Course detail
English for IT
FEKT-BPC-AITAcad. year: 2023/2024
The course is aimed at the development of language competencies required by the students’ future professional environment. Seminars are focused on the means, functions and style of professional language in IT and practising its correct use in professional contexts. IT topics may be discussed in their relations to humanities and business. Speaking, listening and reading (skimming and scanning) skills are practiced. Professional topics for discussion are based on the textbook materials and are aimed at the development of specific vocabulary learned within listening and reading activities.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.
The course takes over 13 weeks in the form of language exercises. Attendance at seminars is compulsory (75 %). Absence must be properly apologized. If the absence exceeds 75%, it must be compensated for.
Aims
Understanding specific technical information in both spoken and written forms.
The ability to communicate in specific situations related to the development and presentation of devices and their parts and components. The ability to express one´s ideas and discuss the issues and current trends in technology.
A student is able to discuss the basic subjects of IT
he/she describes technical functions and applications and explains how the particular technologies work
lists and describes various types of technical problems and causes of faults and is able to discuss possible solutions
verbalizes mathematical expressions and graphs
is able to work with professional texts and find the required information
has the knowledge of professional language functions and their manifestations and uses them correctly
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Glendinning, E.H., McEwan, J. Oxford English for Information technology, New Edition, OUP
Recommended reading
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme BPC-TLI Bachelor's 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
- Programme BPC-SEE Bachelor's 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
- Programme BPC-MET Bachelor's 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
- Programme BPC-IBE Bachelor's 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
- Programme BPC-ECT Bachelor's 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
- Programme BPC-AUD Bachelor's
specialization AUDB-TECH , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization AUDB-ZVUK , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective - Programme BPC-AMT Bachelor's 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
Type of course unit
Language exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
Introduction
Computers
The Internet
Gaming
Cell Phones
Security
Operating systems
Peripherals
ICT in Transportation
ICT in Space Exploration
Future of ICT