Master the English Skills Every Developer, Tester, and IT Professional Needs to Work, Collaborate, and Grow Globally
English for IT & Software Professionals is a structured, practical English course built specifically for developers, QA engineers, DevOps specialists, and IT professionals working in modern software teams. Instead of generic grammar lessons, every module is built around real workplace situations: reading technical documentation, writing clear bug reports, participating confidently in Agile ceremonies, and communicating in Slack, email, and code reviews.
By the end of this course, you will be able to read technical specs and API documentation with confidence, write professional bug reports and status updates, actively participate in stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives, and perform well in English-language technical job interviews — whether you’re applying locally or to international remote teams.
What You Will Learn
- Core IT and software engineering vocabulary across programming, databases, networking, cloud, DevOps, QA, and cybersecurity
- How to read and understand technical documents such as API docs, user stories, specs, and release notes
- How to write clear bug reports, code review comments, technical documentation, and status reports
- How to communicate professionally in email, Slack/Teams messages, and async communication
- How to participate confidently in Agile ceremonies: daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint review, and retrospectives
- How to handle incident response and on-call communication in English
- How to prepare for and succeed in English-language technical job interviews, including CVs and LinkedIn profiles
- How to apply all vocabulary and skills through realistic software project case studies
Who This Course Is For
- Software developers and engineers who want to communicate more confidently in English at work
- QA/Test engineers, DevOps engineers, and IT support professionals
- Computer science students preparing for international or remote job markets
- IT professionals preparing for English-language technical interviews or relocation/remote work
Requirements
- B1 (Intermediate) English level or higher
- Basic familiarity with software development concepts and roles (developer, QA, DevOps, PM, etc.)
- Access to a computer with a microphone and speakers for speaking and listening exercises
Course Details
- Language: English (course platform and support available in Arabic)
- Duration: 10 modules — approx. 95-100 lessons — approx. 50+ hours
Course Features
- Lectures 90
- Quizzes 90
- Duration 50 - 60 Hours
- Skill level Intermediate
- Language English
- Students 9
- Certificate Yes
- Assessments Yes
- 10 Sections
- 90 Lessons
- Lifetime
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- IT & Software English Fundamentals18
- 1.1Lesson 1 – What is IT & Software English
- 1.2L1 – Quiz “What is IT & Software English?”13 Questions
- 1.3Lesson 2 – General English vs Technical-Developer English
- 1.4L2 – Quiz “General English vs Technical/Developer English”13 Questions
- 1.5Lesson 3 – Software Roles Vocabulary
- 1.6L3 – Quiz “Software Roles Vocabulary”13 Questions
- 1.7Lesson 4 – Workplace and Team Communication Basics
- 1.8L4 – Quiz “Workplace & Team Communication Basics”13 Questions
- 1.9Lesson 5 – The Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) in English
