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English for International Tourism
In the hotel and tourism industries English language skills are both a daily requirement and essential for career advancement. In order to function professionally in English, students need not only an understanding of the language system but also an awareness of how to implement it effectively and appropriately. To this end, English for International Tourism is a skills-based course supported by a comprehensive language syllabus.
Skills
We have provided lots of tips and guidance to help students develop the essential skills to work in tourism. The hotel and tourism industries are very customer-focused so effective listening and speaking skills are of the utmost importance. Therefore we have provided a wide rangę of communicative practice, from simple customer service encounters such as hiring a car to preparing and giving mini-presentations. Pronunciation activities not only help students with sounds that are difficult for pre-intermediate learners but also develop professional skills such as showing enthusiasm and politeness.
We have carefully chosen a wide variety of industry-specific contexts and speakers for listening practice: tour guides, travel agents, receptionists, housekeepers and cruise Staff, in addition to a variety of native and foreign speakers of English.
Reading and writing activities concentrate on essential tasks such as confirming changes to reservations, describing conference facilities and writing letters of apology. The writing bank at the back of the book gives models and guidelines for writing letters, faxes, emails and CVs.
Language focus
We realise that the basis for speaking a foreign language with confidence is an understanding of its structural system. Therefore we have integrated a comprehensive language syllabus specific to the communicative needs of your students. Grammar is always presented in context and extensively practised. Functional language is also presented in context and then highlighted in professional practice boxes that provide useful frameworks for key customer service encounters such as telephone bookings, giving advice and dealing with problems.
Pre-intermediate
As the book is designed for vocational students, we felt it especially important to develop industry-related vocabulary, ranging from hotel duties and facilities to cruise ships and ecotourism. We have also recycled and extended this vocabulary in the consolidation units and workbook.
Authentic materials
We have created realistic tasks based on a variety of authentic texts to give students first-hand experience of webpages, job advertisements, hotel bills, customer service questionnaires, menus and entertainment programmes.
We have also integrated extracts from Dorling Kindersley's Eyewitness Travel Guides because they are visually attrac-tive, relevant and motivating for learners. These sections typify the key information travel guides offer such as maps, sightseeing tips, getting around, accommodation and cul-tural advice so that your students are given an insight into different countries and cultures.
Internet
As the hotel and tourism industries are at the forefront of the e-commerce and e-business revolution we felt the internet should be an integral part of any tourism course. The web tasks we suggest will encourage your students to engage with tourism-related websites and can be done either in class or as self-study. You can also use these web tasks as a basis for project work.
Revision and consolidation
The three coursebook consolidation units help learners review language and specific vocabulary as well as offering extra skills practice. Furthermore, there is also a workbook and teacher's book to accompany the coursebook.
The self-study workbook provides extra skills, grammar and vocabulary practice. In the teacher’s book you will find lesson plans, extra teaching ideas, photocopiable materials and tourism information about the countries and cities featured in the coursebook.
We hope you enjoy using English for International Tourism.
Iwonna Dubicka Margaret 0'Keeffe
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