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CODE 65240
ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-LIN/12
LANGUAGE English
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 2° Semester
PREREQUISITES
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OVERVIEW

The purpose of this course is to provide students with the linguistic skills necessary to express themselves in the world of Tourism and Business. The instructor will give the theoretical backround the students need to grasp the underpinnings of the work. This will be linked to a series of practical exercises to hone these skills. 

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the course, students will:

  • have a command of the specific ways in which the Laguage of Tourism and the Language of Business differ from standard English;
  • be able to interpret and create texts using the Language of Tourism and the Language of Business;
  • be able to usee correct grammar and vocabulary at the B2+ level.

PREREQUISITES

Students who take this exam must have already passed the exam for the Lingua Inglese I course.

TEACHING METHODS

This course offers students the opportunity to do some in-depth study of the special qualities of the English language in the fields of Tourism and Business. This is through large-group work in class, small group work inside and outside class and indivuìidual study at home.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course requires students to carry out an in-depth study of the specificities of the Language of Tourism and the Language of Business in English

For Tourism, we use materials curated by the professor and for Business, we use Business Partner B2+ textbook.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Business Partner B2+ textbook by Pearson

Curated course materials published on Aulaweb

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

The first week of Second Semester, 2025

 

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The final exam will consist of two parts: Tourism and Business. The part on tourism will be to write a brochure for a vacation that I choose or to write a response to a tourist's complaint.  The part on Business will be based on the Use of English highlighted in the units covered in Business Partner B2+

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Students will be evaluated on two criteria:

1) their ability to write using the strategies for the Language of Tourism and the Language of Business discussed in class, contained in the textbook and outlined on Aulaweb

2) Their ability to express themselves at a B2+ level of English.

The final mark will be based (50%/50%) on the two writing tasks of the exam:  one on Tourism and one on Business.