English as a foreign language

ECTS: 5

DURATION
2 terms: 40h classes + 20h individual student work

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• develop language awareness and competence through an integrated syllabus that focuses on skills (communication, listening and reading comprehension, writing, presentation skills) the key grammar and vocabulary essential to the tourism professional;
• build confidence in working in English with effective communicative strategies for workplace situations: exchanging information, finding solutions, reacting in stressful situations, telephoning, negotiating, planning, giving advice, dealing with enquiries, writing formal letters and e-mails, completing forms, etc.;
• bring the working world into the classroom with authentic material from companies working within tourism industry;
• learn cultural sensitivity – providing background information about Poland and the students' country of origin.

COURSE CONTENT

I term:

Semantic and lexical items:

1. Careers in tourism

• jobs and duties
• writing CV/Resume, covering letter, attending an interview

2. Destinations

• describing a destination
• Visiting the students' country of origin – preparing and giving a presentation

3. Hotel facilities

• describing and comparing hotel facilities
• hotel inspection , deciding how to refurbish a hotel
• writing a hotel description for a travel guide
• dealing with bookings and guests

4. Tour operators

• selling package holidays
• dealing with complaints
• writing a letter of apology

Grammar coverage:

• question forms
• Present Simple and Present Continuous
• making comparisons
• Present Perfect
• Past Simple

II term:

Semantic and lexical items:

1. Travel agencies

• telephone language
• replying to an enquiry
• preparing an educational report
• a weekend break in Poland – preparing a project

2. Seeing the sights

• places of interest in the students' country of origin
• recommending sights
• describing an exhibition
• preparing a tour guide for a sight in the students' city or area

3. Traditions

• traditions in the students' country of origin and Poland
• eating out
• public holidays
• describing and recommending a festival

Grammar coverage:

• expressing future
• Passive Voice
• countable and uncountable nouns
• defining relative clauses