Strengthen your English foundation and reach upper-intermediate level — build the technical vocabulary, grammar, and confidence to participate in meetings, write clear emails, and communicate effectively in real-world IT roles.
Every day, IT professionals around the world use English to share code, troubleshoot issues, and launch new projects. English for IT 1 is designed for learners with lower-intermediate (B1) English skills who want to grow their technical vocabulary and confidence across a wider range of professional IT situations. The course covers essential IT vocabulary, grammar, and idioms through real workplace communication scenarios spanning product management, network engineering, software engineering, customer support, and security engineering. Interactive exercises and authentic scenarios prepare learners for everyday success in tech. Course components include 14 grammar videos, 5 listening videos, 6 reading videos, 3 interview videos, and 58 grammar and vocabulary exercises. Developed in collaboration with OpenEDG, this course prepares learners for the English for IT B1+ / GSE 43–58 certification exam and is part of the Professional Skills Learning Collection.
Curriculum Chapters
- 1. Product Management: Identify Problems
- 2. Network Engineer: Interpret & Implement Instructions
- 3. Software Engineer: Analyze Factual Information
- 4. Customer Support: Examine Key Information
- 5. Security Engineer: Incorporate Goals and Objectives
- 6. Security Engineer: Participate in Discussion
Skills You Will Learn
Use imperative instructions to explain technical processes and implement directives. Apply the future perfect tense to describe completed actions and project milestones. Use relative pronouns to add detail and clarity in technical writing and speech. Apply modal verbs to express possibility, obligation, and recommendations in IT contexts. Use the passive voice to describe processes, systems, and technical procedures. Apply past simple and adverbs accurately in professional IT communication. Use inversion and idiomatic phrases in formal and professional contexts. Build essential IT vocabulary across user experience, network engineering, software engineering, information security, and customer support. Identify and respond to fraudulent calls using appropriate professional English. Explain compilers and interpreters concepts, job roles and responsibilities, and supplier evaluation criteria in English. Participate confidently in technical meetings and discussions. Write clear emails and interpret technical documentation in English.
What’s Included
14 grammar videos
5 listening videos
6 reading videos
3 interview videos
58 grammar and vocabulary exercises
Appendix: Extra grammar reference & exercises
Course Details
Course Type: Free self-paced
Time: 50 Hours
Modules: 6
Level: Intermediate (B1 → B1+)
Prerequisites
Lower-intermediate (B1) English skills recommended. Completing all four courses in the English for IT – Basics Learning Collection is the recommended preparation.
Certification & Career
Career and Certification alignment: This course prepares learners for the English for IT B1+ / GSE 43–58 certification exam. The recommended next course is English for IT 2, which further prepares learners for the English for IT B2 / GSE 59–75 certification exam. Strong English skills are a foundational requirement for employment in international IT roles.
Achievements & Badges
Upon completion, earn a Cisco Networking Academy digital badge. Learners who pass the optional certification exam also earn the English for IT B1+ / GSE 43–58 certification. Share your verified achievements on LinkedIn, your CV, or professional profile.
What Cisco verifies: Cisco verifies the earner of this badge successfully completed the English for IT 1 course. The holder of this credential has upper-intermediate (B1+) English proficiency for IT contexts, including the ability to explain technical concepts, solve problems, and share updates across product management, network engineering, software engineering, customer support, and security engineering scenarios using accurate grammar, essential IT vocabulary, and professional idiomatic language.
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