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Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics

Course Title: English II

Prerequisite:

An intermediate (FCE) level of the English language will help you to successfully attend and receive a good passing grade for the course. Students holding a certificate of Proficiency in the English language can receive a passing grade for the course but I encourage them to attend classes and take the final exam in order to acquire a better grade.

Objectives and content:

Upon conclusion of the course the students ought to be able:

·         To understand the language used in Computer Engineering and Informatics textbooks and journals.

• To comprehend and analyze authentic material (texts referring to their subject matter),
• To develop academic language skills for the purposes of their field of study.

General Competences

• Cultivation of skills in the use of English for Computer Engineering and Informatics
• Production skills and understanding of written and spoken language
• Acquisition of academic writing skills
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• COURSE SYLLABUS

• Operations on bits
• Computer Architecture
• Operating Systems
• Networks
• Programming Languages
• Data Organization
• Machine Learning
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NOTE: All topics include lexical activities related to the scientific and academic language (terminology and structure) used in the field of Computer Engineering and Informatics.

• Introduction to Academic Writing and Research
• Academic Writing- Abstracts
• Academic Writing-Paragraph Structure
• Academic Writing- Introductions- Conclusions-Definitions
• Academic Writing-Sourcing information
• Academic Writing-Avoiding Plagiarism
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• Method of evaluation

  Written final exam consisting of true/false statements, multiple-choice questions, cloze passages, matching terms and definitions,  text comprehension, and short answer/ essay questions.

• Textbooks:  

  1.      ACADEMIC ENGLISH FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE               Book code in Evdoxos: 86195605

  Edition: 1/2019

  Author: RIZOPOULOU NONI

  ISBN: 978-618-5242-64-0

  Type: Textbook

  Publisher: ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΔΙΣΙΓΜΑ ΙΚΕ

   

   

  2. English for Sciences- Moving into Engineering,Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering,ICT Studies, Extended Writing and Reasearch Skills

               Evdoxos book code  : 86201374  

  Authors:  Dunn Marian, Fitzgerald Patrick, Howey David, Ilic Amanda, McCullagh Marie, Smith Roger, Tabor Carol. 

  Journals:

  https://sciforschenonline.org/journals/computer-science-informatics/

   

  https://infedu.vu.lt/journal/INFEDU

  https://benthamscience.com/journals/recent-advances-in-computer-science-and-communications/

  • Extra material found in the documents of the e-class