ABSTRACT

Teaching English for Tourism initiates a sustained academic discussion on the teaching and learning of English to tourism professionals, or to students who aspire to build a career in the tourism industry. Responding to a gap in the field, this is the first book of its kind to explore the implications of research in English for tourism (EfT) within the field of English for specific purposes.

This edited volume brings together teachers and researchers of EfT from diverse national and institutional contexts, focusing on connecting current research in EfT contexts to classroom implications. It considers a wide range of themes related to the teaching of EfT, including theoretical concepts, methodological frameworks, and specific teaching methods. The book explores topics relating to the impact of changing technologies, the need for cultural understanding, and support for writing development, among others.

Teaching English for Tourism explores this growing area of English for specific purposes and allows for researchers and practitioners to share their findings in an academic context. This unique book is ideal reading for researchers, post-graduate students, and professionals working in the fields of English language teaching and learning.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

A response to disparate/desperate circumstances

part 7I|2 pages

English for tourism: Theories and concepts

chapter 1|32 pages

What is “English for tourism”?

A “grounded review” of textbooks and secondary literature

chapter 2|27 pages

Exploring stakeholders' language desires in English for tourism

An argument for uniqueness

chapter 3|23 pages

The politics of Englishes for tourism

A World Englishes perspective

part 91II|2 pages

Teaching English for tourism: From theory to praxis

chapter 4|21 pages

The changing nature of tourism discourse

Practical applications for the classroom

chapter 5|17 pages

English for tourism in the non-native English classroom

Machine translation and corpora

chapter 6|18 pages

“Cultural languaging” in English for tourism

Integrated learning of language and intercultural skills in tourism education

chapter 8|24 pages

A telecollaboration project on writing for tourism

Exploring thematic patterns in feedback exchanged by Italian, Polish, and Ukrainian students with US peer reviewers

chapter 9|27 pages

Teaching and assessing academic writing for tourism studies

An example of reflective practice from the field 1