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

********UniversitySchoolofLanguageandCultureTourismEnglishFall2016Instructor:Office:OfficeHours:Phone:Email:CATALOGCOURSEDESCRIPTIONThiscourseincludestourguidepractice,Chineseculture,introductionandcommunicationskills,andtourismwriting.ItaimstoprovidestudentsbasicandpracticalknowledgeofhowtobeanEnglishtourguide.COURSEOBJECTIVESUponcompletionofthiscourse,studentswillbeableto:1.KnowhowtobeanEnglishtourguide.2.Drafttravelscheduleandplanbudget.3.Introducetouristsitestotravelers.4.Dealwithallkindsoftravelissues.RELATEDTEXTBOOKEnglishTourGuide—APracticalEnglishCourse(2ndEdition)HuaZhu(2009)ISBN978-7-301-07664-4/H.1081STUDENTRESPONSIBILITIESAsuccessfulseminardependsonadvancedpreparationbycompletingrequiredreading,writing,andpeerreviews.Theworkwedopriortoandinclassiscriticaltothedevelopmentofourlearningcommunity.Ifyoucometoclasspoorlyprepared–ordon’tcomeatall–ourentirelearningcommunityloses.Wheninclass,eachofuscanexpecttofullycontributetosupportourlearningcommunity.Studentscanexpecttocompletesubstantialamountsofreading,research,andgroupworkduringthecourse.TEACHERRESPONSIBILITIESAstheassignedteacherforthiscourse,myparamountresponsibilityistofacilitateanactivelearningcommunity.Mybeliefisthatwe’reallmembersofthelearningcommunityandshareresponsibilityforco-creatingthelearningcommunity.Myresponsibilityasthefacilitatoristobepreparedtofullyengageintheclassroomexperienceandcometoclassfullypreparedtoaskquestions,contributetotopicsunderexamination,andcompletethereadingswithyou.Inaddition,Iwillstrivetofacilitateacommunitybuiltonrespect,sharedresponsibilityforlearning,andopennesstodiverseperspectives.GRADINGPOLICIESANDLEARNINGASSESSMENTSPointsA96–100%C+80–81.99%Participation20A-93–95.99%C76–79.99%IndividualPresentation15B+90–92.99%C-72–75.99%ProjectPresentation15B86–89.99%D66–71.99%CourseProject50B-82–85.99%Fbelow66%Total100Assessments:Participation(20points)Becausethisisaseminarstyleclass,ahighlevelofstudentengagementisessentialtothesuccessofthecourse.Engagementandlearningaredirectlylinkedtoattendance,coursereadings,andactiveparticipationinseminar-baseddiscussions.Activeparticipationmeans:•completingrequiredreadings•contributingtoclassdiscussionsusingthereadingstosupportyourcommentsandconclusions•submittingassignmentsbytheposteddeadlines•comingtoclassfullypreparedtoengageinactive,vitaldiscussionsaboutthereadingsIndividualPresentation(15points)Individualpresentationwillbeassignedtoeachstudent.ItprovidesanopportunityforstudentstolearnhowtointroduceaplacetotouristsinEnglish.Studentscanchooseaplacetheylike,prepareinformationofageneralintroductionoftheplace,suchastheintroductionofthetouristsite,localaccommodation,localcultureandcustomthatarerelated,speciallocalproduct,etc.Thepresentationshalllast5-10minutesanditwillbeassessedbypeersaccordingtoarubricprovidedbytheinstructor.GroupProjectPresentation(15points)Attheendofthesemester,eachgroupwilldoagroupproject(asdescribedinthenextsection).Studentswillpresenttheirprojectingroups.Thepresentationwilllast10-15minutes.Eachmemberwillinvolveinthispresentationintroducingandpromotingtheirproposal.Eachtime,thegroupprojectwillberatedbytheirpeersaccordingtoarubricprovidedbytheinstructor.CourseProjectReport(50points)Courseprojectreportisagroupwork.Studentswillvoluntarilyformintogroupsof4to6.Thegroupwillarrangeatravelschedulebasedongroupdiscussionandresearch.Writeaprojectproposalforatouristcompanywhichwillincludethefollowingsections:nameoftheproject,generalintroductionoftheschedule,detailedtravelschedule(includingtouristsites,accommodation,shopping,otheractivities,andsoon),budget,specialtipsforthetrip.Formattingoftheproposal:TimesNewRoman5,DoubleSpace.OTHEREXPECTATIONS&POLICIESGoodPerformanceincludes:FullattendanceFullypreparedbeforeclassActiveparticipationinclassBeabletousetextbookinformationtoanswerquestionsorsolveproblemsSpeakEnglishratherthanreadorspeakChinese.UnwelcomeBehaviorincludes:UsecellphoneduringclassforotherpurposethanclassuseAnyandallformsofplagiarismReadtextbookparagraphsorwrittenparagraphswhenansweringquestionsordoingpresentations.TourismEnglishTIMESCHEDULEWeekDateContentDeadlines1Sep.6CourseIntroductionSignupforindividualpresentation2Sep.13Unit1MeetingtheTourGroupSignupforGroups3Sep.20Unit2TouristItineraries4Sep.27Unit3On-theWayIntroduction6Oct.11PracticeProjectProgressReport(Oral):Groupprojectprogress(NameoftheProjectandgeneralinformation)7Oct.18Unit4IntroductionofTouristSites8Oct.25Unit5HotelCheck-in9Nov.1Unit6FoodsandBeveragesProgressReport(HardCopy):Groupprojectprogress(DetailedSchedule)10Nov.8Unit7TouristMissing11Nov.15Unit8HandlingtheAccidents12Nov.22Unit9TheFirstAidProgressReport(HardCopy):Groupprojectprogress(Budgetandwebsiteresources)13Nov.29Unit10Shopping14Dec.6Unit11Complaints15Dec.13Unit12SendingofftheTourGroupProjectReportFirstDraftSignupforGroupProjectPresentation16Dec.20GroupPresentationProjectReportSecondDraft17Dec.27Wrap-upandCourseEvaluationProjectReportFinal(EcopyandHardcopy)Attachment:ScoringRubricforIndividualPresentationCategoryScoringCriteriaTotalPoin