- 1.10L5 – Quiz “The Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) in English”13 Questions
- 1.11Lesson 6 – Common Tech Abbreviations and Acronyms
- 1.12L6 – Quiz “Common Tech Abbreviations & Acronyms”13 Questions
- 1.13Lesson 7 – Common Developer Verbs and Expressions
- 1.14L7 – Quiz “Common Developer Verbs & Expressions”13 Questions
- 1.15Lesson 8 – Numbers Versions and Technical Notation
- 1.16L8 – Quiz “Numbers, Versions & Technical Notation”13 Questions
- 1.17Lesson 9 – Module Review and Assignment
- 1.18L9 – Quiz “Module Review + Quiz + Assignment”13 Questions
- Technical Vocabulary Mastery24
- 2.1Lesson 1 – Programming Basics Vocabulary
- 2.2L1 – Quiz “Programming Basics Vocabulary”13 Questions
- 2.3Lesson 2 – Web Development Vocabulary
- 2.4L2 – Quiz “Web Development Vocabulary”13 Questions
- 2.5Lesson 3 – Databases Vocabulary
- 2.6L3 – Quiz “Databases Vocabulary”13 Questions
- 2.7Lesson 4 – Networking Vocabulary
- 2.8L4 – Quiz “Networking Vocabulary”13 Questions
- 2.9Lesson 5 – Cloud Computing Vocabulary
- 2.10L5 – Quiz “Cloud Computing Vocabulary”13 Questions
- 2.11Lesson 6 – DevOps and CI-CD Vocabulary
- 2.12L6 – Quiz “DevOps & CI/CD Vocabulary”13 Questions
- 2.13Lesson 7 – Cybersecurity Vocabulary
- 2.14L7 – Quiz “Cybersecurity Vocabulary”13 Questions
- 2.15Lesson 8 – QA and Testing Vocabulary
- 2.16L8 – Quiz “QA & Testing Vocabulary”13 Questions
- 2.17Lesson 9 – Mobile Development Vocabulary
- 2.18L9 – Quiz “Mobile Development Vocabulary”13 Questions
- 2.19Lesson 10 – UI-UX Vocabulary
- 2.20L10 – Quiz “UI/UX Vocabulary”13 Questions
- 2.21Lesson 11 – Data and AI Basics Vocabulary
- 2.22L11 – Quiz “Data & AI Basics Vocabulary”13 Questions
- 2.23Lesson 12 – Project Management Tools Vocabulary
- 2.24L12 – Quiz “Project Management Tools Vocabulary”13 Questions
- Reading Technical Documents18
- 3.1Lesson 1 – Reading API Documentation
- 3.2L1 – Quiz “Reading API Documentation”13 Questions
- 3.3Lesson 2 – Reading User Stories and Acceptance Criteria
- 3.4L2 – Quiz “Reading User Stories & Acceptance Criteria”13 Questions
- 3.5Lesson 3 – Reading Technical Specs
- 3.6L3 – Quiz “Reading Technical Specs”13 Questions
- 3.7Lesson 4 – Reading Release Notes
- 3.8L4 – Quiz “Reading Release Notes”13 Questions
- 3.9Lesson 5 – Reading Error Logs and Stack Traces
- 3.10L5 – Quiz “Reading Error Logs & Stack Traces”13 Questions
- 3.11Lesson 6 – Reading README Files
- 3.12L6 – Quiz “Reading README Files”13 Questions
- 3.13Lesson 7 – Reading Architecture Diagram Descriptions
- 3.14L7 – Quiz “Reading Architecture Diagram Descriptions”13 Questions
- 3.15Lesson 8 – Reading Security Advisories
- 3.16L8 – Quiz “Reading Security Advisories”13 Questions
- 3.17Lesson 9 – Reading RFPs and RFIs for Software Projects
- 3.18L9 – Quiz “Reading RFPs & RFIs for Software Projects”13 Questions
- Technical Writing22
- 4.1Lesson 1 – Writing Bug Reports
- 4.2L1 – Quiz “Writing Bug Reports”13 Questions
- 4.3Lesson 2 – Writing Code Review Comments
- 4.4L2 – Quiz “Writing Code Review Comments”13 Questions
- 4.5Lesson 3 – Writing Pull Request Descriptions
- 4.6L3 – Quiz “Writing Pull Request Descriptions”13 Questions
- 4.7Lesson 4 – Writing Technical Documentation
- 4.8L4 – Quiz “Writing Technical Documentation”13 Questions
- 4.9Lesson 5 – Writing Release Notes
- 4.10L5 – Quiz “Writing Release Notes”13 Questions
