OBJECTIVES • Provide fundamental English grammar, pronunciation, and comprehension exercises appropriate to the students’ proficiency level with a focus on English for Tourism, Business English and Economic Issues ( with an additional focus on Human Resources ) • Present a comprehensive array of English learning activities within a framework and context of the discipline of Tourism and Business English in order to engage students with relevant and useful content • Improve students’ familiarity with and comprehension of spoken English with an emphasis on conversation exercises and listening activities to further develop language fluency • Focus on improving the interpersonal and intercultural communication skills of second language speakers as well as their ability to participate in classroom discussion and oral presentation assignments in English • The course is designed to be both educational and enjoyable for the students recognizing that effective learning environments develop when learners are both comfortable with and engaged in the content presented