Base Knowledge
Non applicable
Teaching Methodologies
Teaching methodologies range from ‘role playing’ of prospective professional work situations to extended reading of texts of the professional domain.
Learning Results
1. To develop language skills in the English language, especially in oral communication, using tourism vocabulary in a functional and pragmatic context.
2. To be fluent in English showing the mastering of its structures and rules.
3. To interact efficiently in debates on tourism transferring concepts and knowledge learned in other curricular units.
4. To read and comprehend texts of their specific field of knowlwdge.
5. To produce clear written texts on the different topics.
6. To master strategies to overcome personal difficulties, facing risk-taking as a normal learning strategy.
7. To develop strategies to learn in an autonomous and responsible manner in order to enhance linguistic competence.
Program
1. The tourism world: Personal experiences; The history of tourism; Leisure and recreation activities; Accommodation typologies; Transport; Tourism glossaries
2.Promoting a destination/ recreational enterprise: Characterization of the destination/ recreation enterprise; Marketing, e.g. flyer elaboration
3.The tourist guide: Activity planning; Itinerary elaboration and guided tours on the ESAC campus; Interpretation vs information in tourism
4.Rural and Nature Tourism: Sustainable tourism; Ecotourism; Agritourism
Curricular Unit Teachers
Noémia Martins BárbaraGrading Methods
- - Written work - 25.0%
- - 2 works with oral expression - 50.0%
- - Written test - 25.0%
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
DOFS, K (2012)-Autonomous Language Learning. Christchurch:CPIT Printery.
DONNELAN, C (ed.) (2002)–The Tourism Issue. Issues vol. 33. Cambridge: Independence Educational Publishers.
HARDING, K (1999)–Going International. English for Tourism. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
ICEP (1999)–Portugal: Seven Good Reasons to Visit. Video cassette. Investimento, Comércio e Turismo de Portugal.
JACOB, M et al. (1997)–English for International Tourism. Harlow: Longman.
JONES, L (1998)–Welcome. English for the Travel and Tourism Industry. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
MOL, H (2008)-English for tourism and Hospitality in Higher Education Studies. Reading: Garnet Publishing.
PAGE, S et al. (2001)–Tourism: A Modern Synthesis. London: Thomson Learning.