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About the course

The main objective of the course is to develop students' English language communicative competency at the level that will enable them to function adequately in everyday life and in their general 
professional activity.
The course is intended for  B2/C1 English students studying English as a second foreign language in the 3d semester. 
The course covers such topics as career and employment procedures, sciences and scientific frontiers,  engineering and branches of engineering,  informaton technology and its challenges, the impact of the internet and 
artificial intelligence. 

After completing this e-course students should be able to demonstrate

KNOWLEDGE OF: 

• English vocabulary and grammar that are necessary for successful oral and written communication in the fields related to the thematic scope of the course;    
• relevant professional terminology and general scientific notions associated with employment and terms of work, sciences, engineering, artificial intelligence, information technology; 
• different methods for searching and analysing of information from various English language sources (oral and written);
 
SKILLS IN: 
• understanding oral and written English related to employment and terms of work, sciences, engineering, artificial intelligence, information technology;
• describing technological products; 
• generating written and oral statements using English in the situations related to the thematic scope of the course; 
• making written scripts for audios and videos;
• making and delivering presentations in English;
• writing essays, summaries, cover letters, and reports;
• performing job interviews;
• analysing written and oral English to express their agreement/disagreement and justify ther opinion; 

  EXPERIENCE OF: 

• presenting information in a variety of written, graphic and oral forms; constructing coherent arguments and articulating ideas clearly;
• analysing and explaining concepts/methods relevant to the scope of the course;
• developing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with groupmates;
• planning and organizing their independent study process through self-study, and, thus, developing their learner autonomy skills.

45.05.01 Technical Translation
Major: Translation and Interpreting Studies

Module 1. Career and employment (Career planning and terms of work, Ideal work environment, Applying for a job, Grammar: Participles, Supplementary material)
Module 2. Science and engineering frontiers (Sciences and scientific progress, Biomimicry, Branches of engineering and engineering challenges, Grammar: Infinitive and gerund, emphatic structures, 
Supplementary material)
Module 3. Information technology (The Internet and digital natives , Artificial intelligence, Challenges in IT,  Supplementary material)
Final test