English For Computer Science 1. Pitch your computer skills, achievements, and goals 1. Warm up 1. Imagine that you are in Babezzouar Mall, and once in the elevator you see Riyadh Baghdadi or Elon Musk? Would you be interested in speaking with him? What would you say? Or imagine that in the graduation ceremony, you’re asked to tell the audience about who you are in less than one minute. What would you say? Write what you will say. 2. Building vocabulary 2.1. Distinguish between types of skills 2. Read the “Sydney Fine’s Three types of kills,”1 and then answer the questions below. 1 Adapted from Richard N. Bolles, What color is your Parachute. New York & California: Ten Minute Press, 2018. © 2023 by Boussoualim Malika at Ecole nationale Supérieure d’Informatique (ESI), Algiers, Algeria. This course content is offered under a CC Attribution 4.0 License, except where noted. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Page 1 Choose the most appropriate. 1. They skills we can be born with. a. Transferable skills b. Self-management skills c. Knowledge skills d. Both a and b 2. They are acquired. a. Transferable skills b. Self-management skills c. Knowledge skills 3. They are used in a variety of fields and with different careers. a. Transferable skills b. Self-management skills c. Knowledge skills 4. They represent our expertise in a subject. a. Transferable skills b. Self-management skills c. Knowledge skills d. All of them 5. They represent the way we discipline ourselves. a. Transferable skills b. Self-management skills c. Knowledge skills d. All of them 6. They give a style to what we do and love doing. a. Transferable skills b. Self-management skills c. Knowledge skills d. Both a and b 7. They can be developed as they can vanish. a. Transferable skills b. Self-management skills c. Knowledge skills d. All of them 8. They constitute the data needed to achieve tasks a. Transferable skills Page 2 b. Self-management skills c. Knowledge skills d. Both a and b 2.2. Discussing personality traits vocabulary 3. The words in the box below describe positive personality traits. 4. Work in teams to discuss their meaning. Look up for words you don’t know. 5. Add other traits in the box. Helpful self-confident persevering practical professional Confident dependable adaptable Ambitious diligent enthusiastic Experienced competent quickly realistic motivated Generous assertive calm diplomatic cautious charismatic dynamic extremely economical cooperative creative cautious resourceful rational athletic curious punctual responsible work self- 6. Which of these traits fit with who you are? 7. Think about acts you did/do to show how the trait describes your personality traits. Example I am creative, and I developed some video games using ren’py and godot. I am helpful, and I love sharing content on Youtube to assist students and gaming enthusiasts with programming and game development. 2.3. Self-Assessment: Multiple Intelligences2 8. Read the items in each category below and place ‘1’ next to the statements that describe you. If the statement does not describe you, leave the space next to it blank. Count the ‘1’s and come up with the score for each section. Category 1 (Naturalistic) ___ I like caring for and interacting with animals ___ I have a special sensitivity and appreciation of nature 2 The worksheet is adapted from the online course: TESOL Methodology Module 4 Downloadable Packet for the Online Professional English Network (OPEN), by University of Maryland, Baltimore County is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License, except where noted. Page 3 ___ I enjoy gardening and growing things ___I am bothered by pollution and try to minimize it any way I can ___I come alive when I am outside interacting with nature ___I classify things to make sense of new data ___I notice minor details and variations in meaning ___I like to learn about nature and I enjoy studying botany and zoology ___I recycle every chance I have ___My hobbies include hiking, walking and/or climbing Total score _____ Category 2 (Bodily-kinesthetic) ____ I learn by doing and getting involved ____I am athletic and active daily ____I enjoy working with hands and tools ____Knowing how things work is important to me ____I like sports and outdoor games ____I have always had good coordination and motor skills ____I learn by touching better than by just looking ____It is difficult for me to sit for long periods of time ____I have a lot of energy ____I appreciate non-verbal communication (e.g., sign language) Total score _____ Category 3 (Intrapersonal) ____I am independent and self-sufficient ____I spend a lot of time reflecting and thinking ____I work well on my own and I need little external motivation ____I know who I am and I continuously learn about myself ____My best learning happens when I am emotionally engaged with what I am learning Page 4 ____I am a perfectionist ____I have a great intuition and it guides me in my actions ____Social justice and fairness are important to me ____I journal a lot ____ I believe in helping others and standing up for a good cause Category 4 (Interpersonal) ____I enjoy interacting with others and love being part of a group ____I love meeting new people ____I have many friends ____I am a great team player ____I enjoy team sports ____I study best in groups and with others ____I do not like working alone ____I like teaching and counseling others ____I believe in actively participating in politics ____I think everyone should be involved in social issues and causes Category 5 (Verbal/Linguistic) ____I enjoy writing and I write a lot ____I keep a