English in Tourism ILaajuus (3 cr)

Objectives

Type of course
Compulsory

Level of course
Professional studies

Objective of course
C704A-7 and C704B-7
The student
understands that foreign language skills are part of intercultural communication and human education
understands that the English language is a key to internationality and international labour markets as well as information search
can manage in various multicultural work environments demanding field-specific written and oral skills in English
can search for information needed in his/her professional field from different sources and understand and interpret the information
deepens and expands his/her English skills in the fields of event management and marketing, management accounting and leadership
can maintain, develop and evaluate his/her knowledge of the language, language learning skills and cultural knowledge
attains the European competence level B2
C704C-7
Students
raise their overall level of English in academic contexts to the competence level
B2-C1 of CEF
improve their study skills needed in writing the thesis
learn language skills needed in writing and presenting the thesis
assess and record the level of their language proficiency and linguistic experiences

Course contents
C704A-7
The core content, terminology, and communication situations needed in the professional field in meaningful contexts
C704B-7
The core content, terminology, and communication situations needed in professional interaction in event management, congress and fair communication, marketing, management accounting and leadership in meaningful contexts
C704C-7
The course provides practice in writing texts in the academic context, taking part and giving presentations in seminars. Strong emphasis is placed on grammatical accuracy, specific vocabulary and style needed in thesis writing. Students work on topics related to the issues of their thesis and topics in their academic field and receive tuition in the use of library information systems and techniques. They draft and draw up a scientific abstract and essay. The contents of the course are integrated with the students' professional studies and thesis writing.

Teaching methods
C704A-7 and C704B-7
Contact teaching based on authentic, communicative, experiential and cooperative methods and independent studying
C704C-7
Content-based, task-based, and experiential language learning methods.

Assessment methods
C704A-7 and C704B-7
Active participation in planning one's own learning and work forms of the course, self-evaluation, oral presentation, written exam and/or a language portfolio composed during the course
C704C-7 Authentic assessment methods, language portfolio

Prerequisites
C704A-7 General upper secondary school syllabus (A-level) or an equivalent level (the competence level B1.2-B2.1, CEF)
C704B-7 Tourism English I
C704C-7 English language courses 3+3 credits

Required/Recommended reading
C704A-7 and C704B-7 Notified at the beginning of the course
C704C-7 Articles on academic writing, style and genre and other materials selected and prepared for the course

Name of lecturer(s)
C704A-7 and C704B-7 Kaarina Järveläinen
C704C-7 -

Year of study
C704A-7 1st year
C704B-7 2nd year
C704C-7 3rd year

Semester/Period

Language of instruction
English and Finnish

Parts of course
C704A-7 English in tourism I, 3 cr
C704B-7 English in tourism II, 3 cr
C704C-7 Academic writing, 3 cr