Современные информационные технологии и IT-образование (Mar 2023)
Specific Vocabular Strata as an Important Aspect of Teaching English to Students Specializing in Internet Technologies
Abstract
This article analyzes the peculiarities of teaching English to students of faculties specializing in the study of computer science and Internet technologies. The distinctive features of the vocabular strata which are characteristic of the English language in this professional field are revealed. The study of professional vocabulary layers such as terms, idioms, collocations, abbreviations, set-expressions, jargon and slang is an important aspect of mastering English language. Proficiency and free orientation in these areas of the language are necessary for cross-cultural communication with colleagues from the scientific community, writing qualification papers, scientific articles and presentations as well as participation in international conferences. This will allow graduates of faculties related to computational mathematics and cybernetics to easily join their professional community, discuss problems, receive new information and grow in professional and scientific fields. The authors propose the principles of teaching construction and methodology, including the compilation of textbooks and materials for interactive learning platforms to let the students of the relevant faculties master this lexical base. Examples of tasks and exercises aimed at studying the necessary lexical volume as well as the keys to them are given. Tasks are based on lists of lexical units with explanations and fragments of materials from computer journals, conferences, articles, books and Internet resources containing these units to illustrate their use in speech. The authors successfully apply this methodology in the framework of teaching English to students at the intermediate, upper intermediate and advanced levels. This technique will allow training highly qualified specialists and scientific personnel in the targeted field on the basis of the Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics of the Lomonosov Moscow State University and the corresponding faculties of other Higher Educational Institutions.
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