Travel and Tourism

     The teaching and learning strategy for this course, Travel and Tourism English, is project based, cooperative learning.  Project based means "learning by doing in realistic situations."  Cooperative learning means that students learn from both the teacher and from one another, and the teacher may even learn from the students.  Students will form small teams acting as tourists or tourist agencies.  These teams will design vacations to places other than the well-worn tourist resorts or tourist traps.  Somewhat like virtual reality, it's a game with a purpose.

Table of Contents:

Syllabus and Lessons for 2012-2013

Travel and Tourism Videos
     Most of these videos are posted on YouTube under the Paradigmaclast label.  I will add others as needed.  
     I use them in as a textbook of sorts for my Travel and Tourism class at Hsing Wu University.  They are subtitled as an aid to improving their English reading and listening abilities.  Just click the link for the video you want to see.

Lesson 1: What is Tourism?

Lesson 2: Planning Your Vacation

Lesson 3: Transportation

Lesson 4: Attractions

Lesson 5: Festivals and Other Events

Lesson 6: Lodging

Lesson 7: Food and Drink

Lesson 8: Glass Bubble Tourism and Full Contact Tourism

Lesson 9: Home Stay in another Culture

Lesson 10: Cultural Tour of London

Lesson 11: Undersea Diving Adventures

Lesson 12: A Five-star Hotel

Lesson 13: Mediterranean Beaches

Lesson 14: African Safari

Lesson 15a: New York City (Part 1 of 2 Parts)

Lesson 15b: New York City (Part 2 of 2 Parts)

Lesson 16: Sports Tourism

Other Videos:

Avatar Tourism

Material from 2010:
Travel and Tourism course, Autumn 2010
Travel and Tourism Students in 2010
Travel and Tourism Exams in 2010