English for IT Basics
Describing and Comparing
Learn English in the context of IT and prepare for the English for IT certification exam.
Having completed this course, you will be ready to take the English for IT B1 / GSE 36-49 certification exam.
The main goal of this course is to take you from a beginner level of English to an intermediate level within the specific context of IT.
Learn words and phrases used by professional software developers, security and network engineers, product managers and support representatives.
Designed for Everyone
English for IT Basics is a course designed for learners with basic English skills (CEFR A2), particularly those working in or training for entry-level roles in digital and IT-related fields.
English for IT Basics: Describing and Comparing is a course that focuses on teamwork, digital tools, and project management, learners practice describing performance, progress, and processes with accuracy and clarity. The course builds confidence in using key grammar and vocabulary—covering nouns, adjectives, comparisons, adverbs, prepositions, determiners, and cause–effect expressions—to compare tools, explain workflows, and describe testing outcomes.
You can take the course by yourself or as part of a program with an instructor or teacher and complete it in 15 hours.
It has been designed specifically to help you:
- learn to express yourself accurately and confidently with digestible grammar and vocabulary videos
- work with topic-specific terms for giving feedback, sharing updates, and working effectively in IT projects
- develop language skills in a fun and interactive way with exercices that deepen understanding
Aligned to English For IT B1 / GSE 36-49 Certification Exam
The English for IT Basics Course is 100% aligned to the EIT-B1-0x certification exam, available through Edube.org.
The exam covers the following objectives:
- Understand English grammar to an intermediate level
- Be familiar with some of the key vocabulary and phrases used in the world of IT
- Read simple texts and understand the overall theme
- Parse simple texts to find key information
- Determine when desired information is missing from a text or document
- Extract key details from conversations between colleagues
- Understand the main points of a short conversation between two speakers when they are discussing topics related to IT
- Understand when speakers are expressing opinions and determine their points of view
- Discuss digital tasks and their results using varied grammar forms
- Ask for and give instructions, describe processes and product features
- Describe situations using extended sentence structures
- Write sentences or short paragraphs giving description and detail using industry vocabulary
- Apply accurate grammar and vocabulary in written texts
- Incorporate essential elements such as time reference, word formation and structure
Course Contents
The first English for IT Basics course starts at the beginner, and will take you up to the intermediate level.
In this course, you will:
- use determiners, articles, and set phrases accurately in IT communication
- use idioms, phrasal verbs, and key grammar structures in IT-related texts and discussions
- apply comparative and descriptive language effectively in spoken and written contexts
- describe problems, processes, progress, and outcomes in digital project contexts
- use topic-specific vocabulary to discuss teamwork, collaboration, and project management
- use cause-and-effect language to explain decisions and results in projects
- describe tasks, responsibilities, time, place, and collaboration in professional IT settings
- use vocabulary related to automation, coordination, and workflow in IT environments
- describe data quality, quantity, and analysis using appropriate vocabulary and determiners
- demonstrate comprehension of short IT-related texts and workplace dialogues
For teachers, schools, and training organizations
The English for IT Basics course and certification exam prepare students to work in the English language in the field of IT. Your students will learn many of the terms and phrases commonly used in the IT sector, allowing them to tailor their English-language learning to the jobs that they want, or that they already have.
There are ample training resources available for teachers and instructors, as well as the ability for teachers to follow the progress of their students through an online, interactive gradebook.
You can register your school or institution at OpenEDG.org, the parent orgnanization of English for IT, and gain access to the educational platform Edube.org
