《旅游英语》课程设计-Syllabus of Tourism English.doc

* University School of Language and CultureTourism English Fall 2016Instructor: Office: Office Hours: Phone: Email: CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTIONThis course includes tour guide practice, Chinese culture, introduction and communication skills, and tourism writing. It aims to provide students basic and practical knowledge of how to be an English tour guide. COURSE OBJECTIVESUpon completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Know how to be an English tour guide. 2. Draft travel schedule and plan budget. 3. Introduce tourist sites to travelers. 4. Deal with all kinds of travel issues.RELATED TEXTBOOKEnglish Tour GuideA Practical English Course (2nd Edition)Hua Zhu (2009) ISBN 978-7-301-07664-4/H.1081STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES A successful seminar depends on advanced preparation by completing required reading, writing, and peer reviews. The work we do prior to and in class is critical to the development of our learning community. If you come to class poorly prepared or dont come at all our entire learning community loses. When in class, each of us can expect to fully contribute to support our learning community. Students can expect to complete substantial amounts of reading, research, and group work during the course. TEACHER RESPONSIBILITIES As the assigned teacher for this course, my paramount responsibility is to facilitate an active learning community. My belief is that were all members of the learning community and share responsibility for co-creating the learning community. My responsibility as the facilitator is to be prepared to fully engage in the classroom experience and come to class fully prepared to ask questions, contribute to topics under examination, and complete the readings with you. In addition, I will strive to facilitate a community built on respect, shared responsibility for learning, and openness to diverse perspectives.GRADING POLICIES AND LEARNING ASSESSMENTS Points A 96 100% C+ 80 81.99% Participation20 A- 93 95.99% C 76 79.99% Individual Presentation 15B+ 90 92.99% C- 72 75.99% Project Presentation 15 B 86 89.99% D 66 71.99% Course Project 50 B- 82 85.99% F below 66%Total100Assessments:Participation (20 points) Because this is a seminar style class, a high level of student engagement is essential to the success of the course. Engagement and learning are directly linked to attendance, course readings, and active participation in seminar-based discussions. Active participation means: completing required readings contributing to class discussions using the readings to support your comments and conclusions submitting assignments by the posted deadlines coming to class fully prepared to engage in active, vital discussions about the readings Individual Presentation (15 points)Individual presentation will be assigned to each student. It provides an opportunity for students to learn how to introduce a place to tourists in English. Students can choose a place they like, prepare information of a general introduction of the place, such as the introduction of the tourist site, local accommodation, local culture and custom that are related, special local product, etc. The presentation shall last 5-10 minutes and it will be assessed by peers according to a rubric provided by the instructor. Group Project Presentation (15 points)At the end of the semester, each group will do a group project (as described in the next section). Students will present their project in groups. The presentation will last 10-15 minutes. Each member will involve in this presentation introducing and promoting their proposal. Each time, the group project will be rated by their peers according to a rubric provided by the instructor. Course Project Report (50 points)Course project report is a group work. Students will voluntarily form into groups of 4 to 6. The group will arrange a travel schedule based on group discussion and research. Write a project proposal for a tourist company which will include the following sections: name of the project, general introduction of the schedule, detailed travel schedule (including tourist sites, accommodation, shopping, other activities, and so on), budget, special tips for the trip. Formatting of the proposal: Times New Roman 5, Double Space. OTHER EXPECTATIONS & POLICIESGood Performance includes: Full attendance Fully prepared before class Active participation in class Be able to use textbook information to answer questions or solve problems Speak English rather than read or speak Chinese.Unwelcome Behavior includes: Use cellphone during class for other purpose than class use Any and all forms of plagiarism Read textbook paragraphs or written paragraphs when answering questions or doing presentations.Tourism EnglishTIME SCHEDULEWeekDateContent Deadlines1Sep. 6Course Introduction Sign up for individual presentation2Sep. 13Unit 1 Meeting the Tour Group Sign up for Groups3Sep. 20Unit 2 Tourist Itineraries4Sep. 27Unit 3 On-the Way Introduction6Oct. 11Practice Project Progress Report (Oral): Group project progress (Name of the Project and general information)7Oct. 18Unit 4 Introduction of Tourist Sites 8Oct. 25Unit 5 Hotel Check-in 9Nov. 1Unit 6 Foods and BeveragesProgress Report (Hard Copy): Group project progress (Detailed Schedule)10Nov. 8Unit 7 Tourist Missing 11Nov. 15Unit 8 Handling the Accidents12Nov. 22Unit 9 The First AidProgress Report (Hard Copy): Group project progress (Budget and website resources)13Nov. 29Unit 10 Shopping14Dec. 6Unit 11 Complaints15Dec. 13Unit 12 Sending off the Tour GroupProject Report First Draft Sign up for Group Project Presentation16Dec. 20Group PresentationProject Report Second Draft 17Dec. 27Wrap-up and Course Evaluation Project Report Final (E copy and Hard copy)Attachment: Scoring Rubric for Individual PresentationCategoryScoring CriteriaTotal PointsScore123Organization(15 points)The type of presentation is appropriate for the topic and audience.5Information is presented in a logical sequence.5Presentation appropriately cites requisite number of references.5Content(45 points)Introduction is attention-getting, lays out the problem well, and establishes a framework for the rest of the presentation.5Technical terms are well-defined in language appropriate for the target audience.5Presentation contains accurate informa