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• CG. 2 Expressar-se amb correcció, oralment i per escrit en diverses llengües.
• CG.7 Avaluar la pròpia activitat i el propi aprenentatge i elaborar estratègies per millorar-los.
• CE.9 Utilitzar la terminologia i el llenguatge dels diversos àmbits turístics

1. Course introduction and tourist taxes. Video and discussion on the Greek island of Icaria. Diagnostic writing – what makes a happy life.

2. Overtourism and tourist tax; skill of collaboration. Reading about overtourism: tourist tax and charging an entry fee in Venice; Reading with academic group discussion.

3. Business Partner C1, Collaboration (U2 on Life cycle). Communication skills: Collaboration, reformulating and clarifying Video: reformulating and clarifying. Useful language for meetings and discussions. Speaking: role-play a meeting to discuss an article.

4. Writing an essay C1 part 1 – writing a discursive essay, pp 12-13 (Formula C1) and C1 writing guide. Assessed Writing 1 - a discursive essay (C1, part 1): organisation, topic sentences, using appropriate cohesive devices and formal language. Students complete an essay written in class on a given topic (45 mins, 220-260 words).

5. Presentation skills from C1 Business Partner (U1 on innovation). Business skills: Engaging presentations. Listening: presentation by a sales director; also listening to travel vlogs. Practice language for opening and closing a presentation.

6. Introduction to second semester. Introduction to the Cambridge C1 Advanced exam. Practice a Reading and Use of English paper (RUE) at the start of semester 2 in class and for self-study. Phrasal verbs (various pp from C1 Formula).

7. Writing an effective proposal, 2.2 (from C1 Advanced Formula) C1 part 2 – writing a proposal, pp 44-45 and C1 writing guide. Assessed Writing 2 – a proposal (C1, part 2): Students write a proposal in class based on a tourism topic using appropriate persuasive language and sub-headings (45 mins, 220-260 words).

8. Persuasion and being persuasive - Video: Presenting research data from C1 Business Partner (5.3, Customer Engagement) Persuasion: related vocabulary and the grammar of participle clauses and relative clauses Being persuasive: a class debate on Generative AI

9. Sustainable tourism. Discuss the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Practice vocabulary related to sustainability and sustainable tourism, in hospitality, resorts, etc. Research sustainable tourism projects in Spain.

10. Business skill: negotiations with case study (adapted from C1 Business Partner) - Listening to a negotiation - Practice useful language for negotiations in different contexts (general and professional). - Speaking: read and discuss a tourism case study and role-play a negotiation.

11. The entrepreneurial mindset and growth mindset (C1 Business Partner U8). Video: Handling a performance review. Language: study verb patterns. Speaking: role-play and record a performance review in pairs. Review course content from the second semester.

• Helen Chilton and Linda Edwards (2020). Formula C1. Coursebook and interactive ebook. Pearson.
• Helen Chilton and Linda Edwards (2020). Formula C1. Exam Trainers. Pearson.
• I. Dubicka, M. Rosenberg, L. Wright et al. (2020). Business Partner C1. Coursebook. Pearson Education Ltd.
• O'Dell, Felicity (2012). Advanced Trainer. Cambridge University Press.
• Nick Kenny and Jacky Newbrook (2018). Practice Tests Plus Volume 1, C1 Advanced. Pearson Education Ltd..
• Malcolm Mann & Steve Taylore-Knowles (2007). Destination C1 and C2. Grammar & Vocabulary.. MacMillan Education.

Activitats d'avaluació:

The only evaluated tasks that can be re-sat are the written and oral exams.
At the end of the year, students who have failed the subject will have the opportunity to pass it by retaking a comprehensive written exam of the whole year and an oral exam, the weightings being 60% (written) and 40% (oral).
At re-sits students won’t get a mark higher than a 6.

Criteris específics de la nota «No Presentat»:
A student will be considered a NO SHOW if:
a) the student doesn't show up for the exam on the scheduled date.
b) the student leaves the examination room ten minutes after they have been given the exam on condition that they return the exam empty.

Avaluació única:
Students that show justification that they won’t be able to follow a standard continuous assessment will be entitled to single evaluation.
The weightings will be as following:
Written exam 1 - 20%
Oral exam 1 - 15%
Written exam 2 - 25%
Oral exam 2 - 20%
Four tasks - 20%

Requisits mínims per aprovar:
Students need a minimum mark of 5 to pass the course.

Students have some tutorial hours where they can go over lesson points with their lecturer in a face-to-face context. To have a tutorial session, students must book a time slot by means of the BOOKEO app.

For a good use of these tutorial sessions, students should go well-prepared in advance with queries and questions. Tutorials should not be regarded as private lessons aimed at catching up for classroom absences.

Tutorials can be on site or on line, on request.

The most common communication method outside the classroom is the mail of our virtual campus or the school’s gmail.

Lecturers can give feedback on submitted tasks by means of the COMMENTS box of the evaluated task entry of our campus.

In the case of implementing an online teaching system, we may also make use of other tools such as the forum of our virtual campus, meetings with MEET or chats with HANGOUTS.

Though the students in this group have already attained a remarkable command of the L2, class attendance is strongly recommended as most evaluated tasks will be held on site.