SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES

I. LIST OF UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

ENGLISH LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE

 II. PROGRAM DETAILS

ENGLISH LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE

– Name of qualification: Bachelor of Arts in English Linguistics and Literature;

– Official duration in credits and years: 4 years, 136 credits;

– Language of instruction: English;

– Assessment/Accreditation Status: The program achieved FIBAA accreditation in 2024

Course list

Electives (Choose 21 credits from the following courses)

III. COURSE DESCRIPTION

Physical Training 1 – PT001IU

This course provides students with techniques and practice so as to improve students’ physical skills.

Principles of  Marxism & Leninism – PE015IU

The course equips students with fundamental knowledge about Marxism and Leninism.

Political economics of Marxism and Leninism – PE016IU

The course includes 6 chapters. Chapter 1 discusses subjects, research methods and functions of Political economics of Marxism and Leninism. Chapters 2 – 6 presents the core of Political economics of Marxism and Leninism according to the course objectives. The specific issues include the following: merchandise, market and roles in a market economy; producing surplus value in a market economy; competition and monopoly in a market economy; socialist-oriented market economy and economic interest relations in Vietnam; industrialization, modernization and international economic integration in Vietnam.

Reading 1 (B2-C1) – EL001IU

The course is made up of 12 units; each will develop students’ knowledge and understanding of all of the following skills: understanding detail and finding specific details; understanding gist; understanding attitude, opinion, and purpose; deducing meaning from context and implication; identifying main ideas and examples.

Writing 1 (B2-C1) – EL002IU

This course provides students with basic knowledge of various sentence types such as simple sentences, compound sentences, and complex sentences. Also, in this course students are on the first steps to learn how to write a paragraph. Four types of paragraphs: how-to paragraph, opinion paragraph, paragraph to show reasons and examples, and descriptive paragraph are introduced to students step by step.

Listening 1 (B2- C1) – EL003IU

In this course, students have a chance to develop their listening skills through 10 units of general but up-to-date topics such as “How is science changing the food we eat?” Each unit will provide students with relevant vocabulary items, various listening activities (such as filling in blanks, completing charts, completing questionnaires, etc.), and discussion questions to help students draw their own conclusions on the topic. Through these units, students can practice basic listening skills such as listening for main ideas and details, and have an exposure to more advanced skills like taking notes and predicting the content of the listening passages.

Speaking 1 (B2- C1) – EL004IU

The course is focusing on developing students’ speaking skills in terms of both notional and functional categories. Students are required to perform a variety of activities to practice their speaking skills, ranging from taking notes, preparing, discussing, defining, interviewing for data and ideas, to presenting or debating the topic to a group of people.

Advanced Grammar – EL005IU

Areas to be covered include understanding choice of tenses; passive voice; verb complementation; modals and semi-modals, modal perfect; articles, determiners, and quantifiers; phrasal verbs; relative clauses, participle clauses, adverbial clauses, conditional clauses; unreal time and subjunctives; reported speech; emphasis; inversion.

Physical Training 2 – PT002IU

This course provides students with techniques and practice so as to improve students’ physical skills.

Presentation skills – EL006IU

Giving presentations today becomes a vital skill for students to succeed not only in university but also at work in the future. However, this may be seen as a nerve-racking task, especially when presented in a foreign language. This course provides the students with the knowledge and skills needed to deliver effective presentations. To do this, the course covers many aspects of giving presentation: preparing and planning, using the appropriate language, applying effective visual aids, building up confidence, performing body language, dealing with questions and responding, etc.

Reading 2 (C1-C2) – EL007IU

The course is made up of 12 units, each aims at developing a particular reading skill as well as the techniques students will need to use when reading like understanding detail and finding specific details; understanding gist; understanding attitude, opinion, and purpose; deducing meaning from context and implication; identifying main ideas and examples.

Writing 2 (C1-C2) – EL008IU

This course is providing fundamental knowledge of writing a paragraph. Writing 2 contents will include practical and theoretical knowledge of how to organize ideas in a paragraph and how to write various types of paragraphs such as: narrative paragraphs, process paragraphs, descriptive paragraphs, definition paragraphs, as well as some basic knowledge of writing an essay.

