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

IS -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
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

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.

Degree Bachelor
Code: LH136
Credit hrs: 3
Prequisites: LH135

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English for Specific Purposes II