Current situation of learning english in tourism for the senior students at thu dau mot university

THU DAU MOT UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES *********** GRADUATE PAPER TITLE: CURRENT SITUATION OF LEARNING ENGLISH IN TOURISM FOR THE SENIOR STUDENTS AT THU DAU MOT UNIVERSITY Student name: Nguyen Thanh Lam Student code: 1722202010140 Class: D17AVKD02 Course: 2017 - 2021 Major: English Language Lecturer: M.A, Phan Thi Phuoc Binh Duong, November/2020 STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP Student full name: Nguyễn Thanh Lam Student ID: 1722202010140 Title of paper: Current situation of learning English in tourism for the senior students at Thu Dau Mot University I hereby confirm that I am the sole author of the paper presented Where the work of others has been consulted, this is duly acknowledged in the paper‟s bibliography I have also not consulted any other unnamed online sources All verbatim or referential use of the sources named in the bibliography has been specifically indicated in the text Binh Duong, November, 2020 Nguyen Thanh Lam ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I want to say thanks to my family and friends, who have always been by my side for supporting me so much, motivating me to complete my part in the best possible way Furthermore, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to all those who provided me the possibility to complete my report at Thu Dau Mot University Sincere gratitude to my instructor, Mrs Phan Thi Phuoc, who assisted, edited, and commented on my complete report Finally, I want to thank people who have supported me, including students on campus, who helped me complete the survey To wrap everything up, thank you so much for the many kind relationships and cooperation during my all semester at this wonderful school Sincerely, Signature NGUYEN THANH LAM ABSTRACT English is a second language commonly used today in communication as well as in the sectors of trade and tourism In reality, thanks to English, you can travel around the world and socialize with people everywhere Most vacationers would use English to communicate when traveling for comfort and community purposes Moreover, the tourism and travel industry is one of the main sectors of the economy and carries important elements for the growth of GDP English and tourism have been integrated and incorporated into the curriculum of English language students at universities in order to foresee this situation At Thu Dau Mot University, majoring students experience the subject in their final year and are seen as a prerequisite subject In reality, there would be advantages and disadvantages when beginning a new subject, contrasting perceptions and opinions when experiencing the subject I have done research on the status of the tourism English course for senior business English students at Thu Dau Mot University in order to delve into this in-depth The aim of the study is to understand the advantages and disadvantages of students studying this subject, thus developing strengths and providing solutions to overcome the challenges facing students In addition, know the needs that will provide sufficient recommendations when taking the issue I surveyed 120 final-year students for this study, majoring in business English at Thu Dau Mot University, collected information, and analyzed it The study has main chapters Chapter 1: Introduction introduces English Tourism, Statement of the problem, the purposes of the study, and research questions Chapter 2: Literature Review provides a theory of English Tourism Chapter 3: Data Collections and Analysis Chapter 4: Discussion and Finding Chapter 5: Conclusion and Recommendations I hope that the learning and cognitive attitudes of students towards this topic will be understood via this study, besides also providing materials for the following studies Key words: English language, current situation, english of tourism, tourism TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Rationale for study 1.2 Statement of problem 1.3 Research questions 1.4 Purposes of the study CHAPTER II: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 History of tourism 2.1.1 The origins of tourism 2.1.2 Definition of tourism 2.2 The origin of the English language 2.2.1 Formation of E nglish language 2.3 Application of English in the subject of tourism 2.3.1 The use of English in tourism 2.3.2 English tourism application to teaching 2.3.3 Tourism in English at Thu Dau Mot University 2.4 Job opportunities from English tourism CHAPTER III: DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS 3.1 The survey questionnaires 3.1.1 The design of questionnaires 3.1.2 Research design 10 3.1.3 Research methodology 10 3.1.4 Research location 10 3.1.5 Participants and sampling strategies 10 3.2 Data collection 10 3.3 The data analysis 11 3.3.1 Information about the person who is taking the survey 11 3.3.2 Students' awareness of the importance of English communication in Tourism 13 3.3.3 The method of studying English Tourism for senior students 14 3.3.4 Senior students' opinions on English Tourism maijor of Business English 18 CHAPTER IV: DISCUSSION AND FINDINGS 21 4.1 Discussion 21 4.2 Findings 22 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 23 5.1 Conclusion 23 5.2 Recommendations 23 LIST OF TABLES Table 3.1 Students' awareness of the importance of English communication in Tourism 13 Table 3.2 The advantages when learning English for tourism 19 Table 3.3 The difficulties when learning English for tourism 19 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 3.1 The student's school year 12 Figure 3.2 Major of students 12 Figure 3.3 The time students spend studying English for tourism For a day 15 