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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.
eBook, English, 2006
Channel View Publications, Clevedon, 2006
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>