Class Technical English for Tourism IV

This CU aims to: Strengthen students' ability to reflect critically on the topics covered, as well as their vocabulary range and fluency in English.  Develop students' ability to present points of view, orally in written, in English, using suitable language for emphasis, clarity and politeness.  Consolidate student's ability to gather and process information in English on topics pertaining to their area of education.   Provide students with the tools that will enable them to participate in meetings effectively, understanding the goals and key elements of a meeting, the role of the chair, relevant language for submitting proposals, agreeing and disagreeing cordially and empathetically, asking for clarification, interrupting politely. Consolidate CEFR level B2 and develop the mediation of communication in plurilingual/pluricultural meetings.

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1.    Tourism today and trends in tourism (adventure and extreme tourism; space tourism). 2.    Event management. 3.    Branding in tourism: branding regions, attractions, hotels and museums. 4.    Tourism and social media. 5.    Professional meetings: preparation, key elements, the role of the chair, how to start and end the meeting. Suitable language for the different types of interaction (proposing, giving opinion, agreeing and disagreeing, interrupting, asking for clarification).

Interactive lecture: short input segments combined with audiovisual resources and demonstrations (real or simulated), individual and small-group activities, debates and case studies. This input is, subordinate to a communicative, task-based core. Methodological core (CLT + TBLT): the unit is built around the communicative approach (CLT) and task-based language teaching (TBLT), starting from a brief initial needs analysis. Each module follows a task cycle: pre-task (language and content activation), authentic target task and language focus, with tasks such as: simulating a professional meeting (chairing, proposing, agreeing/disagreeing, asking for clarification) with minutes, designing the branding of a region/museum and producing a podcast/interview. Mediation and interaction (CEFR 2020): mediation tasks: mediating a text, concepts, communication, and online interaction are integrated, being especially relevant to tourism service encounters and intercultural mediation.

Ozenç, K., & Fajardo, G. (2021). Rituals for virtual meetings. Wiley. Strutt, P. (2013). English for international tourism: Upper-intermediate. Coursebook (New ed.). Pearson Education