GER 210 | Course Introduction and Application Information - German Language Program

Course Name

Tourism and Hotel Management in German

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
GER 210	Fall	4	2	5	4

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	German
Course Type	Required
Course Level	Short Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Group Work Q&A Lecture / Presentation
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	Öğr.Gör. ANIL UÇAK
Course Lecturer(s)	Öğr.Gör. Cihangir TALA
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	The objective of this course is to bring students enrolled in the Tourism Management and Hospitality program up to the A1 level in oral and written communication, in accordance with the content of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Students who succeed in this course will be able to; communicate effectively when greeting and seeing off hotel guests, and identify the needs of foreign guests by engaging in brief conversations, fill out registration forms and compose short texts related to these forms, confirm reservation requests received via email in writing, communicate effectively over the phone using numbers, express the time, days of the week, dates, and seasons both verbally and in writing, provide information about the time and days of the week, read and understand texts containing bus and train schedules, give a room tour; and describe duties and responsibilities within the hotel, read and analyze travel blogs and provide basic information about them.
Course Description	Students enrolled in the Tourism Management and Hospitality program develop their reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills in the field of tourism through the use of Professional German.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses	X

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction. General information and term policies. Names, nationalities, and name pronunciation / Welcoming and seeing off hotel guests, defining their duties	Menschen im Beruf Tourismus, (Anja Schümann, Cordula Schurig, Brigitte Schaefer, Frauke van der Werff), Hueber Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-19-101424-7 Part 1
2	Numbers (1–100), greeting guests at the front desk, checking and reporting hotel room availability. Greeting hotel guests / Asking guests about the length of their stay, filling out the registration form, definite and indefinite articles, negative articles (simple form).	Menschen im Beruf Tourismus, (Anja Schümann, Cordula Schurig, Brigitte Schaefer, Frauke van der Werff), Hueber Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-19-101424-7 Part 1
3	Asking about available hotel rooms, hotel reviews, definite and indefinite articles (genitive case). Asking about guests’ length of stay. / Providing luggage service, giving information about the room, personal pronouns (nominative case)	Menschen im Beruf Tourismus, (Anja Schümann, Cordula Schurig, Brigitte Schaefer, Frauke van der Werff), Hueber Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-19-101424-7 Part 2
4	Learning the time and days of the week, introducing information about animation programs, separable verbs / Learning the time and days of the week, introducing information about animation programs, separable verbs	Menschen im Beruf Tourismus, (Anja Schümann, Cordula Schurig, Brigitte Schaefer, Frauke van der Werff), Hueber Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-19-101424-7 Part 3
5	Giving bus and train schedules, reading and understanding, learning about food and drinks. / In the -i form, the auxiliary verb “-ebil” (können). Taking orders and room service	Menschen im Beruf Tourismus, (Anja Schümann, Cordula Schurig, Brigitte Schaefer, Frauke van der Werff), Hueber Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-19-101424-7 Part 3
6	Ordering breakfast and the auxiliary verbs “to like” (mögen/möchten) / Perfect tense. Taking orders and room service	Menschen im Beruf Tourismus, (Anja Schümann, Cordula Schurig, Brigitte Schaefer, Frauke van der Werff), Hueber Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-19-101424-7 Part 3
7	Putting someone on hold during a phone call, making reservations via email. / Dates, days of the week, and seasons	Menschen im Beruf Tourismus, (Anja Schümann, Cordula Schurig, Brigitte Schaefer, Frauke van der Werff), Hueber Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-19-101424-7 Part 4
8	Midterm Exam
9	Understanding and explaining hotel websites; using the “Perfekt” tense. / Providing information over the phone about hotels, services, and prices.	Menschen im Beruf Tourismus, (Anja Schümann, Cordula Schurig, Brigitte Schaefer, Frauke van der Werff), Hueber Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-19-101424-7 Part 4
10	Explaining travel blogs and providing information about them. / Making recommendations to guests, making table reservations, für (i-case)	Menschen im Beruf Tourismus, (Anja Schümann, Cordula Schurig, Brigitte Schaefer, Frauke van der Werff), Hueber Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-19-101424-7 Part 4-5
11	Providing information about hotel services, auxiliary verbs (dürfen and müssen) / Responding to complaints and requests, adjectives	Menschen im Beruf Tourismus, (Anja Schümann, Cordula Schurig, Brigitte Schaefer, Frauke van der Werff), Hueber Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-19-101424-7 Part 5
12	Subjunctive mood (würden), giving advice / Being able to chat with guests	Menschen im Beruf Tourismus, (Anja Schümann, Cordula Schurig, Brigitte Schaefer, Frauke van der Werff), Hueber Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-19-101424-7 Part 5
13	Subjunctive mood (würden), giving advice / Being able to chat with guests	Menschen im Beruf Tourismus, (Anja Schümann, Cordula Schurig, Brigitte Schaefer, Frauke van der Werff), Hueber Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-19-101424-7 Part 5
14	Talking about the past and Preparing for the Oral Exam	Menschen im Beruf Tourismus, (Anja Schümann, Cordula Schurig, Brigitte Schaefer, Frauke van der Werff), Hueber Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-19-101424-7 Part 1-2-3-4-5
15	Semester Review
16	Final Exam

Course Notes/Textbooks

Menschen im Beruf Tourismus, (Anja Schümann, Cordula Schurig, Brigitte Schaefer, Frauke van der Werff), Hueber Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-19-101424-7

Suggested Readings/Materials

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	1	10
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	1	10
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams	1	20
Midterm	1	20
Final Exam		40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	4	60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	40
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	4	64
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16	2	32
Study Hours Out of Class	14	1	14
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	1	2	2
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	1	3	3
Presentation / Jury			0
Project			0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam	1	2	2
Midterms	1	5	5
Final Exam		7	0
		Total	122

GER 210 | Course Introduction and Application Information

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