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Tourism English programmes: do they mirror the reality and the contents of the tourism industry?
 
     
     Tourism English programmes: do they mirror the reality and the contents of the tourism industry?
     


Autor(es):
Oliveira, Isabel P.
Universidade de Aveiro Instituto Politécnico de Viseu
Roberto, Maria Teresa G.
Departamento de Línguas e Culturas da Universidade de Aveiro
Costa, Carlos
Universidade de Surrey Departamento de Economia, Gestão e Engenharia Industrial, Universidade de Aveiro Unidade de Investigação em Governança, Competitividade e Políticas Públicas (GOVCOPP)


Periódico: Revista Turismo & Desenvolvimento

Fonte: Journal of Tourism & Development; v. 1, n. 21/22 (2014); 299-313

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Resumo: The purpose of this research is to identify the English language contents in the tourism educational setting to understand if they address the different aspects of the tourism industry. The study was conducted with information collected from Portuguese public higher education institutions - both universities and polytechnic colleges - which was analysed according to the main economic activities identified at the core of the tourism activity. With this insight of the Portuguese educational setting, the research highlights the importance of the role of English language subjects for the tourism industry.