| Competencias do título |
| Código | Competencias / Resultados do título |
| Resultados de aprendizaxe | |||
| Resultados de aprendizaxe | Competencias / Resultados do título | ||
| To acquire communicative competence in the 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 in business and the tourist industry in particular. | A6 A13 A15 A29 |
B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 |
C1 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 oral and written discourse in English commonly used in the tourist industry. | A29 |
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| Contidos |
| Temas | Subtemas |
| Understanding the basic language of business | Describing a company: management and organisational structure; facilities; departments; functions; working conditions; remuneration. Business plans. |
| Telephone language | Telephone conventions: specific vocabulary Effective note taking and abbreviations Customer service: dealing with problems and handling complaints on the telephone. |
| Meetings and negotiations | Calling a meeting (written) Agenda (written) Chairing and participating in meetings and negotiations Minutes (written) |
| Professional presentation skills: discourse in product and destination management (II): presentations in English: introductions, arguments, conclusions, questions and answers, debates and comments. | Preparation and delivery: Introduction Arguments Conclusions Q&A Visuals Intonation and pauses |
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| Metodoloxías / probas | Competencias / Resultados | Horas lectivas (presenciais e virtuais) | Horas traballo autónomo | Horas totais |
| Seminario | A6 A13 A15 A29 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C1 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 | Work on the various sections of a business presentation, followed by preparation and delivery of a presentation on a tourism related topic or business plan. |
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| Metodoloxías | Competencias / Resultados | Descrición | Cualificación |
| Presentación oral | A6 A13 A15 A29 B1 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 | 10 minute presentation with visuals. | 40 |
| Seminario | A6 A13 A15 A29 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 | Attendance, participation and completion of tasks to a satisfactory standard as required. Assessment of knowledge of business vocabulary covered in class. This may be written or oral. |
20 |
| Simulación | A6 A13 A15 A29 B1 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 | Telephone conversation: oral competence when speaking on the telephone and effective note taking (20%) In-class group meeting(s). Students will be required to prepare all aspects of the meeting: Agenda, prior preparation, minutes, etc. (20%) |
40 |
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Students are required to comply with an 80% attendance requirement. Students who are unable to comply with the 80% attendance requirements due to exemption from attendance as stipulated in regulations to this effect published by the University of A Coruña (Art. 3.b e 4.5 Normas de availación, revisión e reclamación das cualificacións dos estudos de grao e mestrado universitario (Art 3 e 8b), will be assessed as follows: Business vocabulary test: 20% Individual meeting / negotiation, including written call to meeting and summary: 20% Telephone conversation: 20% Oral presentation: 40% For the second opportunity (July) students will be required to repeat those sections of the assessment in which they failed to obtain a passing grade, namely 50% of the total number of points assigned to each activity. |
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| 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 |
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| Materias que se recomenda cursar simultaneamente |
| Materias que continúan o temario |
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This subject is pitched at a B2 /C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. It covers specific activities and is NOT a General English course. Students are therefore advised not to take this course if their level of English is lower than B2. Although written aspects are included, this subject is essentially orally-focused and participation and prior preparation are therefore essential. |