Module 1 Pitch your computer skills, achievements and goals

English For Computer Science
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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,”
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and then answer the questions below.
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Adapted from Richard N. Bolles, What color is your Parachute. New York & California: Ten Minute Press, 2018.

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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

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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 adaptable assertive calm cautious charismatic curious
dependable
Ambitious diligent diplomatic dynamic extremely economical
enthusiastic
Experienced competent cooperative creative cautious punctual work
quickly realistic resourceful rational responsible self-
motivated Generous athletic
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 Intelligences
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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
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___ 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

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____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