personal journal ____I am good at learning languages ____I appreciate complex words, quotes, and sayings ____Reading various materials is important to me ____I like crossword puzzles and other word games ____I always take notes as they help me remember and understand ____I like rhymes and puns (play on words) ____I am comfortable speaking in public ____I am good at explaining ideas and communicating concepts Page 5 Category 6 (Logical/Mathematical) ____I am really good at math ____I am always curious to know how things work ____I am an abstract thinker ____Rational explanations are very important to me ____I can solve math problems in my head ____I like working with computers and databases ____I am well organized and I appreciate organized people ____I appreciate specific directions ____I often categorize thoughts and concepts when I learn ____Science experiments are important part of learning and understanding the world Category 7 (Musical) ____I always notice different sounds around me ____I am passionate about music and enjoy different kinds of music ____I easily memorize tunes and songs ____I am good at playing a musical instrument ____I can tell if an instrument or a not is out of tune ____I often memorize new material by putting it in a rhyme ____I prefer musicals to dramas and plays ____I have a good rhythm ____When I listen to TV or radio it is hard for me to concentrate on anything else ____I easily identify patterns in everything I hear and see Category 8 (Visual/Spatial) ____I am good at visualizing pictures in my head ____I enjoy drawing and painting ____I was good at geometry in school ____I always notice colors and shapes Page 6 ____I appreciate books with pictures and images ____Solving visual puzzles is easy for me ____I am a good photographer ____I have vivid memories of people, places, and things ____I am good with maps and giving and following directions ____I enjoy rearranging furniture and re-designing space at home and at work Total score _____ 9. Record your scores in the table below: Category Type of Intelligence Category 1 Naturalist intelligence Category 2 Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence Category 3 Intrapersonal intelligence Category 4 Interpersonal intelligence Category 5 Verbal/Linguistic intelligence Category 6 Logical-mathematical intelligence Category 7 Musical intelligence Category 8 Visual/Spatial intelligence Your Score Note: These intelligences comprise Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Theory (1993). 10. What are the three categories in which you scored the highest? This self-assessment is guided by the concepts and ideas drawn from the following sources: 1. https://mypersonality.info/multiple-intelligences 2. Multiple Intelligences (M.I.) Inventory © 1999 Walter McKenzie http://surfaquarium.com/MI/index.htm 2.4. Self-assessment: skills, achievements, and goals 11. Use the self-assessment grid below or create a personalized self-assessment grid to list your most representative skills, achievements and goals. (You can reshape the grid—find sample reshaped grids created by students in the appendix). Page 7 personality trait skills: transferable skills 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. 5. 5. achievements 1. goal (purpose in life)= knowledge skills: 2. 1. 3. 2. 4. 3. 5. 4. 5. short term goals: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 2.5. Practice speaking about skills, achievements, and goals 2.1.1. Find someone who….Bingo game 12. Prepare a Bingo card, which should contain 25 items describing personal traits, interests, skills, achievements and goals--relevant to the profile of a computer engineer, or use the sample card in the appendix. 13. Move freely around the class to ask each other yes or no questions as: Are you good at graphic design? Do you know how to program? Did you graduate from high school with honorable distinction? Did you receive an award? Did you participate in a Math competition? Are you a member of a scientific club? Have you participated in a volunteering activity? Are you seeking a scholarship? 14. Write the names of the participant who answers yes in your bingo card. 15. The first student who completes a row vertically, horizontally, or diagonally should yell “Bingo”, and then should tell about the classmates who meet the criteria of his/her card. This student will be the winner of the game. 2.1.2. Role play 16. Make use of the self-assessment grid to select what to include in an elevator speech where you introduce yourself as a Computer Science student while networking seeking to expand your professional opportunities—scholarship/internship,…). 17. Work in pairs. Practice introducing yourself to a peer. (You can make use of the scenario of the warming up question in the role play). Page 8 3. Speech analysis 18. Watch video using the link below. https://canvas.instructure.com/files/200615398/download?download_frd=1&verifier=NUIyCRaV Tpb0ljMVivb2DKi9cOp9zFy2pFlkXuY4 1. What specific information does the speaker include in the speech? 2. What language structures are used? (What tense(s) are used and why? What type of vocabulary is used? 3. Does the speaker show confidence? Why? 4. Assess the speaker’s use physical behaviors and voice variations—loudness, intonation, stress, and pausing? 4. Writing the speech 19. Write your ONE minute speech in three parts. Part A: Name and status 1. What is your name? 2. What do you do? Part 2 Skills, interests and achievements 3. What’s your biggest achievement? (Refer to something relevant to the purpose of the speech—introducing yourself as a Computer Science student; refer to an achievement using the past tense; e.g. I developed a desktop application). 