| Course Name | English for Tourism I |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| ING 250 | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Required | |||||
| Course Level | Short Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The course aims to develop the communication skills in English necessary for Tourism sector to carry out their occupational requirements. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course is consisted of teaching English within a content by using the topics related to tourism and hotel management such as phone conversations, types of restaurant, lodging, airports, cruise ships, train and bus travel and renting a car. |
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| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE | |
| 2 | World Tourism | English for International Tourism 2nd Edition / 9781447923879 / p:8-11 |
| 3 | The United States | English for International Tourism 2nd Edition / 9781447923879 / p:12-15 |
| 4 | Jobs in Tourism | English for International Tourism 2nd Edition / 9781447923879 / p:16-17 |
| 5 | A Day in the Life | English for International Tourism 2nd Edition / 9781447923879 / p:18-19 |
| 6 | Visitor Centers | English for International Tourism 2nd Edition / 9781447923879 / p:24-25 |
| 7 | Bhutan | English for International Tourism 2nd Edition / 9781447923879 / p:26-29. |
| 8 | Case Study: Improve a Service | English for International Tourism 2nd Edition / 9781447923879 / p:30-31 |
| 9 | MOCK MIDTERM & MIDTERM | |
| 10 | Package Tours | English for International Tourism 2nd Edition / 9781447923879 / p:32-33 |
| 11 | Cancun | English for International Tourism 2nd Edition / 9781447923879 / p:34-35 |
| 12 | City tours | English for International Tourism 2nd Edition / 9781447923879 / p:36-37 |
| 13 | Hotels | English for International Tourism 2nd Edition / 9781447923879 / p:40-41 |
| 14 | Room with a View | English for International Tourism 2nd Edition / 9781447923879 / p:42-43 |
| 15 | Review and Consolidation | English for International Tourism 2nd Edition / 9781447923879 / p:48-51 |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | English for International Tourism / Iwonna Dubicka and Margaret O'Keeffe / 9781447923879 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 5 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 10 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 10 | |
| Total | 88 |
| # | 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. | |||||
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