- 4.11Lesson 6 – Writing Postmortems and Incident Reports
- 4.12L6 – Quiz “Writing Postmortems & Incident Reports”13 Questions
- 4.13Lesson 7 – Writing Status Reports
- 4.14L7 – Quiz “Writing Status Reports”13 Questions
- 4.15Lesson 8 – Writing Technical Proposals
- 4.16L8 – Quiz “Writing Technical Proposals”13 Questions
- 4.17Lesson 9 – Writing API Documentation
- 4.18L9 – Quiz “Writing API Documentation”13 Questions
- 4.19Lesson 10 – Writing User Stories
- 4.20L10 – Quiz “Writing User Stories”13 Questions
- 4.21Lesson 11 – Writing Meeting Minutes
- 4.22L11 – Quiz “Writing Meeting Minutes”13 Questions
- Professional Email & Chat Communication16
- 5.1Lesson 1 – Writing Formal Emails
- 5.2L1 – Quiz “Writing Formal Emails”13 Questions
- 5.3Lesson 2 – Writing Client and Stakeholder Updates
- 5.4L2 – Quiz “Writing Client & Stakeholder Updates”13 Questions
- 5.5Lesson 3 – Writing Escalation Messages
- 5.6L3 – Quiz “Writing Escalation Messages”13 Questions
- 5.7Lesson 4 – Writing Slack-Teams Async Updates
- 5.8L4 – Quiz “Writing Slack/Teams Async Updates”13 Questions
- 5.9Lesson 5 – Requesting a Code Review
- 5.10L5 – Quiz “Requesting a Code Review”13 Questions
- 5.11Lesson 6 – Following Up Professionally
- 5.12L6 – Quiz “Following Up Professionally”13 Questions
- 5.13Lesson 7 – Declining and Pushing Back Professionally
- 5.14L7 – Quiz “Declining & Pushing Back Professionally”13 Questions
- 5.15Lesson 8 – Writing Meeting Invitations
- 5.16L8 – Quiz “Writing Meeting Invitations”13 Questions
- Meetings & Agile Ceremonies18
- 6.1Lesson 1 – Speaking in Daily Stand-ups
- 6.2L1 – Quiz “Speaking in Daily Stand-ups”13 Questions
- 6.3Lesson 2 – Speaking in Sprint Planning
- 6.4L2 – Quiz “Speaking in Sprint Planning”13 Questions
- 6.5Lesson 3 – Presenting in Sprint Review-Demo
- 6.6L3 – Quiz “Presenting in Sprint Review / Demo”13 Questions
- 6.7Lesson 4 – Speaking in Retrospectives
- 6.8L4 – Quiz “Speaking in Retrospectives”13 Questions
- 6.9Lesson 5 – Speaking in Backlog Grooming
- 6.10L5 – Quiz “Speaking in Backlog Grooming”13 Questions
- 6.11Lesson 6 – Speaking in 1-1 Meetings with Your Manager
- 6.12L6 – Quiz “Speaking in 1:1 Meetings with Your Manager”13 Questions
- 6.13Lesson 7 – Giving Technical Presentations
- 6.14L7 – Quiz “Giving Technical Presentations”13 Questions
- 6.15Lesson 8 – Handling Disagreement in Meetings
- 6.16L8 – Quiz “Handling Disagreement in Meetings”13 Questions
- 6.17Lesson 9 – Remote Meeting Etiquette
- 6.18L9 – Quiz “Remote Meeting Etiquette”13 Questions
- Software Team & Incident English20
- 7.1Lesson 1 – Pair Programming Communication
- 7.2L1 – Quiz “Pair Programming Communication”13 Questions
- 7.3Lesson 2 – Code Review Discussions
- 7.4L2 – Quiz “Code Review Discussions”13 Questions
- 7.5Lesson 3 – On-Call and Incident Response Communication
- 7.6L3 – Quiz “On-Call & Incident Response Communication”13 Questions
- 7.7Lesson 4 – Reporting an Outage
- 7.8L4 – Quiz “Reporting an Outage”13 Questions
- 7.9Lesson 5 – Escalating a Critical Bug
- 7.10L5 – Quiz “Escalating a Critical Bug”13 Questions
- 7.11Lesson 6 – Cross-Team Coordination
- 7.12L6 – Quiz “Cross-Team Coordination”13 Questions
- 7.13Lesson 7 – Working with Remote and Distributed Teams
- 7.14L7 – Quiz “Working with Remote & Distributed Teams”13 Questions
- 7.15Lesson 8 – Giving and Receiving Feedback
- 7.16L8 – Quiz “Giving & Receiving Feedback”13 Questions
