| Code: | LTU1320 | Acronym: | LIIII |
| Teaching Area: | Modern Languages |
Teaching - Hours
|
Inglês
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY OF CURRICULAR UNIT
This curricular unit aims at the progressive acquisition of grammatical, lexical, semantic and pragmatic knowledge by increasing both active and passive comprehension and written and oral expression, so that the student, by the end of the semester, will be on the way to achieve level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for languages.
OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
The general objectives of this curricular unit are to develop the studen'ts skills in intermediate comprehension and communication, as well as develop the students' capacity to research, obtain and manage information so that a continuous, autonomous pattern of learning is established which will be of future use both in the learning of English and in a socio-cultural context.
SKILLS TO BE DEVELOPED
Aural comprehension
Understand real English spoken by native speakers of the various English speaking countries and extract specific information from any given aural text.
Reading comprehension
Extract specific information from real English texts related to the world and the student's experiences.
Oral expression
Be able to give presentations in English, interact with the class teacher and colleagues in English with a degree of flexibility in terms of verb tenses and structures.
Written expression
Be able to write reports and other texts related to the world of the student.
Themes
1. On tour
1.1 Job opportunities
1.2 Explaining arrangements
1.3 Standards of performance
2. Hotel entertainment
2.1 Customers of all ages
2.2 Activities for different age groups
2.3 Preparing a daily programme
3. Specialized tourism
3.1 Cross-cultural misunderstandings
3.2 Report on specialized tourism
4. Business travel
4.1 Cultural awareness
4.2 Culture Guide
4.3 A conference enquiry
Grammar
Verb tenses:
Present simple
Present continuous
Present perfect
Future
Conditional
Active/Passive voice
Prepositions
Vocabulary
Standards of performance
The perfect worker
Describing disability
Business travel terms
Conference equipment and facilities
The syllabus is related to the objectives of the curricular unit as it allows the acquisition and development of the oral and written skills, grammar practice and vocabulary enhancement, in accordance with the recommendations produced by the Council of Europe (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: learning, teaching, assessment) for the elaboration of language syllabuses and curriculum guidelines.
The syllabus also aims to develop the students' capacity to research, obtain and manage information by providing them with the operational tools that will make them be able to reach this specific goal.
| Strutt, Peter;English International Tourism, Pearson, 2015. ISBN: 978-1-4479-2383-1 |
| Robin Walker & Keith Harding;Tourism 2 - Encounters, Oxford University Press, 2007. ISBN: 978-0-19-455103-8 |
| http://www.cambridge.org/ |
| http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/ |
| http://www.world-tourism.prg/ |
| www.britishcouncil.org/ |
Developing themes and organising activities with the priority on dynamic oral and written communication. The process involves exposing the theme for any given week, with the student then being given the opportunity for controlled and free practice.
Work outside of the classroom will include research on the following week's topic as well as extended practice of prior themes.
Avaliação distribuída com exame final
| Description | Type | Time (hours) | Conclusion Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance (estimated) | Lessons | 30 | |
| Projectos | 10 | ||
| Participação Presencial | 8 | ||
| Teste/Exame | 3 | ||
| Study | 55 | ||
| Total: | 106 |
Written tests (2) - (35% + 35%)
Group work presentation: 30%
The groups should prepare and present a Project related to the topic: "Tourism in different cultural contexts". They should use the Power Point or a similar platform to present their projects.
The projects will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
- Submission of the project plan through the e-learning plataform
- Level of English: project presentation and defense
According to the Regulations:
1. The students' attendance will be registered and, if their absenteeism rate is over 30% of the total number of lessons for each course unit, they will automatically be transferred to the final assessment modality in the normal season.
2. Written tests and other continuous assessment projects referred to in sub-paragraphs b) to e) of paragraph 2 of Art. 39 must be classified above 7,5.
3. In case students miss or obtain less than 7.5 in the written tests or the other continuous assessment projects, they are automatically transferred to Final Assessment.
4. In case students miss or obtain less than 7.5 in the second written test, they may only be subject to the Appeal season for tests.
Individual test: 100%
The practical projects referred to in sub-paragraph b) of paragraph 2 of Art. 39 can also be considered, with half of the percentage defined for the continuous assessment, as long as the teacher is informed about this decision by the student through a specific document handed by the teacher in the moment the written test takes place.
The teaching methodologies proposed are directly related to the learning outcomes of the curricular unit since the several activities are conducive to the acquisition and development of the language skills, namely the oral and written comprehension and communication.
The group projects will also allow the students to develop their capacity to research, obtain and manage information.