Teaching English for Tourism

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.

Michael Joseph Ennis is the Didactic and Scientific Coordinator for the English Language at the Language Centre of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy. Gina Mikel Petrie is an Associate Professor and Coordinator for the English as a Second Language program at Eastern Washington University, USA.

List of Contributors; Introduction; Part I. English for Tourism: Theories and Concepts; 1. What is "English for Tourism"? A "Grounded Review" of Textbooks and Secondary Literature; 2. Exploring Stakeholders' Language Desires in English for Tourism: An Argument for Uniqueness; 3. The Politics of Englishes for Tourism: A World Englishes Perspective; Part II. Teaching English for Tourism: From Theory to Praxis; 4. The Changing Nature of Tourism Discourse: Practical Applications for the Classroom; 5. English for Tourism in the Non-Native English Classroom: Machine Translation and Corpora; 6. "Cultural languaging" in English for Tourism: Integrated Learning of Language and Intercultural Skills in Tourism Education; 7. The International Non-Work Experience and the Development of Students' Language Skills and Cultural Intelligence in an English for Tourism Purpose Course; 8. Integrating Tourism Writing in ESP University Contexts: A Case of Cross-cultural Cooperation; 9. Teaching and Assessing Academic Writing for Tourism Studies: An Example of Reflective Practice from the Field; Selected Bibliography; Index