Description

This course aims at enhancing the four major language skills of reading, listening, speaking and writing through exposure to computing and IT discourse. Thus, students should be able to read, listen to and comprehend English. They should also be able to use technical discourse effectively to communicate orally and produce academic essays. The course also aims at enabling students to master and apply different language functions.

Program

Multimedia and Computer Graphics - 144 ِCRs

Objectives

  • 1. Increase their stock of essential computing and IT vocabulary.
    2. Read authentic technical texts effectively and apply essential reading skills.
    3. Employ different Language functions and grammatical structures.
    4. Use technical terms to produce varied tasks.
    5. Listen to interviews, discussion and lectures on computing and IT topics for gist and specific information and also take down notes.
    6. Write coherent and well-developed essays.
    7. Engage in discussions and different speaking activities.

Textbook

Glendinning, Eric H, and John Mc Ewan., Oxford English for Information Technology, Oxford University Press

Course Content

content serial Description
1Unit 13 “Spread sheets and Databases”
2Unit 14 "Graphics and design" + Unit 15 “Multimedia”
3Unit 16 "Sound and music" + Listening material
4Writing Academic English book: Essay parts and essay structure p. 56 – 63 + writing thesis statement and identifying the subtopics of an essay + writing different types of body paragraphs p. 63 – 68
5Writing Academic English book: Transition signals between and inside the supporting paragraphs in an essay p. 68 – 71 + Writing the concluding paragraph p. 72 – 75
6Cont. Essay writing + Ungraded essay writing workshop
77th Week Examination
8Writing a summary
9Ungraded summary workshop + Unit 17 “Programming”
10Graded Summary Writing Workshop and Unit 18 "Computers & Work"
11Unit 19 “ICT systems” + Graded Summary Workshop
12Unit 20 “Networks“+ 12th week examination
13CVs & Letters of Application “cont. “+ Interviewing Skills
14Interviewing Skills application
15Revision
16Final Examination

Markets and Career

  • Generation, transmission, distribution and utilization of electrical power for public and private sectors to secure both continuous and emergency demands.
  • Electrical power feeding for civil and military marine and aviation utilities.
  • Electrical works in construction engineering.

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