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.
Bachelor of Computer Science - 144 CRs
Glendinning, Eric H, and John Mc Ewan., Oxford English for Information Technology, Oxford University Press
| content serial | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unit 13 “Spread sheets and Databases” |
| 2 | Unit 14 "Graphics and design" + Unit 15 “Multimedia” |
| 3 | Unit 16 "Sound and music" + Listening material |
| 4 | Writing 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 |
| 5 | Writing Academic English book: Transition signals between and inside the supporting paragraphs in an essay p. 68 – 71 + Writing the concluding paragraph p. 72 – 75 |
| 6 | Cont. Essay writing + Ungraded essay writing workshop |
| 7 | 7th Week Examination |
| 8 | Writing a summary |
| 9 | Ungraded summary workshop + Unit 17 “Programming” |
| 10 | Graded Summary Writing Workshop and Unit 18 "Computers & Work" |
| 11 | Unit 19 “ICT systems” + Graded Summary Workshop |
| 12 | Unit 20 “Networks“+ 12th week examination |
| 13 | CVs & Letters of Application “cont. “+ Interviewing Skills |
| 14 | Interviewing Skills application |
| 15 | Revision |
| 16 | Final Examination |
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