The Study on Constructing a Curriculum Model of Hotel English for Undergraduate Hospitality Management in Taiwan

doi:10.4304/tpls.4.10.2001-2007

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Title:	The Study on Constructing a Curriculum Model of Hotel English for Undergraduate Hospitality Management in Taiwan
Authors:	張偉雄;Chang, Wei-Hsiung
Contributors:	旅遊管理學系
Keywords:	hospitality education;English for Specific Purposes (ESP);curriculum design
Date:	2014-10
Issue Date:	2020-05-04 15:18:22 (UTC+8)
Abstract:	To meet the development of the international tourism market, international tourist hotels have gradually replaced tourist hotels in Taiwan. Owing to the industrial trend, foreign language proficiency, which is essentially communicative skill training required for undergraduate students/learners and industrial practitioners, has been significantly emphasized and noticed among educational institutions and hospitality industries. This study namely aimed at constructing a English curriculum model for hospitality field which infused from English for Specific Purposes. The modified Delphi technique was adopted to determine the relevant course contents of ESP curriculum model for hospitality derived from the consensus of both educators and practitioners. The results revealed that two dimensions of ESP curriculum model for hospitality field constructed as well as nine courses contained in this study respectively. Also, it appears that Taiwan's hospitality educators and practitioners should assist students/learners to strengthen English proficiency.
Relation:	Theory and Practice in Language Studies vol. 4, no. 10 pp.2001-2007
Appears in Collections:	[Department of Tourism Management, The M.A. Program of Tourism Management and Leisure Environment Management] Periodical Articles

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