Assessment and Comparison of Tourism Vocabulary Skills in ESL Learners

Pokupec Martina (), Benić Hilarija Lozančić () and Njerš Diana ()
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Benić Hilarija Lozančić: Libertas International University, Zagreb, Croatia
Njerš Diana: Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology at the University of Zagreb, Croatia

Acta Economica Et Turistica, 2017, vol. 3, issue 1, 47-58

Abstract: Teaching and learning English for professional purposes largely involves the acquisition of specialised vocabulary, with teaching methodology focusing on the development of understanding and usage of specific vocabulary items. Within the wide variety of professional purposes the language is acquired for, teaching learners of tourism and hospitality also requires a focus on a range of specific language skills, mostly based on understanding of diverse types of discourse and strong communication skills in varied language situations and contexts. English for professional purposes thus becomes more specific - English for Tourism and Hospitality - signalling a slightly different approach to teaching and learning, i.e. not heavily based on acquiring vocabulary skills, but shifting focus on strong communication skills and enhancement of the four elementary language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Keywords: urban tourism vocabulary; English for Tourism and Hospitality; receptive and productive vocabulary skills; language competences; teaching and learning ESL (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1515/aet-2017-0006

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