Listening 2 (C1- C2) – EL009IU

In this course, students will learn how to develop advanced listening skills through 10 units with both academic topics such as: language, energy or global cooperation, etc. In each unit, students will listen to an interview and a lecture or a report. Students’ listening skills will be harnessed through various types of exercises such as multiple choices, matching, completing charts, etc. Some listening skills included in this course:

• Listen for main ideas
• Listen for details
• Listen for pros and cons
• Listen for speakers’ attitude
• Listen for causes and effects
• Listen for word’s stress and determine its impact on meaning

Speaking 2 (C1- C2) – EL010IU

The course sharpens students’ oral competence; it presents thought-provoking questions and interesting topics, and requires students of specific learning outcomes that are necessary for learning in higher education such as: discussing preferences and alternatives, clarifying information, debating, citing sources, or paraphrasing. In additions, students can hone their general verbal skills by learning to use figurative language, or use formal and informal language in speaking.

Introduction to Linguistics – EL013IU

The course contents include the following concepts in linguistics: Sounds & sounds patterns of language, word formation, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, discourse analysis, second language acquisition, language history & change, and language & culture.

Scientific socialism – PE017IU

The course equips students with the fundamental knowledge about scientific socialism.

Critical Thinking – PE008IU

Critical Thinking studies a process which is indispensable to all educated persons – the process by which we develop and support our beliefs and evaluate the strength of arguments made by others in real-life situations. It includes practice in inductive and deductive reasoning, presentation of arguments in oral and written form. The course also applies the reasoning process to other fields such as business, science, law, social science, ethics, and the arts.

History of Vietnamese Communist Party – PE018IU

The course equips students with basic knowledge about the History of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Research Methodology – EL012IU

The course is designed to equip students with a basic understanding of the underlying principles of quantitative and qualitative research and the links between the two. The course enables students to choose the most appropriate research method to address a particular research question, and provides students with the knowledge and skill to undertake the design of a research proposal and research report.

Introduction to Translation – EL016IU

Introduction to Translation is the very first course regarding the expertise of translation and interpretation in the program. The course introduces the fundamental concept of translation in the context where translation is considered as a profession. It provides the model of the translation process and basic translation techniques. Furthermore, translation practice with different topics is offered as an integral part of the course. It focuses on translating sentences and less-than-150-word passages. Also, the course involves both English – Vietnamese and Vietnamese – English translation.

Phonetics and Phonology – EL022IU

As for phonetics, the course will cover the production of speech sounds, consonants, vowels as well as stress and intonation. The main focus for students is the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet. As for phonology, the course will guide students throughout the sound patterns governing the distribution of sounds in different languages, including phonemes and connected speech.

Morphology – EL023IU

This course gives students deep knowledge into word structure and word formation. The course provides students with considerable knowledge of morphological terms and concepts including roots, affixes, morphemes, inflection, derivation and words structure. It also guides students through the analysis of words in English. Last but not least, the course provides students insights into the history of English word formation and other languages.

General Law – PE021IU

The course will introduce students to Vietnamese legal systems. In particular, students will understand their rights and obligations in the Constitution, Criminal law, administrative law, civil law, labor law and enterprise law of Vietnam. From this, students will raise awareness towards their responsibility to ensure justice, including ending corruption, in society.

Vietnam History and Culture – PE010IU

The course deals with many various topics on Vietnamese history and culture: Introduction to some main characteristics of Vietnamese history and culture. Van Lang – Au Lac State and the first civilization of Vietnam; Long March to independence (1st B.C century to 10th century A. D); Sinicization and Desinicization during the domination by Chinese feudalism; The centralized independent States (10th to 14th centuries); Dai Viet Civilization (Ly – Tran cultural era); A new stage in the feudal monarchy: the Le dynasty (15th to 17th centuries); The peasant war and the Tay Son era (17th to 18th centuries); Vietnam under Nguyen Dynasty: losing its independence, Socio – economic transformation in French Indochina; The people’s struggles against the French domination in the late 19th and the early 20th centuries and Founding of the Vietnamese communist Party; The National Democratic Movement 1930 – 1945, the 1945 August Revolution and the formation of Democratic Republic of Vietnam; “The resistant War against French colonialists” (1945 -1954); The 1954 – 1975 Resistant War against American for National Salvation (The Vietnam War); Renovation in Vietnam (“doimoi”); Westernization and de- westernization in Vietnamese culture.

