English for IT

• 26 hrs exercises

• 60 pts final exam
• 40 pts mid-term test

Speaking:
A course graduate
- can interact effectively on a range of topics within his/her IT field and address specific problems in spoken interaction;
- can substantiate his/her opinions with evidence, negotiate with colleagues, and interact effectively to reach a consensus;
- can describe and give effective instructions about specific processes and methods within his/her field; can interpret data spontaneously and share his/her understanding precisely and concisely in spoken production.

Listening:
A course graduate
- can understand extended, well-structured speech and lectures, and follow potentially complex arguments and counterarguments;
- can identify and refer to specific points made in another speech.

Reading:
A course graduate
- can find the answers to specific questions in texts on familiar but complex topics from the field of information and communication technology;
- can read technical documentation, scientific books, articles and reviews and follow potentially complex arguments and counter-arguments.


Output knowledge and skills correspond to B2 level (Vantage) of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) aimed at professional English language in the field of information and communication technology.

The course objectives and output requirements are formulated at B2 level (Vantage) of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) aimed at professional English language in the field of information and communication technology.

The course enables students to acquire professional vocabulary, language functions and language skills necessary for both active participation in the seminars, lectures, andconferences, and for effective communication with colleagues, business partners and institutions in the competitive international environment in the information and communication technology sector.

• New Headway Intermediate 2 (BAN4)

This course is for students who acquired at least 51 points in the entrance language test or who successfully passed the course BAN4.

• recommended prerequisite
• • New Headway Intermediate 2

1 Introduction to Information Technology
2 A Career in Information Technology
3 Personal Computer and Types of Computers
4 Motherboard
5 Input Devices
6 Output Devices
7 Storage Devices
8 Software
9 Windows Basics
10 Computer Networks and Internet Access
11 World Wide Web
12 Internet Safety
13 History of Computers and the Internet

Preferred approaches and methods in professional English language teaching in the course English for IT are a communicative approach and a task-based approach using multimedia teaching aids. With reference to the current measures related to the spread of COVID-19, teaching and learning will be in the form of 50 % self-studying and 50 % online teaching.

75% attendance and active participation in classes, completing set assignments.