Figure 3.4 The time students spend studying English for tourism for a week 15 Figure 3.5 Students’ skills to learn English Tourism 16 Figure 3.6 How students learn English Tourism 16 CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION 1.1 Rationale for study: From the dawn of humankind to around a long time ago to now, communication, defined as a means to express or interchange sayings, opinions, emotions, information, by writing, speaking, gesturing, and more, has always played a vital role in people‟s lives (Nordquist, n.d.) Communication enables humans and other species to interact with each other and used to be processed in various forms As time flew, ancient people came up with an idea of word formulation, which is composed of vowels and consonants That the form of oral tradition was born was the result of it Language, a system of traditional spoken, manual (signed) or written symbols allows human beings, as members of a social group and participants in their society to express themselves and communicate with people possessing the ability to use the same language (Crystal, 2020) Through many centuries, manifold events that happened concerning war, territorial divisions, diversity in races, and development of livings gave birth to nations Each nation has its own language The development of a nation will go hand in hand with the widespread recognition of its language The long-standing advancement and the rise of Western countries accelerated English to become the most popular language and a mandatory subject at schools in some countries British Study Centers (2020) have mentioned ten reasons to learn English, explained by the term of a global language, the tool for facilitating the job-hunting process, more meetings with different people, comprehension in reading and researching topics mostly written in English, the language of the media industry and the Internet, the expansion in business, easier access to travel, study, and multiple cultures For the aforementioned clues, more attention should be paid to learning English In addition, nowadays, The travel and tourism industry is one of the largest manufacturing sectors in the world on the grounds that it stimulates economic growth, generates jobs, increases social development, and promotes peace, by its sector, hundreds of millions of people around the world rely on for their jobs The travel and tourism industry is a vast sector made up of millions of companies and employees, from the largest global travel brands to the smallest tour operator or hostel owner Together, we are forming a powerful force with a presence to be heard at the highest levels of society and government (Sofronov, 2018) Referring to how big travel and tourism are, there always exists an increasing number of people in general and students, in particular, wishing to learn and involve in the travel field for better achievements Nonetheless, advantages always come with arduousness To be an expert in the travel field requires learners to spend more time practicing and experiencing real situations and devote their time to discovering those cultural features of places Also, it is never regarded as an unchallenging road to learn and use the language effortlessly Therefore, learners have to actively study and immerse themselves in it, particularly, English For more progress in career, students at university have a tendency to choose to study English Business, in which English for tourism is an indispensable part of its curriculum 1.2 Statement of problem: The problem shows how to learn and apply current learning methods of senior students majoring in business English in English language major From the survey, it shows the advantages and disadvantages of learning the subject and the student's desire for the subject 1.3 Research questions This study intended to answer the following questions: - What are the student's perception of the importance of English for tourism? - What are the difficulties and advantages when learning English for tourism students? 1.4 Purposes of the study First and foremost, the aim of the study is to make the students aware of the significance of the subject when added to the curriculum Next, when introduced to the subject, the advantages and drawbacks are established, thereby identifying the needs of students for this subject The last is to provide some ideas for improvement on the downside and build strengths when studying this subject English is a second language widely used in communication today as well as used in the commerce and tourism industries In fact, you can travel around the world and socialize with people everywhere thanks to English Most vacationers will use English to communicate while traveling for convenience and community The demand for tourism is increasing, communication and understanding of cultures of the countries are also increasing, so learning English to exchange information while traveling has also increased Therefore, knowing English while traveling is an advantage to be able to push yourself forward and have the best experience At Thu Dau Mot University, English language students are divided into teaching and business English majors In the Business major, students are exposed to English for tourism Everyone thinks that learning English for tourism is only for when it is necessary to travel, but in reality, not everyone studying English for business and tourism can make travel immediately, but that learning will work as a necessary tool for everyone to prepare for the best experience That is the reason, I decided to a study called "Current situation of learning English in tourism of the senior students at Thu Dau Mot University." ... 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