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English Language Skills in Principles of Responsible Tourism (1cr)

Code: PR10038-3005

General information

Enrollment: 01.10.2025 - 31.10.2025; Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 07.01.2026 - 31.05.2026; The implementation has not yet started.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 1 cr

Local portion: 1 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Unit: Kielten ja viestinnän opetus (KVO)

Campus: Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages: Finnish; English

Seats: 20 - 60

Degree programmes: Complementary Studies; Degree Programme in Tourism and Service Business

Teachers: Kielten ja viestinnän opetus Virtuaali englanti; Hanna Ronkainen

Teacher in charge: Hanna Ronkainen

Groups: TOP25_26
Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2025-2026; PRAS23
Bachelor of Hospitality Management, Tourism and Service Business, Blended Learning, Fall, 2023

Course: PR10038

Evaluation scale

H-5

Teaching methods

The aim is to study the specialized English vocabulary in these areas:
-Means of minimizing negative cultural, environmental and social impacts
-Concepts of sustainability and responsibility in tourism
-Carbon footprint & carbon handprint in tourism industry
-UN Sustainable development goals
-Ethical tourism
-The course also includes studying academic writing and its special features.
-The students write an academic essay related to one of the themes on the course.

Pedagogical arrangements:
-Online lessons
-Online materials for self-studying
-Virtual assignments
-Working independently and in groups

Completion alternatives

The student who has acquired the required competence in business communication in English non- or informally can complete the course through RPL Proof of Competence. The possibility and methods of demonstrating written and spoken communication skills must be agreed with the teacher before the beginning of the study unit.

Student workload

The course contains appriximately 8 hours of scheduled sessions online. The weekly sessions are complemented with self-study assignments and some pair and group work.