A Study on the Ways to Enhance Intercultural Communication Competence through Tourism English Education

Min, Chang-Kee

Journal of Tourism Sciences

Abbr : JTS
2010, 34(6), pp.397-415
Publisher : The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea
Research Area : Tourism

Min, Chang-Kee ¹

¹동서대학교

ABSTRACT

This article analysed the curricula of the tourism related majors, and proposed ways to enhance intercultural communication competence of tourism students. As the first step, the concept of the intercultural communication competence was explored through an extensive literature review. Then the tourism curricula of the universities in Korea were analyzed from the perspective of intercultural communication. The analysis of the curricula revealed that there were very few courses which focused on intercultural communication, and tourism English could take the role of teaching intercultural communication. Based on the analysis of tourism English curricula, suggestions were made in relation to course objectives, curriculum development, textbook development and the research needs to obtain a status as the English for Specific Purposes(ESP). Limitations of the study were also presented.
KEYWORDS

intercultural communication competence, Tourism education, tourism English, English for specific purposes
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