Course code ValoP256
Credit points 6
Total Hours in Course162
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes64
Independent study hours98
Date of course confirmation24.04.2013
Responsible UnitLanguage Centre
Mg. paed.
The course is aimed at the acquisition of knowledge and skills in professional foreign language studies with the purpose of extending 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
• 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.
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
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.)
1 Baltic IT&T Review [Tiešsaiste] http://www.ebaltics.com/ (sk.internetā 24.04.2013.)