| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Read and analyze upper-intermediate level texts from both general and tourism-specific contexts, identifying main arguments, supporting details, and key vocabulary. |
| LO2 | Write coherent and well-structured texts such as formal emails, reports, and professional correspondence using appropriate language for academic and workplace settings. |
| LO3 | Deliver effective presentations and engage in structured debates on tourism-related and general interest topics, using clear, fluent, and context-appropriate English. |
| LO4 | Interact confidently in spoken English in a variety of situations, including everyday conversations and workplace communication in the tourism and hospitality industry. |
| LO5 | Use a wide range of general and professional vocabulary accurately and appropriately in both spoken and written communication. |
| Week | Content |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the Course Course Components & Course Content Requirements & Assessments What is public speaking? Principles of public speaking |
| 2 | E-mail Procedure Tourism Organizations, Promoting and Marketing Presentation Skills: Being authentic Ethical principles for public speaking Description skills Comparing and contrasting past and present |
| 3 | Accomodation Types Presentation Skills: Beginning and ending presentations Topic selection (Informative speech) Conditionals, cause and effect Introduction to informative speech |
| 4 | Hotel Staff-Application Letter Presentation Skills: Organizing and outlining the speech body Watching and analyzing informative speech videos Analyzing trends and discussing advantages and disadvantages of them Public speech apprehension |
| 5 | Tourist Types- Motivations Informative Presentations-Topic Selection Presentation Skills: Body movement and gestures Watching and analyzing informative speech videos Note taking skills Summarizing skills |
| 6 | Planning and Booking a Holiday Presentation Skills: Engaging with your audience Watching and analyzing informative speech videos Informative speech- rehearsals |
| 7 | Informative Presentations |
| 8 | Midterm Exam |
| 9 | Ancient Hotels & Secret Destinations Introduction to persuasive speech Monroe’s motivated sequence Topic selection (persuasive speech) Watching and analyzing persuasive speech videos |
| 10 | Tourism Types- Mass Tourism Beginning and ending persuasive speech Monroe’s motivated sequence Watching and analyzing persuasive speech videos |
| 11 | Tourism Types- Eco Tourism Organizing and outlining persuasive speech Monroe’s motivated sequence Watching and analyzing persuasive speech videos |
| 12 | Tourism Types- Medical Tourism Persuasive speech rehearsals Getting and giving feedback for the presentations |
| 13 | Future of Tourism Future Plans Future Predictions Making Suggestions |
| 14 | Speaking Exam |
| 15 | Revision |
| Activity | Count | Duration (Hours) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 14 | 3.00 | 42.00 |
| Pre-Class Individual Study | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
| Midterm Exam/Preparation | 1 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Final Exam/Preparation | 1 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Homework | 12 | 1.00 | 12.00 |
| Research Presentation | 1 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Other | 1 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Total Workload (Hours) | 90 | ||
| ECTS Credit (Workload / 25) | 3 | ||
| # | Assessment Type | Contribution (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midterm Exam | %30 |
| 2 | Midterm Exam | %10 |
| 3 | Homework | %10 |
| 4 | Project | %10 |
| 5 | Final Exam | %40 |
| TOTAL | %100 | |
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| # | Method Name | Description | Tools |
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| 1 | Lecture (expository teaching), interactive discussion | Listening and taking notes. | Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools (projector, computer, digital presentations) |
| 2 | Controversial Course | Listening and comprehension, critical thinking | Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector |
| 3 | Problem Solving | * Analyzing physical and physiological problems using problem-solving techniques and developing appropriate solutions. | |
| 4 | Brainstorming | The purpose of forming pairs is to ensure that they are open to innovation during the idea generation phase | Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector |
| 5 | Small Group Discussion | Listening and comprehension, processing observations/situations, critical thinking, question development | Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector |
| 6 | Group Work | Students determine the slope and cross-sectional geometric characteristics of a parabolic irrigation canal on campus, plot the flow rate curve at different sections of the canal, and submit a report. | Land surveying instruments |
| 7 | Homework | Solving and analyzing homework questions using a computer and Excel. | Computer |
| 8 | Oral | Research – lifelong learning, processing situations, developing questions, interpreting, presenting |