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Welcome to the academic year 2023-2024

In this introductory session, you're required to carry out two production tasks.

1. Written expression. Write a story in pairs using as many of the following words as possible:

-Actually

-Career

-Despite

-Regardless of

-Had she/he only known

Swap your texts with another pair after 10 minutes and continue writing them until you have contributed to all the stories. Use your imagination and be creative!

2. Oral expression. Rank the following concepts according to your personal priorities in life:

-Family

-Friends

-Health

-Money

-Politics

-Romance

-Sex

-Sport

-Studies

-Work

Make a list individually and then compare it to other students' choices to reach a consensus and create a single list. Once you've finished, join another pair to follow the same process and come up with a single list you all agree with. Provide arguments for this pyramidal discussion until the entire class produces a consensual ranking.

Virtual language exchange with Limerick University

Thank you for participating in the first virtual language exchange between Limerick University (Ireland) and CETT Barcelona School of Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomy (Spain)

Greetings from the students of the Bachelor's Degree in Tourism and the Bachelor's Degree in Digital Business and Tourism Innovation!!!

Online tourism-related resources

Interested in travel issues? These are some very useful resources covering different aspects of tourism and freely available online:

-Travel Professors: https://www.youtube.com/@TravelProfessors

-Tourism Geographies Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/tourism-geographiess-podcast/episodes

-Tourism’s Horizon: https://tourismshorizon938.substack.com/archive

On the other hand, if you’d like to learn more about academic tourism, language tourism, and foreign language acquisition, you can also read my research:

-ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Montserrat-Iglesias/research

-Academia.edu: https://cett.academia.edu/MontserratIglesias

Enjoy!

Oxfordcett Language Exchange 2022-23

Thank you for participating in this year's virtual language exchange between Oxford College of Emory University (US) and CETT Barcelona School of Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomy (Spain)

Greetings from Barcelona!!!

Research project: Stage 4

Now that you have described the product's features, examined customers' views, and analysed the main strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, you must make specific improvement proposals based on your findings, to conclude. It is not necessary to tackle absolutely all the problems that derive from the analysis, but the most relevant ones should certainly be addressed.

Present your improvement plan in a structured way, cross-referring to data from previous stages and referencing your information sources. Your suggestions may draw on multiple perspectives, e.g. sustainable development goals and environmentally-friendly policies, quality standards, experience design, human resources and corporate social responsibility, revenue management, etc. 

These are some resources that may inspire you.

-5 ways to lead in an era of constant change:

https://www.ted.com/talks/jim_hemerling_5_ways_to_lead_in_an_era_of_constant_change?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

-Two reasons companies fail - and how to avoid them:

https://www.ted.com/talks/knut_haanaes_two_reasons_companies_fail_and_how_to_avoid_them?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

-Interactive risk assessment tool:

https://www.innotour.com/innovation-tools/interactive-risk-assessment-tool/

-Innovation checklists:

https://www.innotour.com/innovation-tools/innovation-checklists/

-Innovation ability test:

https://www.innotour.com/innovation-tools/innovation-ability-test/

Research project: Stage 3

SWOT is an acronym for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats, and it is an essential component of your project. The following links will help you to find out more about how to do it:

https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_05.htm

http://esl-educate-school-learn.blogspot.com/2012/02/swot-analysis.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_6AVRGLXGA

The data you collected in the second stage will help to design this part of the project. The analysis can derive from customer reviews, opinions, or information from press articles, which will allow you to identify both internal aspects (strengths and weaknesses) and external aspects (opportunities and threats). Remember to mention your information sources.

As in the previous stages, you can post the text on this blog.