English for Specific Purposes I

  • Multimedia and Computer Graphics |
  • English

Description

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

Program

Multimedia and Computer Graphics - 144 ِCRs

Objectives

  • 1. Gain a sufficient stock of computing and IT vocabulary.
    2. Read technical texts effectively and apply essential reading skills.
    3. Employ different language functions and grammatical structures.
    4. Use technical terms in producing varied writing tasks.
    5. Listen to interviews, discussions and lectures on computing and IT topics for gist and specific information and also take down notes.
    6. Write coherent and well-developed paragraphs.
    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 1 "Technology in use"
2Unit 2 "A Typical PC" + Unit 3 "A Types of Computer Systems"
3Unit 4 "Input devices: Type, click and talk!" + Listening material
4Writing Academic English (Writing process + Writing a Topic sentence) pp. 2 – 13 + Extra
5Presentation skills + Reading supplementary 1 + ungraded presentations
6Handout on supporting details workshops
77th Week examination
8Unit 5 "Input devices: the eyes of your PC" + Graded Workshop
9Unit 6 " Output devices: Printers" + Listening material
10Writing Academic English (The Concluding sentence) pp. 13 – 17 + (Unity & Coherence) pp. 18 – 23
11Writing Academic English (Consistent pronouns & Transition signals) pp 24 – 31 + Ungraded writing workshop
12Unit 4 " Engineering Design" pp. 30 – 33
13Unit 8 " Processing" + Reading supplementary 2 + 12th week Exam
14Unit 9 " Disks and drives" + Graded writing workshop + Listening material
15Unit 10 " Health and safety" + Unit 11 " Operating Systems and the GUI"
16Final Examination

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  • Electrical works in construction engineering.
Courses
  • Degree Bachelor
  • Code: LH135
  • Credit hrs: 3
  • Prequisites: None of LH130*
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