Technical English2
Credits and contact
hours: 2 Credits (2 50-minutes lectures per week)
Instructors: Ravindra Prasad
Singh
Textbook : E. Glendinning &J
.McEwan- Oxford English for Information Technology( 2009).
Other supplemental
materials: Class Notes
Specific course information:
Catalog
Description: Building on the content of Technical English, this course is
intended to provide students of Computer Sciences and IT with more advanced and
specialized technical English needed for studying their major and functioning
in their future careers. This course contains the following topics: Computer
users, computer Architecture, computer Applications, Operating systems,
describe main operating system, users Interfaces, discuss diagrams related to
computer interfaces, computer support, Networks, data security, People in
computing, discuss professional life of people working in IT, practice
note-taking write a detailed description of a technical problem and its
Prerequisite:ENG 114
Technical English (1)
Required, elective,
or selected elective: Not Required.
Specific goals for
the course:
Specific outcomes of
instruction:
Understand and use
advanced computing terminology.
Comprehend technical
texts that cover a wide range of topics in their field.
Understand and use
grammatical structures related to technical language.
Understand
abbreviations (acronyms) as they relate to computing and information
technology.
Prepare and orally
present technical materials covered in the classroom.
Write short essays
using sequence, fact, description, comparison.
Understand spoken
language presented in the classroom and workplace