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2019/20 YearFACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DEL TRABAJO
COURSE DESCRIPTION
COURSE DETAILS
Code: 101744Title (of the course): INGLÉS IV
Degree/Master: Year:GRADO DE TURISMOName of the module to which it belongs: OPTATIVIDADField: TRANSVERSALCharacter: OPTATIVA Duration: SECOND TERMECTS Credits: 6.0 Classroom hours: 60Face-to-face classroom percentage: 40% Study hours: 90Online platform:
LECTURER INFORMATION
Name: VALERO REDONDO, MARÍA (Coordinador)Department: FILOLOGÍAS INGLESA Y ALEMANAArea: FILOLOGÍA INGLESAOffice location: Segunda planta en frente de reprografía, despacho número 5. Filosofía y LetrasE-Mail: [email protected] Phone: 957212170
PREREQUISITES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Prerequisites established in the study plan
Students must pass Inglés III before enrolling in this course.
None specified.
Recommendations
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Teamwork.CB4
Interpersonal relationships skills.CB5
Autonomous learning.CB7
To accredit the use and proficiency of a foreign language.CU1
OBJECTIVES
This course intends to encourage the development of integrated communicative skills in English with a specialfocus on the field of tourism. At the end of the course students must have acquired at least a B2.2 level(independent user, vantage or upper intermediate), which means they will be able to:- Understand extended speech and lectures and follow even complex lines of argument provided the topic isreasonably familiar.- Read articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudesor viewpoints.- Interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quitepossible; take an active part in discussion in familiar contexts, accounting for and sustaining their views.- Present clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to their field of interest; explain aviewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.- Write clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects related to their interests; write an essay or report, passing
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONon information or giving reasons in support of or against a particular point of view.
CONTENT
1. Theory contentsUnit 1. HeritageGrammar: talking about the past, review of tenses and passive voiceVocabulary: describing a heritage sites, architecture, guiding expressionsProfessional skills:working as a tour guide.Case study: Ascoby Hall--design a museum exhibitionUnit 2. Managing EventsGrammar: hypothetical situations, review of conditionalsVocabulary: collocations with eventProfessional skills: understanding contractsCase study: Asia Sound--make a festival profitableUnit 3. CareersGrammar: dependent prepositionsVocabulary: remuneration, adjectives describing personalityProfessional skills: interviewsCase study: recruit the right personUnit 4. GastronomyGrammar: relative clausesVocabulary: food and cookingProfessional skills: giving feedbackCase study: Mucho Gusto--plan a new itineraryUnit 5. RiskGrammar: modal verbsVocabulary: disasters, adventure sportsProfessional skills: dealing with crisesCase study: the Olympic game
Students will learn the theoretical contents through the practice of the following communicative functions andskills: oral and written production, oral interaction, reading and listening comprehension. There will be a specificfocus on pronunciation.
2. Practical contents
METHODOLOGY
General clarifications on the methodology (optional)This course is mainly focused on the practice of linguistic skills and communicative functions. This implies thatstudents must be actively involved in class in order to develop their competence at B2 level with a special focus onprofessional skills in tourism. Classes will be conducted in English.
Methodological adaptations for part-time students and students with disabilities and specialeducational needsStudents enrolled as part-time students or in special circumstances must contact the lecturers in the first threeweeks of the semester to receive information about alternative methodology to be followed in such cases. Yet,part-time students have to take the same tests and exams as full time students and will be assessed in the same
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONway, being the 10% of continuous assessment derived from written assignments and oral activities (15%) includedin the final exam.
Face-to-face activities
Activity Large group Medium group Total
Interactive grammar explanations 5 2 7
Listening Activities 9 3 12
Reading Activities 9 3 12
Speaking Activities 9 4 13
Tutorials 4 - 4
Writing Activities 9 3 12
Total hours: 45 15 60
Off-site activities
Activity Total
Exercises 60
Self-study 30
Total hours 90
WORK MATERIALS FOR STUDENTS
DossierExercises and activitiesMoodle platformTextbook
ClarificationsStudents will use the book English for International Tourism (Upper-Intermediate) and its Workbook with Key. Formore information, see Bibliography section in this syllabus.Likewise, students will have at their disposal materials prepared by the lecturers such as texts, audio and videofiles, among other materials.
EVALUATION
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
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General clarifications on instruments for evaluation:The instrument called "Essay" (10%) refers to the optional written assignments delivered during the course andwhich will be assessed together with the writing of the oral exam (10%). Therefore, the writing test will count 20%of the final mark. The student must do an oral presentation that will count 20% of the final mark (10% oralexposition in English and 10% content).The exam will consist of the following parts: - Writing 10%- Reading 10%- Listening 20%- Use of English 10%- Vocabulary 20%Students must reach a minimum of 4 points out of 10 in each of the evaluation tools in order to calculate their finalgrade. In addition, the final resulting grade must be 5 points out of 10, following the Universitylegislation. Students whose grades in any of the evaluation tools are under 4 points out of 10 in the official examsof the course must sit all the evaluation tools in the next call, with the exception of the Oral Presentation mark,which will be maintained till September call (if the mark is equal or superior to 5 out of 10).
If the student has passed the subject, the teacher can increase the final mark (1 point maximum) if s/he considersthat the student has participated in class regularly.The use of electronic devices such as tablets or telephones is forbidden. Disciplinary and academic actions willfollow if students persist in their use. Likewise, students are expected to behave politely in class both with thelecturers and their classmates. Incidents which disrupt the learning environment may derive into a lower grade atthe discretion of the lecturers, in addition to the disciplinary consequences determined by the competent bodies.
Clarifications on the methodology for part-time students and students with disabilities andspecial educational needs:Part-time students must contact the lecturers in the first three weeks of the course. They will have to take thesame tests as the rest of students. The oral presentation (20%) will be carried out in one of the dates that theteachers propose and the essays (10%) must meet the deadlines indicated by the lecturers.
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Qualifying criteria for obtaining honors:
Students will be awarded this recognition when getting 9 or more points out of 10 in their final grade.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Strutt, Peter. English for International Tourism. Upper-Intermediate. Student s book. Harlow: Pearson, 2013.Cowper, Anna. English for International Tourism. Upper-Intermediate. Workbook with Key. Harlow: Pearson,2013.
1. Basic Bibliography
2. Further readingGrammar:Eastwood, J. Oxford Practice Grammar. Intermediate, Oxford: OUP, 2006.Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use, 4th ed. Cambridge: CUP, 2012.Vocabulary:McCarthy, M. & F. O Dell. English Vocabulary in Use. Upper-Intermediate, Cambridge: CUP, 2008.Bilingual dictionaries:Collins English-Spanish Dictionary (http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-spanish)Diccionario Oxford Bilingue español/inglés (http://www.diccionarioinglesespanoloxford.es/)Monolingual dictionaries:Collins English Dictionary (http://www.collinsdictionary.com/)Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (http://www.ldoceonline.com/)Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary (http://www.merriam-webster.com/)Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary, Oxford: OUP. (latest edition)Cambridge Learners Dictionary, Cambridge: CUP. (latest edition)
COORDINATION CRITERIA
Common evaluation criteriaSelection of common skills
The methodological strategies and the evaluation system contemplated in this Course Description will be adapted according tothe needs presented by students with disabilities and special educational needs in the cases that are required.
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COURSE DETAILSLECTURER INFORMATIONPREREQUISITES AND RECOMMENDATIONSINTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMESOBJECTIVESCONTENTMETHODOLOGYWORK MATERIALS FOR STUDENTSEVALUATIONBIBLIOGRAPHYCOORDINATION CRITERIA