English I Syllabus | Semester 1 | BCATU

English I Syllabus | Semester 1 | BCATU

Course Syllabus

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Course Information

Type: Practical
Course Code: CAEN103
Credit Hours: 3
Full Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 40

Course Description

This course aims at helping students combine the knowledge of the English language with their technical knowledge with special emphasis on vocabulary acquisition and grammatical accuracy. It offers up-to-date technical content, authentic reading and listening passages covering a wide range of topics like the use of virtual reality in industry, personal computing, viruses and security, information systems, and multimedia. Letter-writing section offers a complete guide to writing work-related letters and comprehensive glossary of technical terms forms a useful mini-dictionary of computing terminology.

Objectives

The main objectives of the course are to:
impart effective language skills to students and enable them to use language accurately, clearly and concisely,
acquaint students with language used in computer study through extensive reading activity,
help them to enhance their ability to use language in a proper way with specific focus on grammatical accuracy and writing competence,
enable students to improve work-related letter writing skills with special attention to presentation and structure, and
familiarize them with innovation in computer science while introducing them with the language used in this field.

Course Units

5 Units · 45 Hrs

I. Personal Computing
The Processor
Language Focus A: Contextual Reference
II. Portable Computers
Operating Systems
Language Focus B: Word Formation, prefixes
III. Online Services
Data Transmission
Language Focus C: Word formation, suffixes

I. Computer Software
Comparing Software Packages
Language Focus D: Making Comparisons
II. Computer Networks
Network Configurations
Language Focus E: Time Sequence
III. Computer in Education
CALL
Language Focus F: Giving Examples
IV. Virtual Reality
VR Input Devices
Language Focus G: Classifying

I. Programming and Languages
C Languages
Language Focus H: Organizing Information
II. Computer Viruses
Computer Security
Language Focus I: Listing
III. Computers in the Office
Computer System
Language Focus J: The Passive

I. Computers in Medicine
Data Storage and Management
Language Focus K: Explanations and Definitions
II. Robotics
Robot Characteristics
Language Focus L: Compound Noun

I. Machine Translation
AI and Expert System
Language Focus M: Cause and Effect
II. Multi Media
Computer-to-video-conversion
Language Focus N: Making Predictions
III. Computer Graphics
24 bit Color
Language Focus O: Letter Writing

Course Overview

Unit 1: Personal Computing, Portable Computers, Online Services (9 hrs) I. Personal Computing The Processor Language Focus A: Contextual Reference II. Portable Computers Operating Systems Language Focus B: Word Formation, prefixes III. Online Services Data Transmission Language Focus C: Word formation, suffixes Unit 2: Computer Software, Computer Networks, Computer in Education, Virtual Reality (12 hrs) I. Computer Software Comparing Software Packages Language Focus D: Making Comparisons II. Computer Networks Network Configurations Language Focus E: Time Sequence III. Computer in Education CALL Language Focus F: Giving Examples IV. Virtual Reality VR Input Devices Language Focus G: Classifying Unit 3: Programming and language, Computer Viruses, Computer in the Office (9 hrs) I. Programming and Languages C Languages Language Focus H: Organizing Information II. Computer Viruses Computer Security Language Focus I: Listing III. Computers in the Office Computer System Language Focus J: The Passive Unit 4: Computer in Medicine, Robotics (6 hrs) I. Computers in Medicine Data Storage and Management Language Focus K: Explanations and Definitions II. Robotics Robot Characteristics Language Focus L: Compound Noun Unit 5: Machine Translation, Multi Media, Computer Graphics (9 hrs) I. Machine Translation AI and Expert System Language Focus M: Cause and Effect II. Multi Media Computer-to-video-conversion Language Focus N: Making Predictions III. Computer Graphics 24 bit Color Language Focus O: Letter Writing