Sustainable tourism science

Anna Ferrari

The course provides students with the tools to acquire a Knowledge of the language at B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in the four language skills: comprehension of written and oral texts and written and oral production; it develops the ability to autonomously consult the bibliography of the sectoral area; it provides the skills required to develop critical and analytical skills with regard to materials in English related to tourism professions. The student will have to know and consult a qualified bibliography in English on the various areas of tourism relevant to their training, developing the corresponding ability to apply it both cognitively and professionally and to produce in the language of the texts in the discursive modalities of the sector and in marketing and promotion activities. Learning will result in the development of skills for the preparation of judgments based on the information of the foreign language learned and the application in the sectoral contexts. The student will be able to connect the different topics studied and autonomously acquire further knowledge for the purposes of research and further professional training.

By the end of the course, students will have gained B2 language skills.

By the end of the course, students will have to be able to:

- have a fluent conversation on general topics;
- autonomously comprehend written texts;
- employ more complex morpho-syntactic structures in their writing.

Students must possess B1 level English language skills.

Throughout the course we will tackle different texts and materials with the aim of developing and improving the students' language skills and lexicon concerning tourism and travel.

Brook-Hart, Thomas, Thomas, Complete First. Cambridge

Study materials will be made available throughout the course.

Classes will be held in English, and will be composed of both lectures and group exercises.

In presenza

The following skills will be evaluated during the exam:

- reading comprehension;
- the ability to correctly produce a written text;
- the accuracy in the use of English grammar and lexicon both in conversation and in writing;
- the fluency in conversation.

Grammar exercises; open questions

• Latham-Koenig, Oxenden - English File Upper Intermediate 4th Edition - Oxford UP
  • Books: Latham-Koenig, Oxenden - English File Upper Intermediate 4th Edition - Oxford UP