Information Package / Course Catalogue
English For Vocational Purposes I
Course Code: SRB210
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

This course is intented for ss who are in close contact with guests so its main target is to introduce new features to challenge, to enrich professional vocabulary, listening, speaking and writing skills in order to communicate successfully with the general puplic and should prove beneficial to all employees working in the tour agencies.

Course Content

In parallel with the course objectives, the aim of the course mainly includes studies about hotel/tour reservations, informing the guests about the service and departments in hotel and travel managements, reading and comprehending the explanatory brochures of hotel/travel managements, improving the skills for reading, comrehending, writing and listening to the dialogues for welcoming and seeing of the guests.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Çalıştıkları ve/veya yaşadıkları bölgenin tarihi, kültürü ve folklörü hakkında detaylı bilgi verebilir. To be able to express detailed information about the history,culture and folklore of the region they live/work.
2.Misafirlere önerilerde bulunabilme ve onları yönlendirme becerileri artar. To be able to make suggestions and direct the customers
3.Misafirlere yerel turistik çekim alanları ve ulaşım seçenekleri hakkında tavsiyeler verebilir. To be able to advise on local attractions and transportation
4.Misafirlerin farklı sorunlarına çözümler üretebilir ve şikayetlerini cevaplar. To be able to deal with customer problems and complaints
5.Sektörde kullanılan terimleri tanır. To be able to recognize the vocational terms of the sector.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Step Up for Tourism 1
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
Local knowledge
Week 3 - Theoretical
Offering and requesting
Week 4 - Theoretical
The best way to get there
Week 5 - Theoretical
Is there anything I can do?
Week 6 - Theoretical
Dealing with complaints
Week 7 - Theoretical
Better safe than sorry
Week 8 - Theoretical
Revision
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
Mid Term exam
Week 10 - Theoretical
Difficult customers
Week 11 - Theoretical
Seeing the sights
Week 12 - Theoretical
Making suggestions and giving advice
Week 13 - Theoretical
History and folklore History and folklore
Week 14 - Theoretical
Jobs in tourism Industry
Week 15 - Theoretical
revision
Week 16 - Final Exam
exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142142
Assignment110212
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)76
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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3
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2
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3
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3
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2
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3
3
4
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2
2
2
2
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3
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4
3
3
5
5
2
2
3
3
2
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026