ADVANCE ENGLISH FOR TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY

Course Description

This course is intended for students who will continue to develop their range and competence in the language skills of their academic discipline and profession. The course is designed to equip students with general and specific terminology and expressions which will help them communicate efficiently in their field. The course also aims to give realistic and communicative practice of language skills, listening, reading, speaking and writing, needed in tourism. It will also expose the students to industry situations, including dialogues, presentations, and interviews. The course will provide the opportunity for the students to experience writing practice which will focus on the type of texts that they will need to produce in the industry.

ADVANCE ENGLISH FOR TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

Course outcomes

1. 01 1- be able to improve their language and academic skills, paraphrasing, summarising, outlining by dealing with different reading texts and listening activities.
2. 02 2- be able to learn large amount of vocabulary, understand the context of vocabulary and terminology related to their field of study.
3. 03 3-be able to identify the main ideas of the reading texts from the supporting details.
4. 04 4-be able to outline a text related to their field of study.
5. 05 5-be able to prepare and present the topics related to Tourism and Hospitality Industry regarding presentation techniques and communication skills.

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Walker, R. and Harding, K. ‘Tourism 3’, Oxford University Press, 2009.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Students will be able to improve their language and academic skills, paraphrasing, summarising, outlining by dealing with different reading texts and listening activities. SOLO 3
2. L02 Students will be able to identify the main ideas of the reading texts from the supporting details. SOLO 2
3. L03 Students will be able to outline a text related to their field of study. SOLO 3
4. L04 Students will be able to perform the topics related to Tourism and Hospitality Industry regarding presentation techniques and communication skills. SOLO 4
5. L05 Students will be able to interpret charts, graphs and tables. SOLO 3
6. L06 Students will be able to write a CV and a letter of application. SOLO 2
7. L07 Students will be able to process large amount of vocabulary and identify the context of vocabulary and terminology related to their field of study. SOLO 3

Program Outcomes

1. P01 1. Students will be able to adopt theoretical and practical knowledge in a challenging work environment.
2. P02 2. Students will be able to guide teamwork in intercultural and various international working environments.
3. P03 3. Students will be able to obtain the communicative, conceptual and analytical skills necessary for conflict environments.
4. P04 4. Students will be able to recognize the importance of basic competence to create a competitive advantage and achieve a success on a global scale.
5. P05 5. Students will be able to integrate ethical and social responsible practices that are environmentally friendly and applicable both in business and personal life.
6. P06 6. Students will be able to raise awareness about continuous improvement to increase business performance in professional life.
7. P07 7. Students will be able to adopt and apply critical and strategic thinking together with research capabilities for organizational decisions.
8. P08 8. Students will be able to use and manage the information technologies required for the contemporary business world.
9. P09 9. Students will be able to have a knowledge of, at least, one foreign language at basic level in addition to English.
10. P10 10. Students will be able to acquire effective teamwork skills.

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