Naslov
Teaching Business English for the Needs of the Hotel Industry: Syllabus Design and Delivery

Autori
Pokupec, Martina

Izvornik
Acta turistica nova (1846-4394) 7 (2013), 1; 97-112

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, ostalo

Ključne riječi
business English, English for occupational purposes, written communication forms, oral communication forms, cultural aspects of English language usage, communicative teaching approach, cooperative learning

Sažetak
This paper is based on the research conducted in January, 2013 that uses a structured questionnaire to examine current usage of business English in hotels in Croatia with the purpose of obtaining specific information required to design a syllabus for the business English course for the needs of the hotel industry, through which students acquire skills and knowledge that are appreciated and applied in their desired future work places. Besides creating and adequate content for the business English course on Tourism and Hotel Management undergraduate programme, the author is providing the most efficient proven teaching method to achieve the desired student knowledge and communication skills, during which the students actively approach learning and acquire foreign language business communication skills much faster.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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