Learning the arts of linguistic survival : languaging, tourism, life
This book examines what happens when tourists learn to speak other languages. From ordering a coffee to following directions the author argues for a new perception of the relationship between tourism and languages from one based on the acquisition of basic, functional skills to one which sustains and even strengthens intercultural dialogue.
1 online resource (240 pages)
9781845413330, 1845413334
1064628268
AcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Languages, Tourism and Life2. Educating Tourists3. Risks4. Way Finding5. Pronunciation6. Conversation7. Games8. Rehearsing Speech9. Breaking English10. Tourist Language Learners11. SurvivingAfterwordBibliography
<P>Acknowledgements</p><p>Introduction</p><p>1. Languages, Tourism and Life</p><p>2. Educating Tourists</p><p>3. Risks</p><p>4. Way Finding</p><p>5. Pronunciation</p><p>6. Conversation</p><p>7. Games</p><p>8. Rehearsing Speech</p><p>9. Breaking English</p><p>10. Tourist Language Learners</p><p>11. Surviving</p><p>Afterword</p><p>Bibliography</p>