Introduction to English Teaching Methodology – EL014IU

Introduction to English Teaching Methodology is the very first course regarding the basic knowledge of language teaching development and methods. The course contents include history, characteristics, nature and principles of various teaching methodologies; the roles of teachers, learners and learning environment in the course of teaching English; how to facilitate interaction in the classroom and how to make lesson plans.

Introduction to Literature – EL015IU

This course offers students a broad introduction to the study of literary fiction. It helps the students deal with literary theory with respect to British and American literature. The students are introduced to various literary terms and other elements of fiction such as point of view, character development, theme, symbolism, tone, plot, imagery… so that the abilities of literary analysis can be improved. Reading the works of major writers, students develop analytical skills that will allow them to think critically, to write academically, and to speak intelligently about fiction. Their appreciation for the beauty of literary language used in prose narrative, poems and drama prose is highlighted and made explicit through weekly group and class discussions. Their effective interpretation of a literary text is the combination of interrelated activities of speaking, reading and writing for projects, which answer the key questions about how much short stories play in our social and cultural life or what arouse our empathy and sympathy with the tragic life of a certain character in some poems.

Language and  Culture – EL017IU

The course explores the connections between language, culture and communicative meaning by using data from a variety of cultures and languages around the world to identify the similarities and differences between languages. The course also highlights the ways language conveys the implications and intentions of speakers, focusing on analyzing the communicative interactions and showing how to establish social relationships through speech. In addition, the course analyzes some linguistic ideologies, in particular, the appropriate use of language and norms to produce speech and evaluate speech.

Global Englishes – EL021IU

The course includes coverage of the major historical, linguistic, and sociopolitical developments in the English language from the start of the 17th century to the present day. The course also explores the current debates in global Englishes (GE), relating to its uses as mother tounge in the UK, US, Antipodes, post-colonial language in Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and lingua franca across the rest of the globe. With a wide range of texts drawn from emails, tweets and newspapers and readings from key scholars, the course helps future teachers examine the ELT materials available to them and consider ways to incorporate a GE perspective into their classrooms.

Ho Chi Minh’s Thoughts – PE019IU

The subject equips students with basic knowledge about subjects, research methods and significance in learning Ho Chi Minh’s thoughts; about the basis, formation process and development of Ho Chi Minh’s thought; about national independence and socialism; about the Communist Party and State of Vietnam; about great national and international solidarity; about culture, ethics, people.

International Internship 1 – EL047IU

In order for students to have international experiences, international internships can be with a variety of host organizations in a foreign country using English as a communicative language, including foreign companies, schools and universities, foreign language centers, travel companies, translating offices etc. Students will attend workshops, proceed with classroom observation, and work with professors in their discipline and / or the Internship Director to establish plans and learning objectives specific to their internships. A minimum of 15 working days is required (5 days of site visiting, 5 days to write the final report, and 5 days to get approval from Supervisor). Specific deliverables include Registration form, Application form, Attendance records and/or certificate of participation, two final reports completed by the intern and evaluated with comments by the Supervisor(s) to be assigned at the beginning of the course.

British Civilization – EL019IU

The course provides students with a general knowledge of Britain regarding the country and people, politics and the government, education, economy, the media, religion, entertainment and the arts. With a wide variety of reading texts, pictures, audios, videos and quizzes about the historical and updated events, British Civilization is a comprehensive introduction to Britain in the past and at present.

Syntax – EL024IU

The course provides the fundamental concepts of English syntax. First, different elements of a sentence in terms of their categories and functions are introduced in order to form the basis for later sentence analysis. Second, each sentence constituent like noun, verb, adjective, prepositional and adverb phrases is examined thoroughly. Third, both simple and complex sentences are put into careful analysis.

Semantics – EL025IU

This course offers an introduction to the basic concepts and methods in the analysis of natural language meaning with a range of semantic topics. The course will have students work with real language data. The learning tasks and exercises, established on an outline of semantic concepts and issues, and being philosophical and practical in their nature, encourage students to build a solid knowledge on semantic terms, clarify the issues by analyzing and synthesizing different semantic characteristics within English language. The contents include the topics in semantic field theory, semantic categories, context and inference, thematic role, and speech acts.

Translation 1 – EL026IU

The course provides texts for English-Vietnamese translation in different fields and topics (e.g. politics, economics, environment, culture, language, and the like). Learners are expected to translate a text from English into Vietnamese and improve their vocabulary throughout the process.

