Unit 3: Introduction to Software

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In this unit students will learn vocabulary related to the software development cycle from a developer's perspective.

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Basic activities (computer-graded)

Vocabulary Builder Activity

Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:

Reading Activity: Introduction to Software

Students will be able to correctly answer true/false questions after reading and listening to topical short articles and dialogs featuring topical vocabulary.

For as long as there has been computer hardware, there has also been computer software. But what is software? Software is just instructions written by a programmer which tells the computer what to do. Programmers are also known as 'software developers', or just plain 'developers'. Nothing much is simple about software. Software programs can have millions of lines of code. If one line doesn't work,… Continue

Multiple Choice Activity

Students will be able to select the best match between unit terms and their definitions.

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Listening Comprehension Activity

Students will be able to listen to short audio clips in English and then spell them correctly.

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Spelling and Recognition

Students will be able to identify and spell a vocabulary term correctly given only the definition.

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Advanced activities (optionally teacher-graded)

Speaking Practice Activity

Students will be able to speak and record 5 example sentences from the unit vocabulary and then submit them for grading by the classroom teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the students will be shown good examples of other students' work.

The new employee asked his boss to buy him a license for his favorite IDE because there was none installed on his new company laptop.

The video website had content restrictions in place for users under the age of 18.

Back in the late 90s, programmers or salespeople would often be responsible for a website's usability; but nowadays we usually assign that task to a properly trained UX designer.

An average developer will create one bug for every 10 lines of code written.

The computer reported a "division by zero" error and automatically aborted the program.

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Writing Practice Activity

Students will write a short essay to be graded by the teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the student is shown previous examples of other writings by students.

Have you ever written or modified any software? If so, what were the challenges you faced? If not, why not?

Name three pieces of software you use frequently. Why do you use them? What would you change about them?

Pretend you are the world's best programmer and can write computer code as fast as you can think. What kind of software would you write?

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