English for the Travel Business

Tasks and purposes of the course:

• development of confident and fluent speaking skills;
• building up of an active occupational vocabulary;
• building up of the understanding of the theory and practice of the international travel business;
• improvement of general, social and professional communicative skills.

Course topics:

• structure of the tourist industry;
• client service;
• management of tour agencies and tour operators;
• retail sales of the tourist services;
• relevant tourist products;
• tourism and outdoor recreation;
• air transport;
• water transport;
• geography of tourism.

Skills obtained during the course:

• preparation and admission of information;
• holding business negotiations;
• business communication in correspondence and over the telephone.

Loyalty programme for corporate students:

• membership of the English Cinema Club “Other movie”;
• membership of the English Speaking Club;
• use of the “Oxford Klass” Library;
• Saturday Consulting Centre for students who have missed lessons.