Datos Identificativos 2015/16
Asignatura (*) Inglés no Contorno Profesional Código 662G01045
Titulación
Grao en Turismo
Descriptores Ciclo Período Curso Tipo Créditos
Grao 1º cuadrimestre
Cuarto Optativa 6
Idioma
Inglés
Modalidade docente Presencial
Prerrequisitos
Departamento
Coordinación
Moss , Sarah
Correo electrónico
smoss@udc.es
Profesorado
Moss , Sarah
Correo electrónico
smoss@udc.es
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Descrición xeral This course is designed to provide business communication skills for those of you who may soon need to use English in a work environment. They include basic Business English skills that are essential whatever you are doing in business, namely:
• Talking to people in business situations – presentation, meetings, negotiations, small talk, telephone conversations
• Written communications: letters, faxes, memos, e-mails, summaries, notes, reports.
You will also be seeing a certain amount of vocabulary that can be termed as business vocabulary. During the course, therefore, you will also be studying specific business situations, such as those listed below:
• Ordering and supplying goods or services
• Making and answering enquiries
• Placing and acknowledging ordersdelivery and after-sales problems
• Explaining and describing procedures


Competencias do título
Código Competencias / Resultados do título
A6 Ter unha marcada orientación de servizo ao cliente.
A13 Manexar técnicas de comunicación.
A15 Traballar en inglés como lingua estranxeira.
A29 Traballar en medios socioculturais diferentes.
B1 Capacidade de análise e síntese.
B3 Resolución de problemas.
B4 Razoamento crítico.
B5 Compromiso ético.
B6 Aprendizaxe autónoma.
B7 Adaptación a novas situacións.
C2 Dominar a expresión e a comprensión de forma oral e escrita dun idioma estranxeiro.
C3 Utilizar as ferramentas básicas das tecnoloxías da información e as comunicacións (TIC) necesarias para o exercicio da súa profesión e para a aprendizaxe ao longo da súa vida.
C4 Desenvolverse para o exercicio dunha cidadanía aberta, culta, crítica, comprometida, democrática e solidaria, capaz de analizar a realidade, diagnosticar problemas, formular e implantar solucións baseadas no coñecemento e orientadas ao ben común.
C5 Entender a importancia da cultura emprendedora e coñecer os medios ao alcance das persoas emprendedoras.
C6 Valorar criticamente o coñecemento, a tecnoloxía e a información dispoñible para resolver os problemas cos que deben enfrontarse.
C7 Asumir como profesional e cidadán a importancia da aprendizaxe ao longo da vida.
C8 Valorar a importancia que ten a investigación, a innovación e o desenvolvemento tecnolóxico no avance socioeconómico e cultural da sociedade.

Resultados de aprendizaxe
Resultados de aprendizaxe Competencias / Resultados do título
To acquire communicative competence inthe English language, in accordance with the professional context of the tourist industry. To become competent in the use of high frequency vocabulary used in professional situations within the tourist industry. A6
A13
A15
A29
B1
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
To identify and employ written and oral discourse in the most appropriate register, using common rhetorical functions such as persuasion and information. To understand, analyse and summarise, and produce oral and written discourse in English commonly used in the tourist industry. A29

Contidos
Temas Subtemas
An introduction to professional communication in English - courtesy and intercultural communication
Telephone language
Oral discourse in product and destination management: the rhetorics of meetings and negotiations in English
Oral discourse in product and destination management (II): presentations in English: introductions, arguments, conclusions, questions and answers, debates and comments.
The language of business. Written and oral descriptions of trends, graphs and statistics using appropriate vocabulary. Dsicussing fact and figures.

Planificación
Metodoloxías / probas Competencias / Resultados Horas lectivas (presenciais e virtuais) Horas traballo autónomo Horas totais
Seminario A6 A13 A15 A29 B1 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 30 45 75
Simulación A6 A13 A15 A29 B1 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 10 20 30
Presentación oral A6 A13 A15 A29 B1 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 5 35 40
 
Atención personalizada 5 0 5
 
*Os datos que aparecen na táboa de planificación son de carácter orientativo, considerando a heteroxeneidade do alumnado

Metodoloxías
Metodoloxías Descrición
Seminario Practical classes in which the students will work with the necessary explanations and information in order to perfect their written, oral and aural skills. Prior preparation will be required for these classes.
Simulación Oral and listening activities in which students will be given a situation in which they are required to act, i.e. meetings, negotiations, presentations, telephone conversations, etc. The material will be based on the skills acquired during the seminars, and will also require prior preparation.
Presentación oral 5 -8 minute presentation accompanied by 400 word written report on aspects of working in multi-cultural environments.


Final 10 minute presentation. Maximum 10 powerpoint slides.
Topic to be chosen from the following areas:
Promotion /marketing of tourism product / Trends in tourism
Tourism-related news item - overview / impact / long-term consequences
Human capital in tourism: training / lifelong learning

Atención personalizada
Metodoloxías
Presentación oral
Seminario
Simulación
Descrición


Avaliación
Metodoloxías Competencias / Resultados Descrición Cualificación
Presentación oral A6 A13 A15 A29 B1 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 Two individual oral presentations 55
Seminario A6 A13 A15 A29 B1 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 Attendance, participation and completion of written work (to a satisfactory standard) as required.

In the case of those students that fail to meet the attendance requirement or have not handed in all the written work, the written exam will be worth 60% of the final grade.
10
Simulación A6 A13 A15 A29 B1 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 Attendance, participation and completion of tasks to a satisfactory standard as required.

Telephone conversation (15%) - in which oral competence and the ability to take effective notes will be tested

In-class group meeting(s). Students will be required to prepare all aspects of the meeting: Agenda, prior preparation, minutes, etc.


Students that fail to meet the necessary standards or attendance will be required to take a final test.
35
 
Observacións avaliación

The first individual oral presentation will be worth 15% of the final grade and the second 40% of the final grade. The second oral presentation must include a visual presentation, and marks will be awarded for the communicative impact of both the visual aids presented and delivery. 


Fontes de información
Bibliografía básica B. Mascull (2004). Business Vocabulary in Use (advanced). Cambridge
K. Thomson (2007). English for Meetings. Oxford University Press
M.Grussendorf (2007). English for Presentations. Oxford University Press
N. brieger (1996). The Language of Business English. Prentice Hall
A. Watson-Delestree (1998). The Working Week. LTP
L.Jones (2001). Working in English . Cambridge

Bibliografía complementaria


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