- 7.17Lesson 9 – Mentoring a Junior Developer
- 7.18L9 – Quiz “Mentoring a Junior Developer”13 Questions
- 7.19Lesson 10 – Handling Technical Disagreements
- 7.20L10 – Quiz “Handling Technical Disagreements”13 Questions
- Job Preparation16
- 8.1Lesson 1 – CV Writing for Developers
- 8.2L1 – Quiz “CV Writing for Developers”13 Questions
- 8.3Lesson 2 – LinkedIn for Tech Profiles
- 8.4L2 – Quiz “LinkedIn for Tech Profiles”13 Questions
- 8.5Lesson 3 – Writing a Cover Letter
- 8.6L3 – Quiz “Writing a Cover Letter”13 Questions
- 8.7Lesson 4 – HR and Behavioral Interviews
- 8.8L4 – Quiz “HR & Behavioral Interviews”13 Questions
- 8.9Lesson 5 – Technical Interview Communication
- 8.10L5 – Quiz “Technical Interview Communication”13 Questions
- 8.11Lesson 6 – Explaining a Coding Solution Out Loud
- 8.12L6 – Quiz “Explaining a Coding Solution Out Loud”13 Questions
- 8.13Lesson 7 – System Design Communication
- 8.14L7 – Quiz “System Design Communication”13 Questions
- 8.15Lesson 8 – Salary Negotiation and Remote Work Offers
- 8.16L8 – Quiz “Salary Negotiation & Remote Work Offers”13 Questions
- Real-World Software Case Studies16
- 9.1Lesson 1 – Case Study SaaS Product Launch
- 9.2L1 – Quiz “Case Study: SaaS Product Launch”13 Questions
- 9.3Lesson 2 – Case Study Mobile App Development
- 9.4L2 – Quiz “Case Study: Mobile App Development”13 Questions
- 9.5Lesson 3 – Case Study E-commerce Platform
- 9.6L3 – Quiz “Case Study: E-commerce Platform”13 Questions
- 9.7Lesson 4 – Case Study Fintech Application
- 9.8L4 – Quiz “Case Study: Fintech Application”13 Questions
- 9.9Lesson 5 – Case Study Healthtech Platform
- 9.10L5 – Quiz “Case Study: Healthtech Platform”13 Questions
- 9.11Lesson 6 – Case Study Enterprise System Migration
- 9.12L6 – Quiz “Case Study: Enterprise System Migration”13 Questions
- 9.13Lesson 7 – Case Study Startup MVP Build
- 9.14L7 – Quiz “Case Study: Startup MVP Build”13 Questions
- 9.15Lesson 8 – Case Study Open-Source Contribution
- 9.16L8 – Quiz “Case Study: Open-Source Contribution”13 Questions
- Final Assessment & Certification12
- 10.1Lesson 1 – Comprehensive Course Review
- 10.2L1 – Quiz “Comprehensive Course Review”13 Questions
- 10.3Lesson 2 – Case Studies Synthesis
- 10.4L2 – Quiz “Case Studies Synthesis”13 Questions
- 10.5Lesson 3 – Speaking Assessment Mock Technical Interview
- 10.6L3 – Quiz “Speaking Assessment: Mock Technical Interview”13 Questions
- 10.7Lesson 4 – Writing Assessment Bug Report and Technical Documentation
- 10.8L4 – Quiz “Writing Assessment: Bug Report & Technical Documentation”13 Questions
- 10.9Lesson 5 – Final Capstone Project
- 10.10L5 – Quiz “Final Capstone Project”13 Questions
- 10.11Lesson 6 – Course Wrap-Up and Certificate
- 10.12L6 – Quiz “Course Wrap-Up & Certificate”13 Questions
Requirements
- B1 (Intermediate) English level or higher
- Basic familiarity with software development concepts and roles (developer, QA, DevOps, PM, etc.)
- Access to a computer with a microphone and speakers for speaking and listening exercises
Target audiences
- Software developers and engineers who want to communicate more confidently in English at work
- QA/Test engineers, DevOps engineers, and IT support professionals
- Computer science students preparing for international or remote job markets
- IT professionals preparing for English-language technical interviews or relocation/remote work
