Foreign Language IV – English

Non Applicable 

Throughout the course, practical tasks will be assigned – reading and interpreting texts, looking up / checking vocabulary and practical grammarand vocabulary exercises and oral comprehension and production exercises. There will also be moments of theoretical exposition of the subjects covered. Active participation in class is encouraged, with students having to prepare an oral presentation which accounts for 30%. Students can choose between continuous assessment (70% written test and 30% oral presentation) and final assessment (100% written exam).

– Consolidating the oral and written skills in English required to correctly and effectively communicating in a professional context; – Mastering advanced syntactic structures through the reading and comprehension of oral and written texts; – Increasing and mastering the use of monolingual and bilingual dictionaries when studying the contents and researching for information; – Expanding the specific lexicon of tourism with a view to communicating in a more specialised and fluent way; – Becoming familiar with UNESCO’s world heritage and being able to describe briefly some sites and monuments; – Researching tourist destinations and trends in the industry by using specialised magazines and websites; – Achieving level B2-C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Create an extensive lexical inventory and revise some grammar structures which students have previously learned. The vocabulary study and expansion will focus particularly on issues providing general knowledge, directly and indirectly connected to tourism, such as national and international heritage and culture, geography, social and environmental issues, travelling, and world news and politics.

Reading material will be taken from newspapers, magazines, websites and books will be provided to the students. Reading: Pronunciation, skimming, intensive reading, meaning in context.

– Speaking: Describing sites, interacting verbally, discussing given topics.

– Writing: Summarising, translating.

-Vocabulary expansion: employment, accommodation, transportation, political geography.

-Grammar: phrasal verbs; inversion; verb tenses; modal verbs; prepositions; if-clauses.

• - Exam - 100.0%

• - Frequency - 70.0%
• - Individual and/or Group Work - 30.0%

NAO

BBC Travel (online)

Condé Nast Traveler (online)

Clare, A., Wilson, J. J. (2023). Speak out (3rd edition) – B2 Student’s book and eBook. Pearson.

Dubicka, I., O’Keeffe, M., & Rosenberg, M. (2023). Step up (Skills for employability) – C1 Coursebook and ebook. Pearson.

Hewing, M. (2013). Advanced Grammar in Use. Cambridge University Press.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English for Advanced Learners (2014). Longman. 6th Edition.

Macmillan’s Phrasal Verbs Plus (2004). Macmillan.

National Geographic Traveller (online)

Oxford Learners’ Thesaurus – a dictionary of synonyms (2008). Oxford University Press.

Rundell, M. (2002). MacMillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners. MacMillan.

Reading and listening comprehension resources will be provided.

Strutt, P. (2013). English for International Tourism, Upper-Intermediate Coursebook. Pearson.

Strutt, P. (2010). Market Leader – Business Grammar and Usage. Pearson Longman (New Edition).

Swan, M. (2012). Practical English Usage. Oxford University Press. 4th Edition.

Vince, M. (2014). Language Practice for Advanced English Grammar and Vocabulary. MacMillan. 4th Edition.

World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) (online)

World Travel Organisation (WTO) (online)

Wyatt, R. (2007). Check Your English Vocabulary for Leisure, Travel and Tourism. A & C Black.

UNESCO World Heritage List