Internship 1 – EL044IU

Internships can be with a variety of host organizations, including foreign companies, schools and universities, foreign language centers, travel companies, translating offices etc. Students will have to work with professors in their concentration and the Internship Director to establish plans and learning objectives specific to their internships. A minimum of 15 working days is required (5 days of site visiting, 5 days to write the final report, and 5 days to get approval from Supervisor). Specific deliverables include daily journal entries based on the observation of everyday activities on the job, evaluation forms completed by students’ Supervisor and Advisor, and a completed final            report.

Research Writing – EL011IU

This course introduces basic concepts in research paper writing, especially the role of generalizations, definitions, classifications, and the structure of a research paper to students who attend English-medium colleges or universities. It also provides them with methods of developing and presenting an argument, a comparison or a contrast. Students are required to work on the tasks selected to maximize their exposure to written communication and are expected to become competent writers in the particular genre: the research paper.

As writing is part of an integrated skill of reading and writing where reading serves as input to trigger writing, this course is designed to familiarize non-native students with academic literature in their major study by having them read and critically respond to texts of a variety of topics ranging from natural sciences such as biology to social sciences and humanities like education, linguistics and psychology.

Cross-cultural Communication – EL018IU

The course begins with a focus on some key definitions culture, communication, intercultural and cross-cultural communication. Students are expected to read assigned materials ahead of class meetings and come with thoughts and questions. Then the students are required to trace the sources of cultural bias leading to stereotypes and then ethnocentrism. Further, the importance of self-awareness and self-reflexivity to gain a deeper understanding of the self and one’s context at the interstices of gender, class, culture, race/ethnicity, religion, privilege, and power is highly illustrated via class discussion, group reading and project presentation. These activities connect theory to current events and case studies through careful analysis. In studying cross-cultural communication, it is vital to critically examine one’s own cultural values and assumptions, which strongly influence one’s worldview and interactions with members from different groups. We will then encourage the students to develop critical thinking regarding intercultural relations in order to better analyze and understand complex contexts. The class topics, the popular cross-cultural issues, such as personal spaces, work customs, death and funeral customs, superstitions…will foster, monitor and evaluate the extent to which students get close to cultural relativists.

American Civilization – EL020IU

The course provides students with the perfect background and contemporary information on American society from geography and the environment, government and politics, to religion, education, media and the arts. With substantial illustrations and case studies, American Civilization includes expanded sections on Asian and Latino minorities and US foreign policy activities to help students establish connections between the U.S. and the world.

Translation 2 – EL027IU

The course provides texts for translation in different genres, such as prose, poetry, academic or journalistic texts. Learners are expected to translate a text from Vietnamese into English and improve their vocabulary and other necessary skills and knowledge throughout the process.

Statistics for Social Sciences – MA030IU

The course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of statistics, measures, probability, sample size estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation and regression, analysis of variance. Students are also instructed to analyze data in R Studio.

Internship 2 – EL045IU

Internships can be with a variety of host organizations, including foreign companies, high schools, foreign language centers, travel companies, translating offices etc. Students will have to work with professors in their concentration and the Internship Director to establish plans and learning objectives specific to their internships. A minimum of 40 working days or 320 working hours is required. Students will have a chance to tackle professional tasks assigned by their Supervisors. No more than twenty percent of a student’s daily work should be composed of tasks such as making copies, answering phones, etc. Specific deliverables include weekly journal entries reflecting the week’s activities on the job, evaluation forms completed by students’ Supervisor and Advisor, and a completed final report.

Thesis – EL046IU

A thesis is an independent research project which a student carries out under the supervision of a full-time lecturer in the School of Languages. This written document presents the results of a research project aimed at addressing a practical problem or issue in the field of Linguistics, English Teaching or Translation – Interpretation. These results will be presented to a Thesis Committee set up by the School of Languages and authorized by the President of IU.

Capstone project – EL058IU

A capstone project is an independent project which a student carries out under the supervision of a full-time lecturer in the School of Languages. This written document presents the product of a project aimed at addressing a practical problem or issue in the field of Linguistics, English Teaching or Translation – Interpretation. These products will be presented to a Project Committee set up by the School of Languages and authorized by the President of IU.

