ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1
Academic Year 2025/2026 - Teacher:
FRANCESCA MARIA VIGO
Expected Learning Outcomes
1) Knowledge and understanding
students will acquire knowledge and understanding from a linguistic
point of view in the four language skills, according to the parameters of ALTE
and the Council of Europe, and sectoral language of the English language, in
reference to the degree course in Cultural Tourism Planning and Management. In
particular, they will develop awareness of the most relevant issues currently
concerning the specificities of the English language for tourism.
2) Ability to apply knowledge
and understanding
through the acquisition of English language skills at an intermediate
level B1+ and through the analysis of the management methods of different
verbal and non-verbal communication channels conducted in class from an
intercultural perspective, students will develop the ability to apply the
knowledge acquired in work contexts and to manage interaction in the tourism
sector
3) Autonomy of judgment
based on the knowledge acquired through lectures and exercises,
students will develop a reflective approach to the role of communication, as
well as on linguistic-communicative practices and understanding and management
of cultural tourism.
4) Communication skills
through lectures and exercises, students will develop a conscious use
of the English language, in relation to the specificity of the English language
in the field of studies of the planning and management of cultural tourism.
Furthermore, students will critically reflect on their communication skills,
also with a view to integrating these skills with those foreseen among the
educational objectives of the Degree Course.
5) Learning ability
with reference to the topics covered in class, the lines of research of
interest to them and related bibliographic sources will be indicated, so that -
during their future academic and professional career - they can independently
and consciously undertake further studies in the degree sector.
Course Structure
Lectures, language practice classes and activities in the virtual
spaces.
Required Prerequisites
B1 CEFR
Attendance of Lessons
Attendance is not compulsory
Detailed Course Content
The course is made of two inteconnect sections. The, of a more
theoretical nature, focuses on the English as the langaueg of tourism, with its
features and specifci aspects. This introduction will allow students to
understand the specific nature of the language of tourism. Our main focus will
be on vocabulary, syntactic structure and rhetorical ones. The second part of
the course will focus on the various text typologies of toursim discourse, the
ai mis both analytical and productive. Oral production will be aslo cared for,
especially during langage practice classes.
Textbook Information
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Stefania M.Maci, 2020, English
tourism discourse. Insights into the professional, promotional and digital
language of tourism. Milano: Hoepli, (pp.288)
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Suzanna Miles, 2020, ‘The changing nature of tourism discourse:
Practical applications for the classroom’ in Michael Joseph Ennis and Gina
Mikel Petrie (eds), Teaching English for
Tourism. Bridging
Research and Praxis. Abingdon-New York: Routledge, (pp. 93-113)
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Iwonna Dubicka, Margaret O'Keeffe, Louis
Harrison, Peter Strutt, Anna Cowper, 2013, English
for International Tourism - New Edition - Intermediate, London:
Pearson Longman, (pag. 128) ISBN 9781447923855
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All
the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.
