2026/2027

Английский язык для специальных целей. Компьютерные науки - 2

Статус: Факультатив

Кто читает: Департамент английского языка

Где читается: Факультет гуманитарных наук (Нижний Новгород)

Когда читается: 3, 4 модуль

Охват аудитории: для своего кампуса

Преподаватели: Зуева Елена Евгеньевна

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 5

Контактные часы: 80

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The aim of the course "English for Specific Purposes in the Field of Information Technology" is to develop students' foreign language professional communicative competence at no less than B2+/C1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The course is designed for first-year students of the Faculty of Informatics, Mathematics and Computer Science, whose English proficiency is at least at B2 level (according to the CEFR). Upon successful completion of the course, learners are expected to acquire academic and professional communication skills necessary for using English as a tool for professional work and interaction within professional contexts. These skills are also essential for further study at the Bachelor's and Master's levels, as well as for conducting research in their professionally defined field. Another objective of the course is to build a specialised conceptual and terminological apparatus used in the field of information technology, serving as a foundation for organising and successfully participating in professional discourse. Students who successfully complete the programme will be prepared to take internationally recognised examinations and obtain certified qualifications, enabling them to continue their education in international programmes within their specialty. The course curriculum includes the following topics: Computer Users, Computer Architecture, Computer Applications, Peripherals, Interview: Former Student, Operating Systems, Graphical User Interfaces, Multimedia, Networks, The Internet, The World Wide Web, Application Programs, Interview: Computing Support Officer, Websites.

Learning Objectives

• The aim of the course "English for Specific Purposes in the Field of Information Technologies" is to: 1) develop the skills and abilities of academic and professional communication necessary for using English as a tool for professional work and interaction within the professional communicative environment for educational, scientific, and career purposes, as well as for subsequent studies in bachelor's and master's programs and for conducting research activities in the professionally defined field. 2) develop a specialized conceptual and terminological framework used in the field of information technologies as a means for organizing and successfully participating in professional discourse. 3) develop in undergraduate students a foreign language communicative competence of at least level B2 (according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, CEFR).

Expected Learning Outcomes

• The student demonstrates command and active use of both general and specialized IT vocabulary on the given topic, can deliver a well-structured monologue describing IT processes, and employs appropriate language resources in professional communication contexts.

Course Contents

• Topic 8. Applications Programs
• Topic 9. Multimedia.
• Topic 10. Interview: Computing Support Officer
• Topic 11. Networks
• Topic 12. The Internet
• Topic 13. The Worldwide Web
• Topic 14. Websites.

Assessment Elements

• Independent work, for example, preparation of projects, monologues, presentations, etc.
  Make up an individual/ project on any IT topic ( "AI and its ethical implications, Machine Learning and its Application, etc.)
• Final test (written examination)
  An extended lexical-grammatical test on the topics covered, an oral interview with the instructor, a listening comprehension task, and a final presentation.
• Tests on all language skills (listening, reading, speaking, writing)
  Reading test, listening test, essay
• Oral test
  Monological speech. Questions on the topics.

Interim Assessment

• 2026/2027 4th module
  0.25 * Final test (written examination) + 0.3 * Independent work, for example, preparation of projects, monologues, presentations, etc. + 0.25 * Oral test + 0.2 * Tests on all language skills (listening, reading, speaking, writing)

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Best Practice : Upper Intermediate, Exam View Assessment Suite, Test Banks by John Chapman, 1 оптич. диск (CD-ROM), Mascull, B., Comfort, J., 2008
• Oxford English for Information Technology, [Student's Book], 2nd ed., 222 p., Glendinning, E. H., McEwan, J., 2011

Authors

• Zueva Elena Evgenevna