Functional Grammar – EL028IU

This course will enable students to understand and evaluate how texts function in particular contexts. The course will help students identify the relationship between grammar and meaning in written and spoken discourse. The theory focuses on the functions of language in representing states and activities, in interaction and in creating discourse. It raises students’ awareness of how language users convey meaning through their choice of words and grammatical structures in specific situations. It includes analyses of authentic texts. Students finishing the course will be able to examine the effectiveness of written and spoken discourse according to their communicative purpose, social functions and placement in the material world.

Pragmatics – EL029IU

The 15-week course is designed to introduce the role of pragmatics in a general linguistic theory of meaning, as well as discussing a number of pragmatic universals and features of meaning about that role. The course offers an introduction of pragmatic theories and phenomena as a background for adequate analysis to understand utterances. It starts by addressing the question of what pragmatics is concerned with. It will then have students relate the context of utterances and its interaction with conventional semantic content in light of basic analyses of pragmatic phenomena: implication, implication relations, conversational implicatures, presuppositions, deixis, conventional implicatures, and speech acts. In each subject area, students will be connected to a discussion, and challenged by the survey. Then they will get involved in critical reading work.

Discourse Analysis – EL030IU

This course introduces the main and most widely used approaches to discourse analysis. It aims to develop learners’ critical thinking about how discourses are used in context and how they reflect and shape our world. The course draws upon students’ prior understanding of basic linguistic concepts and provides learners with analytical tools and strategies to explore features of written and spoken texts. Students will have the opportunity to apply theories and their analytical skills in a wide range of contexts and text types. The course is designed to suit the needs of learners from a broad range of disciplinary areas including linguistics, applied linguistics, TESOL and social sciences.

Sociolinguistics – EL031IU

– To provide students a general introduction to sociolinguistics, the course presents general concerns and basic concepts in language and variation, language and society, and sociolinguistics and sociology of language, as well as scientific investigation. The course first deals with language variation according to users and the inherent variety. It explores factors that contribute to language change. It includes languages and dialects, pidgins and creoles, codes and code-switch, and speech communities. The second part of the course deals with the variation according to use. The topics include language attitudes, ethnography of speaking, pragmatics and politeness, and analyzing conversations.

– Students who pass this course should be able to:

• outline the major relationships between language and society
• define the main sociolinguistic concepts used to analyze these relationships
• identify the main features of studies of sociolinguistic variation
• describe the most common methodologies for studying language in society

Comparative Linguistics – EL032IU

This course provides a critical commentary on some implications of kinds of language contact situations, which are explored. Detailed treatments are offered of issues involved in semantic and morphological change and reconstruction. The course explores different kinds of irregularity in sound change and the diverse motivations for such changes, all in the context of comparative reconstruction.

ELT methods and techniques – Teaching Listening & Speaking – EL033IU

The course contents include various types of Listening and Speaking and obstacles of learners when learning these skills; a guide through different methods of teaching Listening and Speaking; Listening strategies and different types of Listening exercises; the sequences/ stages of teaching Listening and Speaking; ways for learners to practice and improve Listening and Speaking skills outside classroom boundary.

ELT methods and techniques – Teaching Reading & Writing – EL034IU

The course contents include: definitions of reading; culture of reading; styles of reading; reading strategies for readers; characteristics of each level of readers; principles for teaching each level reading; key issues in teaching reading; concepts in L2 writing teaching; differences between second and first language writers and writing; principles for teaching writing; tasks in the L2 writing class; planning writing lessons; responding to student writing.

ELT methods and techniques – Teaching Vocabulary & Grammar – EL035IU

The course attempts to shed light on the vocabulary and grammar teaching issues by containing a brief overview of the principles underlying the acquisition of vocabulary and grammar in a second language, then introducing a range of approaches to teaching vocabulary and grammar; but the emphasis of the course is necessarily practice by discussing specific procedures, a wide variety of techniques, and a number of activities that teachers-to-be can employ to improve their knowledge as well as to develop their classroom skills.

Language Assessment and Testing – EL036IU

The course includes fundamental concepts in second language testing and assessment, and a critical analysis of testing instruments and procedures for specific purposes, with particular attention to test use in educational settings. Student will find the course content relate to assessment in second languages in various situations such as schools, adult education, and work settings. Therefore, students with the intention of becoming teachers, test designers, HR officers, or even just parents to assess their own child’s language learning progress in the future would find the course useful and practical.

