Information Package / Course Catalogue
Vocational English I
Course Code: AGE204
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.To be able tocomprehend the importance of learning and researching throughout their lives.
2.To be able to approach local and foreign sources of various texts in the field of tourism individually or in the academic context and make use of them by the light of their professional tourism english.
3.To be able to communicate both oral and written styles.
4.To be able to participate actively in the learning process through classroom participatiants, group discussions and classroom presentations, projects on various topics related to their field.
5.To be able to gain corporate communicational abilitiy
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Step Up for Tourism 1
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction To The History Of Tourism Introduction To The Greek Mythology
Week 2 - Theoretical
The Importance Of Tourism In Turkey As A National Income Ancient Civilizations
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Repetition of the previous week course.
Week 3 - Theoretical
The Role And Impact Of Tourism Throughout The World Major Ancient Sites Of The Seven Regions In Turkey (General)
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Repetition of the previous week course.
Week 4 - Theoretical
The Service And Departments In Hotel And Travel Managements Major Ancient Sites In The Aegean Region ( Detailed)
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Repetition of the previous week course.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Types Of Tours Major Ancient Sites In The Mediterranean Region
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Repetition of the previous week course.
Week 6 - Theoretical
How And Why Tours Are Produced; Tour Brochures The ODYSSEY by Homer
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Repetition of the previous week course.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Travel As A Product The Gordion Knot
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Repetition of the previous week course.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Making Travel Sale Written Presentation Of One Of The Ancient Sites
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Repetition of the previous week course.
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
MID TERM
Week 10 - Theoretical
Hotel/Tour Reservations IDA Mountain Myths
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Repetition of the previous week course.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Organising A Cruise For Guests IDA Mountain Myths
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Repetition of the previous week course.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Organising A Safari For Guests The ILIAD by Homer
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Repetition of the previous week course.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Organising An Adventure Tourism For Guests
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Repetition of the previous week course.
Week 14 - Theoretical
On Tour; Tour Guides and Travel Agents
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Repetition of the previous week course.
Week 15 - Theoretical
General Review
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 - Theory141128
Lecture - Practice141242
Midterm Examination1112
Final Examination1213
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-3
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PÇ-5
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PÇ-9
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PÇ-11
PÇ-12
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OÇ-1
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
3
5
3
2
2
OÇ-2
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
3
5
3
2
2
OÇ-3
3
2
4
4
2
3
2
3
4
2
3
2
OÇ-4
3
2
4
4
2
3
2
3
4
2
3
2
OÇ-5
4
5
3
3
2
4
3
3
5
2
2
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026