English for Specific Purposes
English for Information, Communication & Educational Technology (IT/ICT & ICE T
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IT & ICT Many computer programmers / software developers, system administrators & DBAs know the necessary vocabulary “by sight”, but cannot pronounce many words correctly, speak or write. Thus, English for ICT is usually about accent training & grammar through speaking and writing on job-related topics. Most ICT professionals have a healthy sense of humour and want to be able to talk about everyday life as well as their jobs, so another topic that is extremely popular wth them is socializing.
ICE T aka Information, Communication & Educational Technology is a fast-developing variety of IT. Educational Technology Specialists, who are sought by many schools, are supposed to know not only about web-based learning tools and technologies, but about mobile devices that could be used in education, web design and teaching in general. This course focuses on the technical aspects, but it is possible to practise your English talking about various teaching theories, computer-based testing & assessment, foreign language teaching methodology and many other similar topics – get in touch to find out what the options are.
Topic Menu
- Small Talk Cliches – Survival Conversation Strategies
- Socializing & Networking
- Eating Out, Food & Drink
- Making Arrangements (e.g. to meet)
- ICT Abbreviations & Acronyms
- British vs American ICT Terms
- Careers in IT
- Applying for a Job (CV/Resume & cover letter writing)
- Job Interview Training
- Web 1.0 vs Web 2.0 – Social Software
- Chatting & Videoconferencing
- Netiquette
- E-Commerce
- Types of E-Businesses
- Marketing Web 2.0
- Online Banking / E-banking
- Mobile Phones & the Internet: Features & Functions
- Robots & Automata
- Artificial Intelligence
- Domotics
- Gender Issues: Men & Women in IT
- Writing Emails*
- Giving Presentations*
- Telephoning*
- Report Writing*
- Describing Changes/Trends & Forecasting*
- Educational Technology*
- ICT in Language Education*
- Computer-Adaptive Testing & Interactive Test Design*
- Explaining How to Do Sth to Students, Clients or Colleagues
- Troubleshooting: Making Guesses
- TRoubleshooting: Giving Instructions & Advice
- Choosing a Computer: Comparing Qualities
- Parts & Functions of a PC
- Input Devices
- Output Devices
- The Processor & Units of Memory
- Disks & Drives
- Computer Ergonomics & Electronic Rubbish
- Internet Security
- Malware: Viruses, Worms, Trojans & Spyware
- Operating Systems (OS)
- The Graphical User Interface (GUI)
- System Utilities
- Types of Software
- File Extensions
- Wordprocessors
- Spreadsheets & Databases
- DTP (Desktop Publishing)
- Image Editing & Graphics Software
- Viewing & Downloading Files
- Sound & Music:Audio Files on the Web
- Digital Audio Players
- Sound Editing
- Types of ICT Systems, Devices & Services
- Networks
- E-Mail Addresses & Servers
- Mailing Lists & Newsgroups
- Searching the Web
- Designing Web Pages
- FTP
- HTML
- CSS
- Adding Graphic Elements
- Adding Links
- Adding Tables
- Adding Frames
- Adding Color/Colour
- Creating Web Graphics (GIFs, JPEGs, Slicing & Rollovers)
- WEb Usability: DOs & DON’Ts
* These topics are generally meant for higher levels (are not really suitable for beginner & elementary students) and/or are taught as separate courses with a number of subtopics
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