Competencies and objectives

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Course context for academic year 2018-19

The subject, foreign language for tourism purposes, is focused on oral and written receptive and productive langage skills and on the English-Spanish translation of texts from the tourist sector. Moreover, it introduces basic contents related to research in English communication in tourism and to the importance of language in the industries of leisure and tourism.

 

 

Course competencies (verified by ANECA in official undergraduate and Master’s degrees) for academic year 2018-19

General Competences (CG)

  • CG1 : Acquire and innovative, prospective and proactive attitude.
  • CG7 : Master communication and servuction techniques.
  • CG8 : Negotiate: reach agreements.

 

Specific Competences (CE)

  • CE21 : Know how to represent the organisation.

 

 

 

Learning outcomes (Training objectives)

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Specific objectives stated by the academic staff for academic year 2018-19

1. Reinforcement and revision of the English grammar and vocabulary, both related to general English and English for Tourism Purposes.
2. To acquire the contents related to:
a) the specific language of restaurants, accommodation, holidays, dwellings, etc.;
b) business correspondence related to tourism management;
3. To carry out projects focusing on the specialized language of the tourism industry;
4. To acquire the basic tools for the translation of specialized texts.

 

 

General

Code: 41022
Lecturer responsible:
Alesón Carbonell, María Amparo
Credits ECTS: 3,00
Theoretical credits: 0,00
Practical credits: 1,20
Distance-base hours: 1,80

Departments involved

  • Dept: ENGLISH STUDIES
    Area: ENGLISH STUDIES
    Theoretical credits: 0
    Practical credits: 1,2
    This Dept. is responsible for the course.
    This Dept. is responsible for the final mark record.

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