ENGLISH LANGUAGE I

Integrated educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2018/2019

Optional/Mandatory:

Optional

Degree:

Bachelor's Degree Programme in CULTURAL TOURISM STUDIES

Moduls:

ENGLISH LANGUAGE I - MOD. I

6 credits
ENGLISH LANGUAGE I - MOD. II

6 credits

Credits:

Programme Year:

Hours of classroom activity:

105

Prerequisites:

Students' oral and written skills should be at the A2 level of the CEFR

AF code:

40X01575

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

The exam is divided into two tests that will have to be passed in the following order:
1. a written language test (language module) that includes gap-filling, open-answer, multiple-choice, and matching exercises based on the topics, grammar and vocabulary in the textbook;
2. an oral exam regarding the concepts dealt with in the linguistics module. Students will illustrate their analysis of a tourism brochure in English of their own choice.

Teaching period

Single Annual Cycle

Objectives

Linguistics: This 12-credit course is divided into two parts:
1. a linguistics module (30 hours of face-to-face lectures) – 6 credits,
2. a language module (75 hours of face-to-face language lessons) – 6 credits.
In the linguistics module, students will learn the basic concepts of communication in tourism with a focus on tourism promotion and will develop the knowledge required to analyze a tourism promotional text in English.
In the language module, lessons aim at developing students’ basic communicative skills in English for tourism at the pre-intermediate level with a focus on the written skills, grammar, and specialized vocabulary.
Language lessons: This 12-credit course is divided into two parts:
1. a linguistics module (30 hours of face-to-face lectures) – 6 credits,
2. a language module (75 hours of face-to-face language lessons) – 6 credits.
In the linguistics module, students will learn the basic concepts of communication in tourism with a focus on tourism promotion and will develop the knowledge required to analyze a tourism promotional text in English.
In the language module, lessons aim at developing students’ basic communicative skills in English for tourism at the pre-intermediate level with a focus on the written skills, grammar, and specialized vocabulary.

Contents

Linguistics: The linguistics module will deal with the properties and characteristics of tourism communication in English, and the verbal, visual and verbal-visual strategies and techniques of tourism promotion. Some tourism promotional texts will be analyzed in detail in class with a particular focus on the brochure genre.
Language lessons: The language module aims at developing students' basic communicative skills in tourism at the pre-intermediate level (A2/B1 of CEFR) with a focus on the written skills, grammar, and specialized vocabulary as specified in the textbook for this module (see the bibliographic references).

Recommended Bibliography

Linguistics:
Dann, Graham (1996) "The Language of Tourism: A Sociolinguistic Perspective". Wallingford: CAB International. Chapters 2 (pp. 4-33), 3 (pp. 34-67), and 7 (pp. 171-210).
Francesconi, Sabrina (2007) “English for Tourism Promotion”. Milano: Hoepli. Chapter 1 (pp. 19-38).

Language lessons:
Dubicka, I. and O'Keeffe, M. "English for International Tourism". New Edition. Pre-Intermediate Coursebook and Workbook. Pearson.

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Linguistics: Face-to-face lectures (30 hours in the second term)
Language lessons: Face-to-face lessons (75 hours during the whole academic year).

Contacts/More Information

Even though the subject is divided into modules (linguistics and language), one final mark will be assigned. Linguistics and Language can be registered singly only in the case of the necessity to complete a quote of credits following transfer from another course, an Erasmus exchange or parts of the exam that have been previously registered and have not expired.

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