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Authentic Task Design in English for Tourism--- Asking for and Giving D irections

Authentic Task Design in English for Tourism--- Asking for and Giving D irections. Workshop on ESP Professional Development , National Cheng Kung University. Shu -Yin Cheng 鄭舒尹 shuyincheng@gmail.com. Purpose. To contextualize the language use of asking for and giving directions

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Authentic Task Design in English for Tourism--- Asking for and Giving D irections

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  1. AuthenticTaskDesigninEnglishforTourism---Asking for and Giving Directions Workshop on ESP Professional Development,NationalChengKungUniversity Shu-Yin Cheng鄭舒尹 shuyincheng@gmail.com

  2. Purpose • Tocontextualizethelanguageuseofaskingforandgivingdirections • Togetstudentsfullyinvolvedinclass • Toadaptthetaskforamixed-levelclass • Toincorporatethetaskwithothertaskslikemakingsuggestions

  3. Target Students andtextbook • Sophomores (non-tourism relevant majors)taking “English for Tourism” at National Cheng Kung University • NCKUESPTeam(2013)ESP:EnglishforTourismandHospitality2ndedition,Bookman:Taipei.

  4. WARMUP Tappingintolifeexperiences

  5. When you gotlost, what would you do? • How do you ask for directions? What are some expressions you have learned before? • When someone approachesyou asking fordirections, howdoyouresponsetotherequest? Photo credit: http://www.elllo.org/Assets/images/P0401/448-Lost.jpg

  6. TheStartingPoint

  7. Excuseme,I am lost. Where is the train station? *Go, go, go, go, and turn right. *Go this way and turn to your right hand. That way.

  8. Excuseme,I am lost. Where is the train station? Turnrightatthe7-11;thengostraight.Youwillfindanother7-11. *Gopasstheandyouwillfindthetrainstation. TakeXXXRd.andturnontoXXXRd…

  9. Roomforimprovement • Collocations • Ways to specify distance • Uselandmarks • Usetransitions

  10. Connectingtothetext TheGap

  11. Purpose Bridging the gap

  12. Waystogivedirections • Street name • Nearby landmark • Bus stop / MRT / railway • What else? Photo credit: http://www.elllo.org/Assets/images/P0401/448-Lost.jpg

  13. DrawSomething

  14. Workwithapartnertodiscusswhatthefollowinginfrastructuresareanddrawpicturesofthem.Workwithapartnertodiscusswhatthefollowinginfrastructuresareanddrawpicturesofthem.

  15. Giving directions Directions Asking for directions Excuseme.How do I get to …fromhere? Excuseme.What’s the best way to…? Excuseme.Isthereahotelnearhere? Excuse me.Could you tell me the way to…? The best way to go is… What you need to do is… Go…, Take…, Turn… If you take …, you’ll see…

  16. First Go down this street. Go straight(to the traffic light, till you get to the main street) Go up the street. Go up the escalators.

  17. First Go down this street. Go straight (to the traffic light, till you get to the main street) Go up the street. Go up the escalators.

  18. Then Go over the bridge. Go through the park. Cross the street. Go across the square. Turn right. Turn left. Take the first on the right / left (on your right/ left). Pass the post office. Go past the department store.

  19. Is it far? • No, it isn’t very far. You can walk there in ten minutes. • Well, it is quite far. You’d better take a train.

  20. take a train / take a bus / go by tram / go by bus • take train No. . ... / take bus No. ... • take the underground, take the metro, take the A line • get on at ... • change at ... • change to the C line (red line) • get off at ...

  21. Prepositions ofmovements • Come,get,and go can be combined with prepositions such as along, at, down, out of, past, through, and up • Come out of  leave, Come to  reach • Go/ Head/ Walk past the station, then turn left. • Go/ Head/ Walk along here for about 5 min.

  22. Prepositions ofmovements (Cont.) • Go down this road. • Head up the High Street until you reach the bank. • Turn right at the 7-11. • Walk towards the church but turn left before you reach it. • Walk to the church and cut through the churchyard.

  23. Steps • Think of the simplest route, even if it takes a little longer. • Specify distance. • Indicate turns. • Warn them about any confusing parts of the route. • Mention which side of the street their destination will be found on. • Have them repeat the directions to you.

  24. Let’s practice… 1. How can I get to Taiwan High Speed Rail Tainan station? 2. Where is the nearest coffee shop? 3. Could you tell me the way to train station? • You may add destinations by yourself.

  25. Multileveloptions

  26. Turnrightatthecafé,thenleftintoAbbeyRoad,andthebankisonyourright.Turnrightatthecafé,thenleftintoAbbeyRoad,andthebankisonyourright.

  27. AskingforDirectionsandGivingdirections WithaTWIST!

  28. You’ll need… • A set of cards. Each comes with a “destination” printed on it.

  29. Sample cards Coffee Shop(Note: No Starbucks or City Cafe!!!) Restaurant(Japanese food or American food) within walking distance Museum All-you-can-eatRestaurant

  30. You’ll need… • A set of cards. Each card comes with a “destination” printed on it. • A map of the neighborhood- Indicate the starting points and some landmarks to help students locate where they are.

  31. Instruction: • Divide the class into two groups. • Group A --- You are a first-time visitor to NCKU. • Each one of you will get a paper slip with a “destination” printed on it. • Find someone to ask for suggestions and directions. (Please apply the sentence patterns / phrases you learned.)

  32. Instruction: • Divide the class into two groups. • Group B --- You are a students at NCKU. • You are an expert on the neighborhoods in your area. • Get ready to help visitors to find their way.

  33. Read the map, indicate the following locations/ stores on your map • Shopping (Clothes, electronic products, grocery) • Restaurants (Taiwanese, Japanese, Italian, Thai, American food, all-you-can-eat) • Coffeeshop • Bakery • Park / Museum • Beverageshop • Copyshop • Gasstation

  34. Otheroptions: • Written test

  35. Otheroptions: • Listening testFollowGPSinstructions Photocredit:http://www.medcrunch.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/shutterstock_55172587-300x199.jpg

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