular culture C. What is Popular Culture

as part of culture in general;
1. Overview of Pop Culture
created a contextual definition of 2. Examples of Popular Culture
popular culture;
3. Folk and High Culture
identified examples of popular 4. The Formation of Popular
culture; Culture Online Discussion
through recorded Essay
5. Sources of Popular Culture Asynchronous/
gave current popular culture in Synchronous September 9 – videos and
Quizzes
the Philippines; 20, 2021 Learning
Distance Management Video – making
differentiated folk and high Learning System
culture;

narrated the formation of popular

culture;

critiqued and analyzed the

sources of popular culture;

Prelim Exam (September 21 – 25, 2021)

Appreciated the formation of D. Popular Culture in the September 27 – Discussion Essay

Online
popular culture in the Philippines; Philippines October 10, through recorded
Asynchronous/
2021 videos and Quizzes
1. Historical Formation of Popular Synchronous
compared the formation of Learning
Culture in the Philippines
 2. Zeitgeist of Pop Culture | post-
popular culture in the Philippines
war Philippines
with the rest of the world;
Distance Management
Drawing
identified the milestones in the Learning System
formation and development of
Philippine popular culture;

appreciated the different forms of E. Forms of Popular Culture in

popular culture in the Philippines; the Philippines
1. Philippine Music Online Discussion
compared the different forms of
Asynchronous/ through recorded
popular culture of the Philippine 2. Philippine Dance Essay
Synchronous October 11 – 31, videos and
in different era and/or stages in
3. Philippine Cinema 2021 Learning
history from pre-colonial to the Quizzes
4. Philippine Entertainment Distance Management
contemporary;
Learning System
5. Philippine Literature
established the relevance of past
popular culture to the present;

Midterm Exam (November 2 – 6, 2021)

Understood the different theories F. Theories of Popular Culture

of popular culture;
1. Gender Theories
compared the different theories of 2. Marxism and Hegemony Discussion
Online Essay
popular culture; through recorded
3. Cultural Liberalism Asynchronous/
November 8 – videos and
Synchronous Quizzes
applied the theories of popular 4. Liberal Pluralism November 14, Learning
culture in analyzing trends; 2021 Management
5. Mass Society Distance Critique Paper
Learning System
critiqued contemporary Philippine 6. Cultural Society
popular culture using the theories
7. Globalization of Culture
of popular culture;
8. Interactionism
established the relationship of G. Relationship of Popular
Online Discussion
popular culture with the other Culture with the other
Asynchronous/ through recorded
sciences; Sciences November 15 – Essay
Synchronous videos and
1. Popular Culture and Politics November 21, Learning
2021 Quizzes
Distance Management
2. Popular Culture and Media
Learning System
3. Popular Culture and Economics

critiqued contemporary issues of H. Issues in Philippine Popular

popular culture in the Philippines Culture Discussion
Online Essay
1. Race Asynchronous/ through recorded
November 22 – videos and
2. Ethnicity Synchronous Quizzes
December 13, Learning
3. Gender 2021 Management
Distance Critique Paper
4. Cultural Imperialism Learning System

5. Censorship

Final Examination (December 14 – 18, 2021)

V. COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

1. Quizzes
2. Essays
3. Critique Paper
4. Drawing
5. Exams

VI. GRADING SYSTEM:

Prelim Grade: 60% CS + 40% Exam

Midterm Grade: 60% CS + 40% Exam
 Tentative Final Grade: 60% CS + 40% Exam
Final Grade: PG + MG + TFG
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VII. REFERENCES:

Crossman, A. (2019). Sociological Definition of Popular Culture: The History and Genesis of Popular Culture . Thought Co. Retrieve from
https://www.thoughtco.com/popular-culture-definition-3026453.

Delaney, T. (2007). Pop Culture: An Overview. Philosophy Now. Retrieved from https://philosophynow.org/issues/64/Pop_Culture_An_Overview.

National Commission for Culture and Arts. Articles on Culture and Arts. https://ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/articles-on-culture-and-arts/.

Pinoy pop culture’s big influence. (2018, June 10). PressReader. https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/manila-bulletin/20180610/282119227241506.

Timow’s Turf. (2021, June 10). The Influence of Masa and Beyond: Can There Be a Change in Primetime Landscape? Retrieved September 1, 2021, from
https://timowsturf.wordpress.com/2021/06/10/the-influence-of-masa-and-beyond-can-there-be-a-change-in-primetime-landscape/

Prepared by: Reviewed by: Noted and Approved by:

Mr. JEFORT K. SAB-IT DAME E. ESTIGOY, MA ESL CARIDAD P. PAGADUAN, Ed. D

Course Facilitator Program Chair VPAA, Dean – CTE