Lesson Topic

Language focus

Skills focus

1

Definition and aspects of tourism

a. tourism terminology

b. prefixes and suffixes

preparing for and attending lectures

2

Types of tourism

a. headwords, definitions, parts of speech

b. countable/ uncountable, transitive/ intransitive

looking for specific information in a text

Further reading: Important Trends in Tourism

3

Hospitality research: history - methods

a. hospitality outlets

b. stress patterns

reporting research findings

4

Employment in the tourism industry

a. job titles, business jargon

b. word building

evaluating web search results

Further reading: The Finances of Tourism

5

Tourism marketing

a. the language of trends

b. synonyms, antonyms

asking and answering questions in seminars

6

Events tourism

a. events and management

b. reported speech, paraphrasing

producing grammatically appropriate structures in longer sentences

Further reading: Achieving Emotional Connections with Guests

7

Theme parks

a. fixed phrases from tourism and academic English

b. compound nouns

clarifying and explaining, successful communication

8

Marketing for small businesses

a. marketing and economics

b. clauses and passive

planning and writing an essay

Further reading: Aqua Tourism

9

The impact of tourism

a. culture, ecology, sustainability

b. word building

taking notes, summarizing a text

10

Managing people and money

a. fixed phrases from management

b. register and style

using quotes and referencing sources

Further reading: The Impact of Overtourism on Traditional Destinations

11

The influence of politics and economy on tourism

a. fixed phrases from academic English

b. connectors

building an argument, speaking in favor or against something

12

IT in tourism business

a. SWOT and IT

b. quantifiers

writing effective introductions/ conclusions

Further reading: Tourism Legislation and regulation. External Infuences

13

Oral presentations and preparation for term exams