SYLLABUS
ISTANBUL AREL UNIVERSITY
School of Vocational Studies/ Tourist Guide
Course Title: TRPM 115 Yabancı Dil İngilizce I/ Foreign Language English I
Aim: The aim of the course is to teach students basic communication skills needed to communicate in a
variety of different situations in tourism industries. Whether the student is a travel agent, a tour guide or a
hotel manager, the course will allow him or her to function effectively in English. Special emphasis is
placed on relevant vocabulary and grammatical structures used in the field of Tourism. The learner is given
the opportunity to practice using the language that he or she has acquired by means of lesson sessions, group
or pair works, and various communicative activities.
Duration: 4 hours
Description: The course is organized into three levels of difficulty and offers up to 400 vocabulary items-
terms and phrases. Every unit includes a test of reading comprehension, vocabulary and listening skills,
and leads students through written and oral production. The course constitutes a variety of realistic reading
passages, career specific dialogues, reading and listening comprehension checks, guided speaking and
written exercises, a rich vocabulary comprising terms and phrases of the related field.
Textbooks: Speak Your Mind, Mickey Rogers, Joanne Taylore-Knowles, Steve Taylore-Knowles,
Macmillian Education Press, 2020
Tourism, Career Path series. Virginia Evans-Jenny Dooley, Veronica Garza. Express Publishing, 2015
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Has a basic knowledge of tourism and travel industry in English.
2. Has a basic knowledge of communication expressions for daily and business life.
3. Utilizes terms in the spheres as accommodation, catering and travel in tourist guide profession.
4. Has knowledge of topics about travel agency in English.
5. Utilizes his/her vocabulary stock correctly and efficiently in sphere of tourism business.
6. Comprehends reading and listening passages in English about tourism and travel industry.
7. Follows and comprehend topics on tourism and travel industry at a certain level. Can communicate
effectively during face-to-face interactions.
8. Improves his/her knowledge in the spheres of tourism and travel industry. Translates using
terminology in the relevant sphere.
Knowledge (you can add as many as required)
1. Speaking
2. Listening
3. Writing
4. Reading
1
Comprehension
1. Understanding genre of a reading text, reading for details, identifying referring expressions in a
reading text, identifying facts in a reading text, guessing the meaning of unknown words;
2. Summarizing key points after listening to short recordings, listening to obtain specific information,
recognizing stress on common adjectives, taking notes while listening, identifying referring
expressions in a listening text;
3. Taking turns in short talks, making suggestions, participating in a discussion and debate, giving
advice and reasons, making comparison, talking about predictions for the future;
4. Recognizing key vocabulary about tourism.
Work Load
The workload of the course is given in the table:
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities and
Evaluation and Assessment Activities
Number Duration Total Work
Activities
of weeks (Hour) Load
Course duration 14 2 28
Home task 12 2 24
Midterms 1 10 10
Final exam 1 10 10
Total work load 72
ACTS 4
Grading
Your overall course grade is described below:
Assessment Activities Activity number Contribution
Midterm 1 40
Final 1 60
Total 2 100%
Course Content Schedule
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Week Content Unit
Introduction to the course
Getting to know the students Book 1 Unit 1
Speak you Mind- Unit 1 Who are you? Greetings, introductions
and goodbyes.
1
Thinking skills: Evaluate
About Your Guest
Why do people travel?
Function: Asking about purpose
Unit 1 Who are you? Talking by adding details. Analyzing social Units 2-3
Media profiles.
Thinking skills: Deduce
2
On the Phone
Types of Restaurants
Why does a business need a telephone service?
Function: Stating reason for a phone call and discussing options
Unit 2 Work-life Balance. Work life, family and jobs Units 4-5
Thinking skills: Question, analyze and categorize
3
Lodging
At the airport
Function: Offering assistance and describing a process
Unit 3 Fun and Games. Likes and dislikes, free-time activities, Units 6-7
Special events
Thinking skills: Categorize, understand, recall
4
Cruise Ships
Train Travel
Function: Talking about schedules and departures
Unit 4 That’s Life! Daily activities, frequency and time expressions Units 8-9
Routine activities
Thinking skills: analyze, summarize and recall
5
Bus Travel
Renting a Car
Function: Confirming information and describing features
Unit 5 Finding your way. Where you live, places in neighborhood, Units 10-11
Directions
Thinking skills: Apply, evaluate and analyze
6
How do you pay
Where to Get Money
Function: Stating an amount and getting someone’s attention
7 Unit 6 Going Viral. Emotions, technology equipment, technology Units 12-13
Phrases
Thinking skills: analyze and evaluate
3
At the Currency Exchange Office
How much does it Cost?
Function: Stating what is needed and asking about price
Mid-term Exam week Units 1- 13
Consolidation of the material taught
8 Consolidation
Answering students’ questions about midterm exams
Working on week points
Covering the material of the course
Unit 7 Fit for life. Parts of the body, ball game action words, Units 14-15
Exercise vocabulary.
Thinking skills: Apply, analyze and evaluate
9
Giving Warnings about Crime
Avoiding Illness Abroad
Function: Asking about availability and asking for more information
Unit 8 Foodie? Food and tastes, food groups, cooking Book 2
Thinking skills: apply, analyze and evaluate Units 1-2
10
Cultural Differences
Travel Packages
Function: Giving and explanation and asking about differences
Unit 9 Seeing the world. Travel, tourism collocations, clothes Units 3-4
Thinking skills: analyze, recall and deduce
11
Giving Directions
Getting to and from the Airport
Function: Describing location and asking for a favor
Unit 10 Life Stories. Social life collocations, expressions with get, Units 5-6
have and make
Thinking skills: Summarize, evaluate and analyze
12
Talking about the Weather
International Travel
Function: Expressing regret and stating requirements
Unit 11 Planning ahead. To-do lists, money, career plans Units 7-8
Collocations
Thinking skills: Apply, calculate and analyze
13
Airport Security
Airplane Procedures
Function: Reporting a problem and offering choices
Unit 12 The Great Outdoors. Natural features adjectives Consolidation
Thinking skills: Understand, induce, recall
14 Consolidation of the material taught
Answering students’ questions about final exams
Working on week points
Covering the material taught
Instructor:
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Name: Khalida Kök
e-mail: khalidakök@arel.edu.tr
