TEACHING STUDENTS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALTIES ENGLISH WRITING

Olena Lazebna,Viktoriia Kotvytska,Nataliia Dychka

doi:10.20535/2410-8286.72947

Abstract

The paper deals with the problem of professional competence formation in ESP writing, which is especially important with the introduction of the new government standards for higher education. In this paper, the vital factors of acquiring knowledge, skills and abilities in English writing for students of IT specialties are studied. The importance of teaching students writing technical documentation − Software Requirements Specification − in English is emphasised taking into account the requirements of their educational qualification characteristics and programs. The difficulties which IT specialists have while writing professional texts in English are described. They are related to a technique of writing – spelling, punctuation skills; the language form – genre of the text, lexis and grammar; the content – compositional skills; the organisation of teaching – cooperation and correction of mistakes. The effectiveness of teaching ESP writing can be achieved through the combination of the classroom and the self-study work.

Highlights

The integation of Ukraine into the European educational space and the expansion of international relations encourage society to prepare highly skilled IT specialists who speak English on the professional level
Teaching students of Information Technology specialties English writing skills; with the language form – genre of the text, vocabulary and grammar; with the content – compositional skills; with the organisation of teaching – cooperation and correction of mistakes. This indicates the insufficient level of professional competence in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) writing and necessitates of the development of teaching methods which facilitate more efficient learning
Conclusion analysis of current requirements for teaching ESP writing IT specialties, a survey of IT companies’ experts, a survey of teachers and students about the difficulties they face while studying English writing showed the prevalence of problems associated with the techniques of writing, linguistic form, the content and form of training

Summary

TEACHING STUDENTS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALTIES ENGLISH WRITING

The paper deals with the problem of professional competence formation in ESP writing, which is especially important with the introduction of the new government standards for higher education. The vital factors of acquiring knowledge, skills and abilities in English writing for students of IT specialties are studied. The importance of teaching students writing technical documentation − Software Requirements Specification − in English is emphasised taking into account the requirements of their educational qualification characteristics and programs. The difficulties which IT specialists have while writing professional texts in English are described. They are related to a technique of writing – spelling, punctuation skills; the language form – genre of the text, lexis and grammar; the content – compositional skills; the organisation of teaching – cooperation and correction of mistakes.

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