Title English Language 3
Lesson Code 321-0140
Semester 3
ECTS 3
Hours (Theory) 3
Hours (Lab) 0
Faculty Landrou Eftihia

Syllabus

Software development, describing trends, efficiency in computer systems, human-computer interaction, writing a research report, giving presentations, e-commerce and e-government, making comparisons in diagrams, computing and ethics, ICT in the future. 

Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete the course will be familiar with complex grammatical and syntactical structures in English, will have practised in understanding written and spoken academic texts and will be familiar with the typical features of spoken and written academic language.

 More specifically, upon successful completion of the course, the students:

  • will be able to understand written and spoken academic texts on information and communications technology (ICT) in English.
  • will know specialized ICT vocabulary which is commonly found in related academic texts.
  • will be familiar with vocabulary and grammar which is commonly found in spoken and written academic texts.
  • will be able to take notes during academic lectures in English and summarize part of a lecture.
  • will know the language that is used when making a presentation in English.

Prerequisite Courses

 English Language 2

Basic Textbooks

•    Patrick Fitzgerald, Marie McCullagh, Carol Tabor, English for ICT Studies in Higher Education Studies, Garnet: 2011.
•    Χρηστίδου Σοφία, Αγγλοελληνικό Λεξικό Τηλεπικοινωνιακών Όρων, Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα: 2015.
•    Λεξικό Τεχνολογίας και Επιστημών, 3η εκδ., Εκδόσεις ΣΤΑΦΥΛΙΔΗΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ: 2009.

Teaching and Learning Methods

Individual assignments, quizzes, final written exam

Activity Semester workload
Lectures 39 hours
Assignments, quizzes 10 hours
Personal study
23 hours
Final exam 3 hours
   
Course total 75 hours (3 ECTS)

Student Performance Evaluation

Exams and weekly assignments

Language of Instruction and Examinations

English

Delivery Mode

Face-to-face