Oxford English for Computing
Cornelsen & Oxford University Press | 2001 | ISBN: 346410432X | 212 pages, PDF | Audio CD | 181MB

Helps students to combine their knowledge of English with their technical knowledge. Develops all four skills through varied activities, with special emphasis on vocabulary acquisition and grammatical accuracy. Up-to-date technical content. Authentic reading and listening passages covering a wide range of topics, e.g. the use of virtual reality in industry, personal computing, viruses and security, information systems, and multimedia. Letter-writing section offering a complete guide to writing simple, work-related letters.

Comprehensive glossary of technical terms which forms a useful mini-dictionary of computing terminology. Separate Answer Book with a key to all exercises, the tapescripts, and useful unit-by-unit teaching notes. Designed for easy use by the non-specialist teacher.

Keith Boeckner teaches ESL at the College de Limoilou in Quebec City, Canada, where he has taught ESP courses in Computer Science and Office Automation Technology. He is involved in developing multimedia activities for ESL, especially using resources on the Internet. He also trains teachers to integrate IT into ESL teaching and learning.

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