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Presentation
Presentation
This CU aims to: Provide students with communicational tools to enable them to express themselves efficiently, courteously and professionally in English, on topics and situations involving the world of work and organisations, in general. Develop vocabulary and fluency in English, in particular contexts of professional life involving in-person interactions. Empower students to exchange points of view and opinions in English on topics of their area of training. Consolidate CEFR level B1 and develop mediation and intercultural-communication skills relevant to tourism service encounters.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 3
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT225-22953
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
Organizational structures, departments, positions, responsibilities, tasks. Skills for the 21st century. Jobs in the tourism and hospitality industries. What is Tourism, what is a tourist: relevant terminology. Main sectors in the tourism and hospitality industries. Reasons for travelling. Mass tourism and niche tourism: attractions and impacts. Transport and travel: relevant vocabulary. Planning journeys, pros and cons of the different means of transport. Functional English: giving opinions, recommendations, directions, describing accommodation.
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Objectives
Objectives
Communicate fluently, clearly and adequately in English in work and organisational situations, particularly in Tourism; Speak and write about a company's structure, departments, responsibilities and tasks; Discuss the benefits and challenges of Tourism using relevant terminology, focusing on transport; Apply this knowledge to discussing cases and situations in the world of Tourism; Mediate simple information for a client (CEFR 2020) and use generative AI responsibly and transparently; Develop transversal skills: teamwork, autonomy, critical thinking, time management and communication.
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Teaching methodologies
Teaching methodologies
The unit takes a communicative approach (CLT) built around task-based language teaching (TBLT), starting from a brief needs analysis. Each module follows a task cycle: pre-task, authentic target task and language focus, with tasks such as simulating a tourist service encounter, preparing a transport guide and presenting a tourism role. It integrates communication-centered practices, mediation tasks (of text, concepts and communication) and online interaction (CEFR 2020), relevant to tourism service encounters and intercultural communicative competence.
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References
References
Mol, H., & Alden, E. (2024). English for Tourism and Hospitality in Higher Education Studies (2nd ed.). Reading: Garnet Education. Morris, C. (2018). Flash on English for Tourism (2nd ed.). Eli Publishing. Strutt, P. (2013). English for International Tourism - Intermediate (New ed.). Harlow: Pearson Education.
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Assessment
Assessment
Descrição
Data limite
Ponderação
Teste escrito
Written test
23-11-2026
40%
Role-play (atividade oral em grupo)
Role-play (group oral activity)
19/26-10-2026
20%
Apresentação oral em grupo
Group oral presentation
07/14-12-2026
30%
Participação
Participation
Semestre
10%
A avaliação é contínua, pressupõe a presença e participação nas aulas (mín. 80%). A reprovação em avaliação contínua permite a ida a exame de recurso. A componente de participação integra autoavaliação por descritores can-do e um pequeno e-portefólio de progresso; os trabalhos que recorram a IA incluem uma breve declaração de uso.
Assessment is continuous and requires attendance and participation (min. 80%); failing continuous assessment grants access to the resit exam. The participation component includes can-do self-assessment and a short progress e-portfolio; work that uses AI carries a brief use declaration.
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Mobility
Mobility
Yes