Technology Enhanced Language Learning (TELL) – EL037IU

The course contents include Technology and language learning; Technology and communication; how to apply technology to teach and look for materials for listening and speaking skills; skills and strategies in second language reading; using technology to learn and teach reading skills; current approaches to the teaching of writing; how technology is changing the way we write; using technology to teach writing and give feedbacks on learners’ writing; Technology and young learners; activities for teaching vocabulary and grammar; using Powerpoint in the classroom (handout); how technology affects assessment; choosing and using TELL materials.

Teaching English to Young Learners – EL038IU

– In terms of theory, the course will first define who young learners are; then present the difference between young learners and adult learners in order for teachers to opt for the appropriate teaching methods; next scrutinize into practical activities suitable for children in each language skill; and finally explain the ways to design, adapt, and evaluate lesson plans in teaching 4 integrated skills to young learners. Parallel with the pedagogical knowledge, students are also introduced ways to manage a classroom and to interact with parents/caregivers, which are the two distinctive features of a language classroom of young learners.

– In terms of practicality, through a good number of periods of observation and hands-on experience, this course will build up students’ practical skills in designing activities for each language skill, planning a lesson plan, conducting a demo-teach, and self- assessing as well as giving peer feedback after the teaching.

Interpreting 1 – EL039IU

Interpretation 1 is the following course after Introduction to Translation, Translation 1 and Translation 2 in the expertise of translation and interpretation in the program; nevertheless, it is the first course in the field of interpretation. Therefore, the course introduces the concept of interpreting or interpretation and contrast it with that of translation. It also presents different interpreting levels, types and fundamental techniques. Finally, it provides adequate practice with a wide range of topics in various fields. Short audio texts or video clips are used in the course. Authentic contexts for interpreting practice are encouraged. The focus of the course is both English – Vietnamese and Vietnamese – English.

Interpreting 2 – EL040IU

Interpretation 2 is the following course after Interpretation 1 in the expertise of translation and interpretation. The course presents interpreting techniques at a higher level. More complex aspects of interpreting such as figures of speech, quotations, humor, etc. are also discussed and analyzed. Furthermore, the course provides longer and more complicated practice in the fields of politics, economics and other formal situations. Long audio texts and video clips are used. Authentic texts are highly encouraged. The focus of the course is both English – Vietnamese and Vietnamese – English.

Advanced Translation – EL041IU

This course follows Introduction to Translation, Translation 1, and Translation 2 and is taught in parallel with Translation in Journalism, Translation in Tourism, and Translation in Business. It includes two main components; the first is a revisit to key concepts that have been taught in previous courses such as translation units, translation strategies, meanings. The second section raises the students’ awareness of such issues as text types, registers, discourse, and ideology in translation. Students are expected to be able to apply the knowledge into providing and evaluating translated texts of different fields (e.g. journalism, tourism, or business) from/to English and Vietnamese.

Translation in Business – EL042IU

The course provides translation techniques and practice in the specialized field of English business. In particular, different kinds of business texts like telex, fax, email, trademark, name cards, business contracts, etc. are introduced and analyzed in order that appropriate translation versions can be reached.

Translation in Journalism – EL043IU

This course is to train students in the translation of journalistic texts between English and Vietnamese. Students will be able to handle with confidence English-Vietnamese translation of international news stories, features, advertisements, and so on.

Introduction to Business Administration – BA115IU

This course is to introduce students to the complexities and the multi-dimensional aspects of business. It attempts to give familiarity as well as an applied understanding of each of the core subject areas: Marketing, Management, and Human Resource. It also increases the students’ awareness of global issues. Employing the interactive learning and problem-based teaching approach, this course emphasizes the interaction between lecturers and students. The lecture materials will be uploaded in Blackboard to help the students to preview the materials and to concentrate on listening and critical thinking during the lecture. This will help students to interact with the lecturer during the classroom. The sessions for presentations and discussions comprise company case studies as well as answering some theoretical and conceptual questions, which help the students to see how the concepts are applied in the real business context. Students will present the case to the class and discuss with the peers. Guest speakers are invited to talk about selected topics or real life experiences.

Introduction to Hospitality Industry – BA198IU

This course will provide students with a basic introduction to the lodging and food service industry, while emphasizing its dynamic and ever changing nature. In addition, it introduces the role and function of major hotel departments along with basic management principles involved.