COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Tourism and Hotel Management in German II
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
GER 112
Spring
2
2
3
4
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
German
Course Type
Required
Course Level
Short Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The objective of this course is to make students, who study Tourism and Hotel Management in the scope of Common European Framework of Reference, achieve A1.2 level.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • identify needs of tourists.
  • use numbers to connect someone on the phone.
  • state the date, days of the week and seasons.
  • give information about travel blogs.
  • confirm mail reservations in a written form.
  • conduct short conversations with foreign guests.
Course Description Providing students of Tourism and Hotel Management with Occupational German knowledge.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction. General information and semester rules. Review
2 Putting someone through (connecting someone) on the phone, taking written, mail reservations Unit 3 Studying telephone conversations
3 Units of date, time and seasons Unit 3 Studying days of the week and seasons
4 Understanding and being able to explain the hotel website Perfect Unit 3 Searching about various hotel web pages and bringing examples to the class
5 Giving information about the hotel, service and price on the phone Quiz I Unit 3 Identifying the hotel prices
6 Understanding travel blogs, informing about the activities Unit 3 Searching about travel blogs and gathering information about the subject
7 Making recommendations and suggestions. Booking a table für - accusative case Unit 4 Making suggestions to hotel guests, and gather examples on the subject
8 Dealing with complaints and requests-adjectives, Midterm Exam Unit 4 Searching about adjectives
9 Giving information about hotel services, dürfen, müssen- Modal verbs, würden Konjuktiv II Unit 4 Searching about verb conjugation for dürfen and müssen
10 Subjunctive mood-würden/Making suggestions Unit 4 Page 62 Reading the text
11 Chatting with guests, Homework deadline 8.05.2020, Quiz II Unit 4 Listing examples of guest conversations
12 Talking about past Unit 4 Page 76 Listening to the CD
13 Actuation of hotel dialogues
14 Oral Exam
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam
Course Notes/Textbooks Menschen im Beruf Tourismus, (Anja Schümann, Cordula Schurig, Brigitte Schaefer, Frauke van der Werff), Hueber Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-19-101424-7, Lektion 3 und 4
Suggested Readings/Materials

Arbeitsblätter, PONS, Wörterbuch Türkisch Deutsch / Deutsch – Türkisch

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
20
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
-
-
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
2
30
Presentation / Jury
Project
-
-
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
1
20
Midterm
-
-
Final Exam
1
30
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
4
70
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
30
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
Study Hours Out of Class
15
1
15
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
-
-
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
2
7
Presentation / Jury
Project
-
-
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
1
7
Midterms
-
-
Final Exams
1
11
    Total
111

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To have knowledge about the theories, concepts, methods and tools that constitute the basis of tourism and hotel management

2

To be able to use the knowledge gained in the field of tourism in the field of application.

3

To be able to act in accordance with social, scientific, cultural, legal and ethical values related to its field.

4

To be able to develop sales marketing strategies of enterprises in tourism sector.

5

To be able to interpret the relationship between the economy of the country and tourism economy.

6

To be able to develop himself/herself socially and academically by following the developments in and out of the field.

7

To be able to follow information about tourism and hotel management and communicate with colleagues by using two foreign language.

8

To have knowledge and skills about kitchen services and techniques, to be able to apply catering and service procedures.

9

To use information and communication technologies together with computer programs at the level required by the field of tourism and hotel management.

10

To be able to provide continuous development by evaluating the acquired knowledge and skills with total quality management approach.

11

To be able to apply the strategies by comprehending front office, housekeeping, food and beverage and human resources, accounting departments located in the hotel business.

12

To be able to plan and organize meetings, congresses, conferences and fairs.

13

To be able to understand the working area of travel agencies and tour operators and perform ticketing, product development and package tour design.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest