ENGLISH FOR IT · B1

Take your IT
communication further

Develop your English for IT projects and professional communication.
One level, two courses — from technical choices and project updates
to presentations and community events.

Level B1 Intermediate
Full learning path 15 modules · 40–60 hours
Study mode Self-study or instructor-led
Learning platform Edube · by
TWO COURSES. ONE LEVEL.

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Each course is $30 USD and sold separately.
Both courses cost $60 USD in total.

New to the course? Start with Course 1, then continue to Course 2. You can try Module 1 of either course for free.

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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

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Practical IT contexts. Relevant English.
Videos, reading, listening and exercises.

IT projects and technical choices

8 modules · 20–30 hours

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01 Watching it Work FREE TRIAL
  • Grammar/Reading/Vocabulary: Cause and Effect: "because of". Tracking a Project. The Agile and Waterfall Methods. Sprint, Debugging, Functionalities.
  • Skills & IT Context: Project Management and Software Development.
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02 Workflow in Action
  • Vocabulary/Listening/Grammar/Reading: Workload, Divide. Project Timelines. Forming Adjectives – Common Prefixes & Suffixes. Teamwork & Communication.
  • Skills & IT Context: Timelines and Communication in Project Management.
03 Monitoring a Project
  • Grammar/Reading/Vocabulary/Listening: Adjectives: “...ed” & “...ing”. Customer Needs. Pull Together, Put Together, Turn Things Around. Talking to Customers. Transitive Verbs.
  • Skills & IT Context: Project Management and Understanding Customer Needs.
04 Understanding Good Quality
  • Vocabulary/Grammar/Reading: variables, Overwhelming & Thorough. Determiners – Some, Enough & Too. Data Analysis. Relative Clauses – When, Where, Who, Which & What. The Cloud & Flexibility.
  • Skills & IT Context: Good Quality in Data Analysis and Cloud Development.
05 Analysis Problems
  • Listening/Grammar/Reading: Network Performance. Present Perfect – Experiences & Present Reference. Data Analysis: How it Supports Workers. Phrases with Gerund (ing). UX/UI Design and a New App.
  • Skills & IT Context: Data Analysis and UX/UI Design.
06 Your Digital Helpers
  • Grammar/Listening/Reading: Adjectives: Regular & Irregular Forms. UI Design Presentation. Comparatives & Superlatives. Phrases with Infinitives – Infinitives after Common Adjectives. UX/UI Design and Machine Learning.
  • Skills & IT Contexts: Development in UX/UI Design and Machine Learning.
07 Asking the Right Questions
  • Grammar/Reading/Listening: Modal Verbs – Impossibility & Inability in the Past. Machine Learning – Making Predictions. AI Prompting – Learning to ask the Right Questions. UX/UI Design and Cloud Development.
  • Skills & IT Contexts: Solving issues in Game Design and Software Development.
08 Flexible, Safe and Strong
  • Reading/Listening/Grammar: Cloud Development. Cloud Flexibility. Passive Voice with Past, Present & Transitive Verbs. Prepositions + Verbing (Gerund Revision).
  • Skills & IT Contexts: Improvements in Cloud Development.

Presentations and community events

7 modules · 20–30 hours

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01 Welcome to the IT Community FREE TRIAL
  • Grammar: Present Continuous. Determiners.
  • Vocabulary: Relevant, Learning Curve, Keep Up With.
  • Skills & IT Context: Community Management Welcome.
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02 Development Journeys
  • Vocabulary: Overcome, Pros & Cons, Mentorship, Milestone, Overwhelming.
  • Listening: Software Development Presentation. Q&A Seminar.
  • Skills & IT Context: Software Development.
03 Designing for People
  • Vocabulary: Invaluable, Push the Boundaries, Embrace, Incorporate, Prioritize, Engaging, Simplify, Prototype.
  • Listening: Game Design Presentation. Q&A Seminar.
  • Skills & IT Context: Game Design.
04 Understanding the User
  • Listening: Tech Support Presentation. Q&A Seminar.
  • Vocabulary: End-user, Resonate, User-friendly, Simplicity, Empathetic.
  • Grammar: Indefinite Compound Pronouns.
  • Skills & IT Context: Tech Support.
05 Keeping IT Connected and Secure
  • Listening: Network Presentation. Q&A Seminar.
  • Grammar: Present Perfect Revision.
  • Skills & IT Context: Networking.
06 Staying Aware, Staying Ahead
  • Listening: Cybersecurity Presentation. Q&A Seminar.
  • Vocabulary: Informed and Insight.
  • Grammar: Sentence Revision.
  • Skills & IT Contexts: Cybersecurity.
07 Real Results
  • Listening: Alex Ends the Session.
  • Reading: Real Examples of Success from Community Events.
  • Grammar: Perfect Tense Uses.
  • Skills & IT Contexts: Community Management and Community Events.
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