Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
---|---|---|---|
2500894 Tourism | OT | 4 | 0 |
There are no entry requirements.
1. OBJECTIVES FOR THE DEGREE IN TOURISM
The main objective is to develop the communication skills in English of those students who have already reached around B2 level.
Linguistic skills
Paralinguistic skills
Personal skills
2. OBJECTIVES FOR THE TOURISM DEGREE IN ENGLISH
The main objective is to develop the communication skills in English of those students who have already reached around a C1 level.
Linguistic skills
Paralinguistic skills
Personal skills
1.CONTENTS FOR THE TOURISM DEGREE
Linguistic functions
Skills and strategies
Personal skills development
2. CONTENTS FOR THE TOURISM DEGREE IN ENGLISH
Linguistic functions
Skills and strategies
Personal skills development
1. TOURISM DEGREE
Theoretical input from lectures and readings are combined with student centred activities, in which guided reflection on their experiences and perceptions, both in and out of the classroom, become the principal source of learning. Language skills improvement is achieved through practical engagement with the communicative challenges proposed.
2. TOURISM DEGREE in ENGLISH
Theoretical input from lectures and readings are combined with student centred activities, in which guided reflection on their experiences and perceptions, both in and out of the classroom, become the principal source of learning. Language skills improvement is achieved through practical engagement with the communicative challenges proposed.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
---|---|---|---|
Type: Directed | |||
Activities | 10 | 0.4 | 5, 1, 7, 2, 4, 3, 8, 6 |
Classes | 56.5 | 2.26 | 5, 1, 7, 2, 4, 3, 8, 6 |
Non classroom-based | 56 | 2.24 | 5, 1, 7, 2, 4, 3, 6 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Tutorials | 7 | 0.28 | 1, 3 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Theory | 10 | 0.4 | 5, 7, 2, 6 |
1. TOURISM DEGREE AND TOURISM DEGREE IN ENGLISH
Throughout the course students will be required to carry out various teamwork projects and also keep a journal in which they record their perceptions of their own progress and reflect on ways they might improve in the skills sets required.
They will be assessed on their capacity to identify areas for self-improvement.
There will also be a final written and oral test.
Level of commitment to a personal learning process and active participation in class is also evaluated.
The evaluation activities are as follows:
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Attitude and participation | 10% | 0 | 0 | 1, 4, 3, 8 |
Final exam | 40% | 2.5 | 0.1 | 5, 7, 2, 6 |
Mid-term test | 12% | 1 | 0.04 | 7, 2, 6 |
Project | 14% | 5 | 0.2 | 5, 1, 7, 2, 4, 3, 8, 6 |
Writing and Speaking activities | 24% | 2 | 0.08 | 5, 1, 7, 2, 4, 3, 8, 6 |
Tourism and Tourism in English
Leading the unleadable (Brilliance Audio) Alan Willet
10 skills for effective business communication (Tycho Press) Jessica Higgins
Intercultural Business Communication (Oxford University Press) Robert Gibson
English for Tourism
English for International Tourism (Pearson) Peter Strutt
Highly Recommended (Oxford) Trish Scott and Alison Pohl
Dictionary
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com (with pronunciation)
Grammar explanations
Practical English Usage Online (Highly recommended)
My Grammar Lab Intermediate and Advanced
https://www.pearsonelt.com/tools/digital/my-grammar-lab.html
Grammar exercises
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/
Vocabulary
https://elt.oup.com/student/oefc/tourism2/?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
https://elt.oup.com/student/oefc/tourism3/?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
http://www.gdrc.org/uem/eco-tour/t-glossary.html
http://www.englishformyjob.com/ell_hotelindustry.html
http://www.englishformyjob.com/ell_traveltourism.html
Oral and written comprehension
https://es.englishcentral.com/videos
https://es.lyricstraining.com/
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/
British English:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/
https://www.youtube.com/user/bbclearningenglish
https://www.facebook.com/bbclearningenglish.multimedia/
https://www.voicetube.com/channel/bbc/5
http://bbcworldservice.radio.net/
American English:
http://learningenglish.voanews.com/
Australian English:
http://www.australiaplus.com/international/learn-english-video-courses
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/learn-english
Written expression
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/sitemap/
Exam preparation
http://wuster.uab.es/ctestpractice/
Tourism topics
https://www.ted.com/talks/aziz_abu_sarah_for_more_tolerance_we_need_more_tourism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLRanIhp2jg
http://www.crctourism.com.au/Page/Home.aspx
http://www.gdrc.org/uem/eco-tour/eco-tour.html
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
https://victoriastraveladventures.com/tag/niche-tourism/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_5eKX1vvOg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdsVzspgTl4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CbcZbVvJ6s
http://culturalheritagetourism.org/
http://www.englishformyjob.com/ell_hotelindustry.html
http://www.englishformyjob.com/ell_traveltourism.html
http://www.englishformyjob.com/ell_politeness.html
http://www.englishformyjob.com/english-for-flight-attendants2.html