Course code ValoP255
Credit points 3
Professional English I
Total Hours in Course81
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes32
Independent study hours49
Date of course confirmation25.04.2013
Responsible UnitLanguage Centre
Course developer
Olga Čivžele
Mg. paed.
Course abstract
The course is aimed at the acquisition of knowledge and skills in professional foreign language studies with the purpose of extending the students professional qualifications and improving students' communication skills with foreign students and specialists. The programme envisages mastering of language skills in various forms and levels of communication
Learning outcomes and their assessment
• Knowledge in terminology of programming, technical and professional texts’ translation, use of abbreviations, presentations’ making and academic plagiarism;
• skills in using a foreign language for information searching, text analysis, oral presentation and team work;
• competence – information, communicative and professional.
Compulsory reading
1. Esteras S.R. Infotech: English for computer users. Fourth Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. 168 p. ISBN: 9780521702997
2. Esteras S.R., Fabre E.M. Professional English in Use: intermediate to advanced: ICT. For Computers and the Internet. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 118 p. ISBN: 9780521685436
Further reading
1. Downing D. et al. Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms. Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 2012. 592 p. ISBN: 9780764147555
2. How Stuff Works [Tiešsaiste] http://www.howstuffworks.com/ (sk.internetā 24.04.2013.)
3. Microsoft [Tiešsaiste] http://www.microsoft.com/ (sk.internetā 24.04.2013.)
Periodicals and other sources
1. Baltic IT&T Review [Tiešsaiste] http://www.ebaltics.com/ (sk.internetā 24.04.2013.)