This course is carefully tailored for IT students and individuals who need to use the English of computing and the Internet for work and study to provide them with powerful language tools for their future professions. The course will be dealing with all relevant topics related to IT terminology, communication and common workplace situations, with practical grammar and vocabulary exercises including quizzes and role-plays.
It will focus on how to incorporate terms from their fields of expertise into language skills and functions and help them to communicate more effectively in this digital world. Course participants will be provided with the combination of online resources, a variety of media and authentic and interesting texts. Emphasis is placed on developing the strategies for effective listening, reading, speaking and writing in both informal and formal settings.
After the completion of the course, the participants will gain confidence in order to communicate fluently and accurately and use appropriate terminology from their related fields. They will also upgrade their current knowledge of grammar and learn many new practical expressions and phrases – both from general and specialized vocabulary.
PROGRAMME OF THE TRAINING ACTIVITIES:
– Introduction and course overview
– Individual expectations – setting up the course goals
– Learning techniques and methods; developing language skills
– Identifying grammar forms and using grammar to make speaking and writing more appropriate
– Expanding vocabulary:
1. Typical PC
2. Types of computer systems
3. Input and output devices
4. Programming
5. Computers and work
6. The Internet
7. Email
8. The World Wide Web
9. Web design
10. Internet security
11. Types of e-businesses
12. Artificial intelligence
– Setting up the task for individual or group presentations for the final day; developing one’s learning plan including methodology and materials;
TOPICS:
– The advantages of using multimedia in a presentation
– Video games pros and cons
– What is it about the Web design that catches the eye/grabs attention
– Cyberculture
– Other
– Building self-confidence for public performance
– Body language (exercise)
– Delivery and Feedback
– Summary – goals review
– Reflections – Evaluation