Course Code/Description: ELECT 112/ Machine Shorthand II

No. of Units : 3 units

Number of Hours : 5 hours per week for 18 weeks or 90 hours in a semester
Week Lessons/Topics

1 INTRODUCTION

Lesson 1: Getting Ready

The Classroom
Getting Started
• Position at the machine

• Hand position

KEYBOARD FAMILIARIZATION

1 Lesson 2: Single Characters

• Initial side of the keyboard
STPH
SKPW
• Final side of the keyboard
FPLT
RBGS
-D, -Z
Asterisk

1 Lesson 3: Single Characters – Writing Words

• STKPWHR AOEU FRPBLGTSDZ

1 Lesson 4: Single Characters: Writing Sentences

• Briefs & Phrases
aA
are R- (initial R-)
can K- (initial K-)
is S- (initial S-)
the T- (initial T)
with W- (initial W-)
• Major Inflected Endings
-s /-S (final –S)
-ed /-D (final –D)
-ing /-G (final –G)
• Major Punctuation
. –FPLT (final)
, -RBGS (final)
? STPH- (initial)
• High Frequency Phrases
are the R-T (initial R-, final -T)
is the S –T (initial S-, final -T)
with the W-T (initial W-, final -T)

Week Lessons/Topics
2 Lesson 5: Double Character Representations - The vowel “I” & Initial
Side • The vowel “I”
EU for I
• Double Consonants
“DBL” as double
TK- (D-)
PW- (B-)
HR – (L-)

“F” and “M” as “FM” on the radio

TP- (F-)

PH- (M-)

• Review – Lesson 5
The following left-side double consonant representations and the short
vowel “I’ have been covered.
TK = D dog = TKOG
PW- = B- beg = PWEG
HR- = L- let = HRET
TP- = F- fat = TPAT
PH - = M- mad = PHAD
EU = I sip = SEUP

2 Lesson 6: Double Character Representations – Writing

Sentences • High-Frequency Briefs & Phrases
be (B-)
II
if (F-)
if the (F- T)
many (M-)
will (L)
will be (L- B)
will the (L- T)

Lesson 7: Additional Double Character Representations – Initial Side •

2

Two-key combinations for consonants on the left side of the

keyboard.
KR- = C- cell = KREL
KW- = Q- quiz = KWEUZ
SR- = V- vet = SRET
KP- = X- (covered in Lesson 21)
S* = Z- zip = S*EUP

In general, K- is used for the letter “c” when it sounds like a “k” and S-
is used when “c’ sounds like “s”. The usual case would be to write
“KAT” for “cat” and “SAOES” for “cease”.

• KR- for C
In some cases, conflicts may arise when S- is written since it may
represent either “s” or “c” in English spelling. For this reason, the use
 of KR- to represent a spelled “c” can be very useful for eliminating
potential conflicts such as:
SEL for sell & KREL for cell.
It is not necessary (in fact, it is incorrect) to always use the KR- for
“soft c.” It is only necessary when a conflict would arise if KR- is not
used.

• S* for Z
S- plus the asterisk key (*) is used to represent an initial “Z” sound.
When writing Z- (S*), simultaneously hit the S-key with the left little
finger (pinky) and the asterisk with the left index finger.

• KP- for X
KP- for X- is covered in Lesson 21.

2 Lesson 8: Multi-Character Representations – Initial Side

TKPW- = G- got = TKPWOT

SKWR- = J- jug = SKWRUG
TPH- = N- nod = TPHOD

KWR- =Y- yard = KWRARD

• High Frequency Briefs & Phrases
in N- (TPH-)
in the N- T (TPH-T)

Week Lessons/Topics

3 Lesson 9: Multi-Character Representations – Final Side

-PBLG = -J budge = PWUPBLG
-BG = -K bark = PWARBG
-PL = -M bum = PWUPL
-PB = -N win = WEUPB
*F = -V give = TKPW*EUF
-BGS = -X ax = ABGS

• *F for –V
Using *F for –V avoids many potential conflicts (safe/save, life/live,
etc.) –V is written by simultaneously hitting both the –F and the
asterisk key with the right index finger. The optimal wide * key makes
this stroking easy.

• High-Frequency Words & Phrases

an AN (A-PB)
and AND (A-PBD)
on ON (O-PB)
on the ONT (O-PBT)

3 Lesson 10: Combination Sounds

• -ch, and –sh
-FP = -CH hitch = HEUFP
-RB = SH wash = WARB
 3 Lesson 11: Review of Lessons 1-10

Week Lessons/Topics

VOWEL USAGE

4 Lesson 12: Vowel Usage – Unsounded Vowels and Diphthongs

4 Lesson 13: Vowel Usage – Long Vowels

PUNCTUATION

4 Lesson 14: Punctuation

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NUMBERS

5 Lesson 15: Number Usage – Beginning

REVIEW

5 Lesson 16: Review of Lesson 1-15

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HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS

6 Lesson 17: High Frequency Words – Introduced

6 Lesson 18: High Frequency Words – Review

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INFLECTED ENDINGS

7 Lesson 19: Inflected Endings - -S, -D, -G, -ER, -EST, EN

7 Lesson 20: Inflected endings – Possessives & Contractions

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ADVANCED WRITING PRINCIPLES

8 Lesson 21: Words Beginning with EX

8 Lesson 22: Words Endings in –CT, -X, and the SHUN Sound

8 Lesson 23: Words Beginning with COL-, COM-, COR

8 Lesson 24: Words Ending in –ST, -XT, -TH, and – V(E)

8 Lesson 25: Number Usage – Advanced

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9 STUDENTS INDEPENDENT LEARNING STUDY

10 MIDTERM EXAMINATION

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11 Lesson 26: Words Ending in –SHAL and –SHUS Sounds

11 Lesson 27: Words Beginning with IN-, INT-, and ENT

11 Lesson 28: Words Ending in –EN, -IN, -AN, -ENT, and –ANT
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12 Lesson 29: Words Ending in –LE, -EL, -AL, and –IL

12 Lesson 30: Words Ending in Consonants Not on the Final Side

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13 Lesson 31: Words Ending in –Y

13 Lesson 32: Words Beginning with U-, UN-, and UNDER

13 Lesson 33: Words with Combination Vowels within the Word

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14 Lesson 34: Words whose Spelling is used to advantage

14 Lesson 35: Words beginning or ending with vowels & High Frequency Words

14 Lesson 36: Q&A, Capitalization, Acronyms & Initials

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15 Lesson 37: Suffixes & Other Word Endings

15 Lesson 38: Prefixes & Other Word Beginnings

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16 Lesson 39: Compound Words and Other Word Boundary Solutions

16 Lesson 40: General Word Outlines

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17 STUDENTS INDEPENDENT LEARNING STUDY

18 FINAL EXAMINATION