4. What are your interests and skills (Refer to at least 3 skills—personality trait, knowledge, and transferable skills relevant to his purpose of the speech using the present simple and the present perfect simple). Part 3 Goal 5. What opportunity (scholarship, internship, ….) you’re looking for? (Use an action verb in the present progressive; e.g. I’m seeking…) Example My name is SALHI Fatma, and I’m a first-year computer science student at l’Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Informatique, in Algiers (Algeria). I graduated from high school with honors and ranked 11th in the country. I am very passionate about programming and computer science in general. I can confidently say that I have mastered some fundamental programming languages such as Python and Java. Moreover, I'm a frequent user of HTML and CSS while working on web development projects. I have an eye for design and 3D animation; in fact, as a design member at CSE( Club Page 9 Scientifique de l'ESI), I have created several logos and templates for the events organized. I’m a fast learner, a good problem solver, and an excellent communicator, but most importantly I’m a learning enthusiast. I'm seeking an internship at your school; it would be the perfect opportunity for me to gain invaluable experience that can’t be acquired in a normal classroom! 5. Delivering the speech and active listening 20. Volunteer to deliver your speech in the classroom and to receive feedback. 21. Use the “Self-introductory speech peer review” added in the Appendix to give feedback to the volunteering participant(s). 22. Record your ONE minute elevator speech in a speech video. 6. Participating in an online discussion to introduce yourself in an elevator speech (Required and graded) 2.6. Posting the speech in a discussion forum 23. Post your written elevator speech in the discussion forum. Example Hello everyone, I am KELLOU Ines, a first year student at Ecole nationale Supérieure d’Informatique, a Computer Science school in Algiers, Algeria. I am a serious, motivated, and creative person. My skill-set includes mastery of Python and Statistical Theory. I am also quite good at programming using Pascal and C. I graduated from secondary school with an honorable distinction in the mathematics stream. During my second year, I implemented my knowledge of data analysis in a team project relating to the relationship between consumers and corporations. My main passion lies in the field of Artificial Intelligence, especially deep learning. I truly love mathematics, so AI feels like the perfect field for me. I am hoping to secure an opportunity in the field to immerse myself in a real world professional setting because this would encourage me to hone my skills and achieve great things early on in my career. Best regards, Ines 24. Post your 1 minute speech video as an attachment with your post. 25. Respond to at least one post. Example Dear Ines, Page 10 I enjoyed reading your post and watching your speech video. I have enclosed some comments in the attached peer-review. I hope you will find them useful. Best wishes, Mohamed 26. Use the “Elevator speech peer review” to give feedback to at least one speech video. To give feedback, use the “Yes/No” and “ideas for improvement” colons in the peer review file. (For purposes of organization, if a speech video is already reviewed, choose another video to review. However, you can respond to any post if you wish). 27. Post your peer-review as an attachment in the discussion. (This discussion can only be completed online) 7. Appendix A sample bingo card Energetic Received an ………….. award Good at Math …………. Like hiking A member of a …………….. scientific club ………… Creative …………. Developed an application …………………. Practice a sport ………………. ………… Participated in a A member of a Math competition charitable …………. organization ……………….. Cooperative… Know how to Delivered a Participated in a Adapt to change ………… program speech in front sport easily of a large competition…… audience ……….... ..………… ………………… …………. Methodical… Work well alone ……….. and I need little external motivation …….. Love reading ……………… Love meeting Speak English new people fluently ………………… ………………… ………. Page 11 Fast learner …………. Graduated from Good at graphic Participated in seeking an high school with design volunteering intership activities instrument …………… ……………. honorable ……………….. distinction ………………… Elevator speech peer review Elevator speech peer review Name of peer reviewer: Name of peer reviewed student: Feedback criteria Yes/No Ideas for improvement Mark Content 1. Has the speaker included his name and current status (as current school year) 2. Has he/she referred to something from a past experience using the past tense? (achievement) (Eg. I developed a desktop application) 3. Has he/she referred to at least 3 skills— personality trait, knowledge, and transferable skills relevant to his purpose? 4. Has he/she included his current goal using an action verb in the present progressive? (eg. I’m seeking…) 5. Has he/she shown enthusiasm for the specific job/internship? (e.g. “What I love the most about ...”) Language competence 6. Has he/she demonstrated an accurate use of language—grammar, syntax, vocabulary? Delivery competence: 7. Has he/she used physical behaviors—posture, movements, gestures, eye contact—effectively? 8. Has he/she used voice variations—(loudness, speed, stress, pausing and intonation)— expressively? Page 12 Respect of time 9. Has he/she used time appropriately? Self-assessment grid by students Page 13 Page 14
