Travel and Tourism Syllabus

1. Welcome to On the Go
2. Just Arrived
3. Just Arrived
4. On Campus
5. On Campus
6. Make Yourself at Home
7. Make Yourself at Home
8. Out and About in LA
9. Review
10. Mid-term project due
11. Discussion of projects
12. Dining Out
13. Dining Out
14. Surf's Up
15. Surf's Up
16. Getting Around Town
17. Getting Around Town
18. The Grand Hotel
19. Review
20. Final Exam project due

Videos:
     The following videos can be found on YouTube by using the key word Paradigmaclast.  I have downloaded MP4's of the videos and hope they will play on Hsing Wu University's equipment in building #3.

Lesson 1: What is Tourism?  

Lesson 2: Planning YourVacation  

Lesson 3: (Tourism)Transportation 

Lesson 4: (Tourism) Attractions

Lesson 5; (Tourism) Festivals and Other Events 

Lesson 6; (Tourism) Lodging

Lesson 7: (Tourism) Food and Drink

Lesson 8 Glass BubbleTourism and Full Contact Tourism 

Lesson 9: Home Stay inAnother Culture 

Lesson 10: Cultural Tour of London   

Lesson 11: Undersea Diving Adventures  

Lesson 12: A Five-star Hotel 

Lesson 13: Mediterranean Beaches  

Lesson 14: (Tourism) African Safari  

Lesson 15a: New York City (Part 1 of 2)
Lesson 15b: New York City (Part 2 of 2)
Lesson 16: Sports Tourism


About the course:

     Travel and Tourism English is a project-based, cooperative-learning course in English as it is used to plan vacations and as it is used while on vacation.  Lessons will be a combination of scaffolded lectures and student activities in groups and as individuals.  As projects, students will plan vacations in places other than well-worn vacation spots; and, via role playing and other methods, they will generate and represent authentic travel situations.

Expectations for the students:

     Students will be expected to attend class regularly and arrive on time, participate in class, respect others in the classroom, and in other ways respect established norms of classroom behavior.  Questions are encouraged.  Students are encouraged to help one another in cooperative learning. 

Textbook:

On the Go: English Skills for Global Communication; written by Steven Gershen, Chris Mares, and Richard Walker; Pearson Communication; c/o Ernest Huang 0912-278109, cwhuang@tunghua.com.tw 

Additional Materials:

The J-gram  http://the-jgram.blogspot.com/p/travel-and-tourism.html PowerPoint presentations, related video clips, and Internet research.

Grading scale

Participation: 40%

Mid-term Exam Project: 25%

Final Exam Project: 35%