Training students to understand professional texts and to participate in basic written and oral communication.

Students will master grammatical structures of English, language skills, and professional terminology at B2-C1level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages; they will be able to use Internet resources in English, read and analyze authentic professional texts (e.g. tourism brochures, catalogues, reports); engage in communication and use professional terminology (see Course contents); they will develop basic written and oral communication skills (e.g. presentation of companies and products, providing information to clients, writing reports and business letters, etc.)

Theoretical lectures

1) Introductory lecture: how to write business correspondence in tourism; 2/3) National tourism organizations; 4/5) Tour operators & travel agencies; 6/7) Managing tour operations; 8/9) Quality in tourism; 10/11) Preparing presentations; 12/13) Writing reports; 14) Working with visuals; 15) Revision

Walker, R.& K.Harding. (2012). Tourism 3. Oxford: OUP.

Emmerson, P. (2007). Business English Handbook – Advanced. Oxford: Macmillan.

Dictionary of Leisure, Travel and Tourism (2005). London: A & C Black.