English for the Hotel and Tourism IndustryLaajuus (3 cr)
Course unit code: LUT6027
General information
- Credits
- 3 cr
- Teaching language
- English
- Responsible person
- Liisa Sandvall, Vastuuopettaja
Objective
The student understands the signifigance of strengthening the English language skills to be an essential part of professional skills. The student can communicate orally and in written English also in demanding working life situations. The student can tell about working environment in tourism, for example about tourism enterprise management and business. The student can make a presentation and market local and national toursit attractions and discuss Finnish business life and culture. The student can seek literature related to tourism, understands the core content of it and is able to make a summary both orally and in writing.
Content
vocabulary in tourism and hospitality management, presenting a tourist enterprise and services, programme services, event organizing, knkow-how on North Karelia and Finland writing texts and documents in English, reporting and summarizing