Class Technical English for Tourism III

This curricular unit aims to: 

Develop vocabulary and fluency in English, in two specific situations of professional life - meetings and
project management. 

Provide students with communicational tools to enable them to express themselves efficiently, courteously and professionally in English, in situations involving exchange of opinions and discussion of ideas and proposals, with convergent and divergent points of view. 

Consolidate students' ability to speak and write fluently and critically about relevant topics pertaining to the Tourismo and related industries, using the correct terminology. 

Encourage students to become independent users of English.

1. The business of fun - theme parks, festivals, hotel entertainment. Managing projects (giving feedback, discussing setbacks).
2. Sustainability in tourism and hospitality. Eco-resorts
3. Wellness tourism.
4. Meetings - types, formalisms, the key role of the chair and the agenda. Writing the minutes. Relevant language for pertinent participation.

Interactive lecture - short lecture times associated with audiovisual resources and demonstrations (real or simulations and recordings), individual and small group activities, debates. Such exposure will stimulate students to think, debate ideas, collaborate with each other and develop deep learning.

• Chapman, H. (2016). The Meeting Book. Meetings that achieve and deliver. London: LID Publ. Ltd.
• Kursat, O. & Fajardo, G. (2021). Rituals for Virtual Meetings. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
• Martinez-Cabeza, M.A. & Espínola Rosillo, M.C. (2022). English for Tourism Studies. Granada: Universidad de Granada. 
• Moore, C. (2023). Ready for Planet English. With laboratory for the hospitality industry. Loreto: Eli Publishing 
• Strutt, P. (2013). English for International Tourism ? Upper-Intermediate. New Edition. Harlow: Pearson Education