Publication in the Diário da República: Despacho nº 14880/2013 de 15/11/2013
6 ECTS; 3º Ano, 1º Semestre, 30,0 T + 45,0 TP , Cód. 964164.
Lecturer
- Hermínia Maria Pimenta Ferreira Sol (2)
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
Students must master the grammatical contents taught in English I and English II.
Objectives
Students must be able to:
- recognize and use complex and advanced grammatical structures;
- speak fluent English in any situation that may require the usage of this language;
- exhibit a broad, technical and sophisticated lexical knowledge.
Program
- Tourists vs. travellers;
- Tourism Etiquette;
- Customer Service rules;
- Guiding language;
- Food Tourism;
- Art as a travel motivation element;
- Dark Tourism;
- Culture Shock;
- Stereotypes in tourism promotion;
- Travel etiquette;
- Sustainable tourism as a peace generator device;
- Tourism, literature, art and music;
- Heritage Tourism.
Evaluation Methodology
Continuous Assessment - compulsory class attendance (10%), outside class projects (30%) and written exam (60%); or
Final Assessment - written exam (50%) + oral exam (50%).
For average calculation purposes, a minimum grade of 9,5 is required.
Bibliography
- Botton, A. (2001). The Art of Travel. (Vol. -). (pp. ---). Londres: Penguin
- Boyd, S. e Dallen, T. (2002). Heritage Tourism. (Vol. -). (pp. ---). -: Prentice Hall
- Manguel, A. (2002). Reading Pictures. (Vol. -). (pp. ---). Londres: Bloomsbury
Teaching Method
Classes are theoretical and practical. They integrate, however, several practical exercises, both inside and outside of the classroom, with the goal of leading students to speak English in different professional simulacra and simulation scenarios.
Software used in class
Not applicable
