Students who fail to comply with the 80% attendance requirement may not opt for the 20% of the final grade assigned to seminar work; instead, their written exam will be graded as 70%.

In the second opportunity (July) the grade breakdown will be 70% written exam and 30% oral exam only.

In order to pass this subject, students are required to obtain a passing grade (50%) on BOTH the oral and written sections of the exam.

Learning outcomes	Study programme competences
To obtain an insight into the similarities and differences between English and Spanish through contrastive analysis. To resolve grammatical difficulties that may prevent effective communication. To communicate orally. To translate a tourism-base text written in Spanish into English To read, comprehend, summarise and answer questions both orally and in writing on tourism and travel industry related texts. To use the specialised language of the travel and tourism industry, with particular emphasis on the use of persuasive and descriptive language. To become familiar with and use academic and business English in a variety of forms, using appropriate levels of clarity, relevance and economy, plus a suitable layout and	A1 A6 A13 A15	B4 B6 B7	C2 C3 C7

Topic	Sub-topic
Translation of tourism texts: ES _ EN	1. The value of translation as a language learning exercise. 2. The object /importance of translation in the tourism industry. 3. The importance of effective communication. 4. Mediation between two or more cultures. 5. The use of ICTs in translation. 6. Tourism as a language for specific purposes. 7. The sub-genres of the language of tourism. 8. The process of translation: before, during and after.
Reading and understanding the language of tourism - reading comprehension exercises based on authentic tourism materials.	1. Recognising and understanding the differences between the various sub-genres. 2. Paraphrasing. 3. Summarising.
Written internal and external business communications: letters; emails and memorandums.	1. Layout 2. Informal and formal language 3. Structure and organisation. 4. Communicative impact
Speaking activities geared specifically to the group's abilities aimed at improving their oral ability.	1. Discussion of previous/future work experiences. 2. The language of the hotel industry. Interaction with customers, etc. 3. Discussion of tourism and travel news, events, etc. 4. Discussion of workplace situations and work ethics issues.

Methodologies / tests	Competencies	Ordinary class hours	Student’s personal work hours	Total hours
Objective test	A1 A6 A13 A15 B4 B6 B7 C2 C3 C7	3	20	23
Workbook	A1 A6 A13 A15 B4 B6 B7 C2 C3 C7	5	15	20
Directed discussion	A1 A6 A13 A15 B4 B6 B7 C2 C3 C7	6	0	6
Seminar	A1 A6 A13 A15 B4 B6 B7 C2 C7	40	60	100

Personalized attention		1	0	1

(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies	Description
Objective test	In-class tranlsations. In-class writing exercises.
Workbook	Reading comprehension exercises of authentic tourism materials based on summarising, paraphrasing, etc.
Directed discussion	In-class discussions and oral exercises.
Seminar	Theory classes and practical exercises.

Methodologies	Competencies	Description	Qualification
Seminar	A1 A6 A13 A15 B4 B6 B7 C2 C7	Written assignments completed either inside or outside class.	20
Objective test	A1 A6 A13 A15 B4 B6 B7 C2 C3 C7	Written examination consisting of the following exercises: a) Translation (ES_EN) of two texts of approximately 200 -250 words each. Students will be given a choice of between three and five texts from two sub-genres of tourism divided into two sections and will be expected to choose one translation from EACH section. b) Written internal or external business communication based on ample input, written in the correct tone and applying a suitable layout, guaranteeing a correct communicative impact.	50
Directed discussion	A1 A6 A13 A15 B4 B6 B7 C2 C3 C7	One-to-one oral examination based on work covered in class lasting between 10 and minutes. Students will be provided with some form of input and will be expected to communicate fluently and appropriately using the language of tourism	30

Assessment comments
Students who fail to comply with the 80% attendance requirement may not opt for the 20% of the final grade assigned to seminar work; instead, their written exam will be graded as 70%. In the second opportunity (July) the grade breakdown will be 70% written exam and 30% oral exam only. In order to pass this subject, students are required to obtain a passing grade (50%) on BOTH the oral and written sections of the exam.

Basic	M. McCarthy (2008). Academic Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge P. Emmerson (2002). Business Grammar Builder. Macmillan M. Jacob (1997). English for International Tourism. Longman P. Leggott (2010). LCCI English for Business Testbuilder. Macmillan C. Talcott (2007). Target Score. Cambridge Professional English R. Walker (2009). Tourism 3 Oxford English for Careers. Oxford University Press

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