Degree | Type | Year |
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2500894 Tourism | OB | 3 |
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There are no specific requirements. However,
The main objective of the course is to enable students to consolidate and widen their range of knowledge, including English pertinent to the tourism sector and of a more general nature so that they can accredit a B2 level in this last year of obligatory English studies, if they are studying the tourism degree, and a C1 if they are studying Tourism in English.
The student will acquire a range of linguistic knowledge and develop sufficient oral and written communication skills, so that by the end of the course they will be able to:
Specific objectives
1. DEGREE IN TOURISM: The students who are studying the Degree in Tourism will have to accredit a B2 level by the end of the course.
2. TOURISM DEGREE IN ENGLISH: The students who are studying the Tourism Degree in English will have to accredit a C1 level by the end of the course.
1. CONTENTS FOR THE DEGREE IN TOURISM
In the process of learning a language, all skills and abilities are continually evolving and interrelating in an organic way. However, for the purposes of this programme, linguistic content is divided into linguistic functions, grammar content and lexical content.
Linguistic functions
Grammatical contents
The student must be able to identify and use the following grammatical points in a way appropriate to communicative contexts.
The lexical content of the course is frames in the following contexts:
Writing
Students will use the language points mentioned above to develop writing skills in the following contexts:
2. CONTENTS FOR THE TOURISM DEGREE IN ENGLISH
General thematic areas
General language functions
Specific linguistic contents
Grammar
Lexis
Lexical sets
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Classes | 56.5 | 2.26 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Non class-based | 56 | 2.24 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Tutorials | 7 | 0.28 | 1, 3 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Activities | 10 | 0.4 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Theory | 10 | 0.4 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 |
Language of instruction
Tourism in Spanish/Catalan: English
Tourism in English: English
The teaching methodology prioritises the students’ learning process over theoretical presentations by the teacher. Input is provided from both graded and authentic materials and the students are encouraged to engage with the material through guided practice in all four skills, with freer interactive and communicative activities to advance oral communication skills.
The teacher will use one or more of the following methodologies depending on which he or she considers to be most suitable for the material and the students in each session.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Attitude and participation | 10% | 0 | 0 | 1, 3, 4, 8 |
Final Project | 14% | 5 | 0.2 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Final exam | 40% | 2.5 | 0.1 | 2, 5, 6, 7 |
Mid-term test | 12% | 1 | 0.04 | 2, 6, 7 |
Writing and Speaking activities | 24% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
For continuous assessment, a minimum attendance of 80% in classes is required.
Writing Activities: Between 3 and 5 compositions are done. The teacher may request revisions of these compositions (the correction of the original composition by the student) if desired.
Final Project: A project will be done that can assess the four language skills. The project will be carried out in class and also as independent work by the students.
Oral Activities: Throughout the course, at least one oral activity is performed, and at most two. This activity can be individual or in a group, in person or recorded. The oral activities, depending on the level and the number of students per class, can be monologues, dialogues, presentations, etc.
Partial Tests: Mid-course and using the days provided by the centre for exams, two partial tests are conducted: a written expression test (one or two tasks) and an oral expression test. These tests should be in a format similar to the final exam tests.
Attitude and Participation: The effort, attitude, and participation of the students are evaluated.
This test, in addition to being part of continuous assessment, is a level test that grants the right to obtain a Level Certificate issued by the UAB Language Service and recognized by the Government of Catalonia. Students who are doing the Tourism degree must accredit a B2 level. However, students who are doing the Tourism degree in English must accredit a C1 level.
This test assesses the four skills (reading comprehension, listening comprehension, written expression, and oral expression) and follows the specifications established by the UAB Language Service. It should be noted that, as it is a language proficiency exam to determine the student's competency level, it does not necessarily have a direct relation to the content worked on during the course. Through the test, the student must demonstrate that they have reached the required level to pass the course.
If the test is passed at the required level, the result represents 40% of the continuous assessment grade.
The final continuous assessment exam is taken on the same day and time as the final exam, along with students who have not done continuous assessment.
If a student has not attended continuous assessment, they have the right to take the final exam that assesses the four skills (reading comprehension, listening comprehension, written expression, and oral expression) and follows the general exam specifications established by the Language Service. To access the single assessment, a request must be made to academic management at the beginning of the semester (September). The application periods are established according to the UAB administrative calendar. It will not be possible to request Single Assessment outside these periods or informally to the teacher.
The single assessment test consists of a language proficiency exam, through which the student must demonstrate that they have reached the required level for the course. Students who are doing the Tourism degree must accredit a B2 level. However, students who are doing the Tourism degree in English must accredit a C1 level.
The final grade on SIGMA will be the final grade of the language proficiency exam, meaning 100% of the course grade comes from this level exam. This exam grants the right to obtain a Level Certificate issued by the UAB Language Service and recognized by the Government of Catalonia.
Students who have not passed continuous assessment or the single assessment will have the right to re-evaluation as long as they score above 3.5 on the final grade. The test will consist of a level exam in which the four skills (reading comprehension, listening comprehension, written expression, and oral expression) are assessed following the specifications established by the Language Service.
Passing the final exam in the re-evaluation session grants the right to obtain a Level Certificate issued by the UAB Language Service and recognized by the Government of Catalonia.
The final grade in SIGMA will be the final grade of the language proficiency exam, weighted out of 10.
Finally, the grade for the subject will be NOT EVALUABLE when the student attends less than half of the assessment activities and/or does not attend the final exam.
Course book
English for Tourism
English for International Tourism Upper Intermediate (Pearson) Peter Strutt.
Highly Recommended (Oxford) Trish Scott and Alison Pohl.
https://bemycareercoach.com/soft-skills/list-soft-skills.html (communication skills)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsxU43Xg9Io (The Hotel Inspector)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRo2rdJBMHY (careers in tourism)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q46nRbDO9dM (job interviews)
https://www.thersa.org/discover/publications-and-articles/matthew-taylor-blog/2017/05/what-makes-good-work (good work)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uVv_2d-9FA (gender issues)
Dictionary
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com (amb pronunciació)
Grammar books
Practical English Usage Online (highly recommended)
My Grammar Lab Intermediate and Advanced
https://www.pearsonelt.com/tools/digital/my-grammar-lab.html
Grammar and vocabulary exercises
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/
Listening
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
Writing
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/sitemap/
Exam preparation
http://wuster.uab.es/ctestpractice/
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Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
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(TE) Theory | 1 | English | annual | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 2 | English | annual | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 3 | English | annual | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 4 | English | annual | morning-mixed |