CVABKAS2 English for Tourism 2

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D.
Department of Tourism and Leisure Activities – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites - other information about course preconditions:
The course can be enrolled after passing the course BEAS1 (English for Tourism 1).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Course objectives: The objective of the subject is to link to gained skills from the previous part and to deepen and enlarge the vocabulary with terminology from Tourism, active usage of grammatical structures, practising and developing skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing in Tourism based on authentic written materials and audio recordings on the level B2. Emphasis is put on precise interception of important information based on listening and conversational readiness to react at receiving booking and dealing with booking of trips, at solving complaints and problems and difficult situations. Emphasis is put on professional language preparation with proper using of the language from the point of suitability of the situation and at the same time to prepare students on solving professional problems in the foreign language.
Syllabus
  • Content:
    1.Travel by Road and Rail
    2.Independent Travellers
    3.Tickets, Reservations and Insurance
    4.Travel Agency Documents
    5.Tourist Information
    6.Preparation of the Travel Agent
    7.Guiding
    8.Guiding Services
    9.Promotion and Marketing in Tourism
    10.Planning, Advertising and Offers of Services
    11.Developments in Tourism
    12.Tourism and Environment
    13.Revision
Literature
    required literature
  • Harding, K. Going International. English for Tourism. Oxford, 2009. ISBN 978-0-19-457400-6. info
    recommended literature
  • Bürger, J. Velký ekonomický slovník anglicko-český/ česko-anglický. Plzeň, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7238-639-0. info
  • Jones, L. Welcome! Student's Book: English for the Travel and Tourism Industry. Cambridge, 2005. ISBN 978-0521606592. info
Teaching methods
Seminar classes
Assessment methods
Combined exam
EXAM
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Seminář 12 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
Requirements on student:
The course is finished by the course-credit.
Students will prepare a speech for the oral ongoing test to one of the above topics in the curriculum, which is evaluated by the teacher in the range from 0 to 20 points depending on the level of the speech. The written test is set at 20 points, the credit test at 60 points. Successful completion of the course is determined by obtaining at least 60 points out of 100 possible points.
ActivityDifficulty [h]
Konzultace6
Ostatní studijní zátěž78
Seminář6
Zápočet30
Summary120
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2015, Summer 2016, Winter 2016, Summer 2017, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2018, recent)
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