Longman (19 Nov 2002) | English | 144 pages | ISBN: 0582479886 | 10.53 MB
English for International
Tourism is a language course designed to cater
for learners studying
for vocational qualifications in
the travel trade
and for working professionals undertaking in-service language training.
The course deals with
the language of
tourism from an insider's occupational perspective ra
ther than of
the individual
traveller. However, nei
ther teacher nor student needs first h
and knowledge of
the industry because, it is not technical or over-specialised in nature.
Brings
the working world into
the classroom with a wide range of au
thentic materials taken from sources including
the acclaimed Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness
Travel Guides
Brings
the working world into
the classroom with au
thentic material from companies within
the tourism industryImproves professional communication skills with strategies
for workplace situations such as giving advice, taking bookings, dealing with complaints
Develops key grammar, skills, vocabulary
and pronunciation through
the comprehensive integrated syllabus
Effective
English language
and interpersonal skills are now an essential job requirement in
the hotel
and tourism industries. In a global working environment where employees are in constant contact with each o
ther
and the public,
the ability to use
English is an absolute necessity.