Information Package / Course Catalogue
Vocational English I
Course Code: YHM307
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to equip the students with the Professional English required Hospitality Industry.

Course Content

The course follows an integrated approach in terms of language skills (Reading, writing, listening, speaking) and its modular nature that will be used in Hospitality Industry on daily basis. It also focuses on the knowledge of necessary vocabulary and expressions at upper-intermediate level.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to introduce himself/herself, greets and says goodbye.
2.To be able to deal with complaints and problems.
3.To be able to deal with checking-in and carry out registration procedures.
4.Can deal with job interviews.
5.Can form affirmative, negative sentences and questions in present and future tenses.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Step up For Tourism 1 Black Swan
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction: Course objectives and assessments
Week 2 - Theoretical
Simple present with verb to be Introducing yourself, expressions of greeting and saying goodbye, Possesive adjectives
Week 3 - Theoretical
Countries, nationalities, languages Personality adjectives Reading an article about guest rooms check-in dialogue and check-in form
Week 4 - Theoretical
Present simple tense: Affirmative, negative and question food and beverage vocabulary categories on the menü creating a restaurant menu
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Preparing a check-in diyalogue
Week 5 - Theoretical
Expressions used in restaurants Reading about the most luxurious hotel suite in the World Reading about first class flights Ordering in a restaurant
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Preparing a menü for your imaginary restaurant
Week 6 - Theoretical
Will and going to, talking on the phone, environment and pollution, weather conditions
Week 7 - Theoretical
Reading on ecotourism, booking a room
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Mid term review
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
Mid Term
Week 10 - Theoretical
Expressing likes and dislikes, place and time prepositions, holiday activities, Money vocabulary
Week 11 - Theoretical
Reading about best destinations, dialogues about travel and transportation, writing an opinion paragraph on mass tourism
Week 12 - Theoretical
countable and uncountable nouns, making comparisons with adjectives, giving directions, hotel jobs
Week 13 - Theoretical
job interview, advantages and disadvantages of working in tourism industry
Week 14 - Theoretical
indefinite pronouns, quantifiers, apologising, car rental vocabulary
Week 15 - Theoretical
Review of the semester
Week 15 - Preparation Work
worksheets
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140456
Individual Work2204
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1819
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
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PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
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PÇ-16
OÇ-1
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
OÇ-2
4
3
4
3
2
4
3
4
OÇ-3
4
4
2
2
4
1
OÇ-4
2
2
3
3
2
OÇ-5
4
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026