Developing the English oral competency of tourism industry students by means of a genre-based ESP approach

The purpose of this study is to establish a theory-based process for the improvement of the English oral competency of Thai tourism industry students and determine how far practical needs superseded theoretical demands. It was done firstly, by examining an, blending genre and ESP theories in order to establish a genre-based ESP oral English teaching method, and secondly, identifying the specific features of the most common genres in the target language used by Thai tourist guides by means of genre analysis. Thirdly, the perceptions of the personnel managers of tour agencies and tourists towards the oral competency of Thai tour guides were explored before reaching the final stnge of developing and teaching the course for teaching English for tour guides in Rajabhat Universities.

Grantor dc:publisher

Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia

Year dc:date

2005

Author dc:creator

• Kunyot, Taweesak

• English language
• Spoken English
• Study and teaching
• Thai speakers
• Tourism
• Thailand.
• Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/676

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ro.ecu.edu.au:theses-1677