Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning. Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.

- Conoscenza e capacità di comprensione: (knowledge and understanding) At the end of the course the students must demonstrate to have acquired the knowledge of the English vocabulary presented in class and its use. This will be carried out through lectures, group work, written assignments, discussions and listening activities.

- Conoscenza e capacità di comprensione applicate: the students must demonstrate to be able to apply their knowledge both for written and spoken English. This will be carried out through lectures, group work, written assignments, discussions and listening activities.

- Autonomia di giudizio: (making judgements) the students must be able to apply the knowledge acquired and to face different dynamics making their own judgements. This will be carried out through lectures, group work, written assignments, discussions and listening activities.

- Abilità comunicative: (communication skills) the students must demonstrate to be able to communicate effectively thanks to the vocabulary and structures learnt during the course.  This will be carried out through lectures, group work, written assignments, discussions and listening activities.

- Capacità di apprendere: (learning skills) The students must have developed appropriate learning skills so that they can deepen their knowledge. This will be carried out through lectures, group work, written assignments, discussions and listening activities.

The student will be exposed to some listening activities of authentic conversations, videos and films, authentic readings and practice of writing skills. We will also focus on various types of activities to master speaking skills with conversations, debates, presentations, possible interviews, etc., covering various topics.

Through reading, writing and listening exercises the students will expand their vocabulary.

During the course, the student will learn to write emails, memos, reports and brochures and will be also asked to complete written assignments both in class and at home.

The vocabulary and topics are all related to the world of business and tourism.

The teaching material prepared by the language assistant in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the language assistant specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Innovative teaching methods

Blended learning, Flipped Classroom, SOLEs (Self-organized learning environments), learning online and  Internet connectivity

Course books

A. Smith, Explore Premium, Travel and Tourism, ELI Publishing 2023 (ISBN 978-88-536-4049-9)

E. Meyer,The Culture Map, Decoding how people think, lead, and get things done across cultures, Public Affairs 2015

J. Kincaid, A Small Place, Daunt Books 1888

Packet: M. Gottdiener, The Theming of America, American Dreams, Media Fantasies and Themed Environments, second edition, Westview 2001, chapter 5, The Las Vegas Casino, Theme Parks and The General Trend of Theming, pp. 105-144

Film:

- My Big Fat Greek wedding

- Lost in Translation

- The Holiday

- The Way

Extra materials will be made available on Moodle (Blended Learning)

Written exam

- A text of about 250 words. Monolingual and/or bilingual dictionaries allowed.

Duration: 3 hours

Oral exam

-  Explore Premium + materials presented in class

-  The Culture Map

-  Films: two movies of your choice

-  A Small Place + The Theming of America

Exams info

https://discui.uniurb.it/gest/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Informazioni-relative-a-struttura-validita-e-votazione-dellesame-di-lingua-straniera-6135-new.pdf

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