Base Knowledge
It is recommended that the students have had positive marks in the disciplines of Inglês I, Inglês II and Inglês III.
Teaching Methodologies
In order to develop the autonomy of the students in their final language discipline, documents are produced to be tools in their future professional world, such as: English-Portuguese glossaries, verb tenses with key, and phonetic practical exercises from online sources, so as to improve the listening and speaking skills.
The students will develop research work in pairs (according to the oral protocols sent by the professor) followed by oral presentations and debates. The pair research work will be carried out under the professor’s supervision. To clear doubts, the students may solicit the tutorial guidance of the professor either face-to-face or/and online.
Learning Results
1.Develop linguistic skills in English, namely through oral communication, using specific vocabulary of tourism in a pragmatic-functional context.
2.Use English fluently revealing the inner ability to understand its rules and its way of functioning.
3. Interact efficiently in debates and discussions on tourism using knowledge acquired in other disciplines.
4. Read and interpret long texts in the specific area.
5. Elaborate clear and varied text in the different topics and contents of the programme.
6. Master strategies of overcoming difficulties, valuing risk as natural form of learning.
7. Develop strategies of organization of their process of learning aiming at autonomy and the accountability of the structuring of their linguistic competence.
Program
1. The world of Tourism: personal experiences; Historical Perspective; Typology of leisure activities; Types of accommodation; Transports; Tourism terminology.
2.Promoting a destination: Characterization of an attraction/ tourist resource; Marketing e.g. flyer elaboration.
3. The tourist guide: Planning of activities; Describing itineraries and guided tours on the ESAC campus; Interpretation vs information in tourism; Terminology of the tourist guide.
4. Tourism in rural and natural areas; Sustainable Tourism; Ecotourism; Agritourism.
Curricular Unit Teachers
Grading Methods
- - Written work - 25.0%
- - 2 works with oral expression - 50.0%
- - Written test - 25.0%
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
Donnelan, C. (ed.) (2002).The Tourism Issue. Issues. vol. 33. Independence Educational Publishers.
Harding, K. (1999).Going International. English for Tourism. Oxford University Press.
Jacob, M. et al. (1997). English for International Tourism. Longmann.
Jones, L. (1998). Welcome. English for the Travel and Tourism Industry. Cambridge University Press.
Mol, H. (2008). English for Tourism and Hospitality in Higher Education Studies. Garnet Publishing.
Page, S. et al. (2001). Tourism: A Modern Synthesis. Thomson Learning.
Strutt, P. et al. (2014). English for International Tourism. Upper Intermediate. Pearson Education.