1. The past, present and future of a Travel English course
David Paterson Harry Carley
Matsuyama University

2. General Travel English Course Non-English majors
Fulfillment of language requirements

3. Past A cast of thousands! (well, hundreds)
as it was in the beginning…
A cast of thousands! (well, hundreds)
The problem with travel textbooks
Differing views
Changing direction

4. Past imperfect course referred to by teachers
(and students?) as…Trouble English!
mixed ability classes of 100+
all non-English faculty 2nd years or over
the E.S.P. or E.A.S.Y. option?

6. Changing course Standardised Project/presentation-based
Online (and other) research
Computer room
Some reduction in class size

8. PP Presentations Static Feeling of similarity Outdated teaching tools
Difficult to implement modern technology

9. Presentation NEW ZEALAND
PP - Student Presentation #1
Presentation NEW ZEALAND
Student name
Student number

10. PP - Student Presentation #1
POPULATION of N.Z.
People
・4,270,000
Density
・16.4/km2 

11. Wikis: An online tool

12. Wikis explained

13. Present example of student presentation #1

14. Example #2 student presentation

15. Application of Technology
Generate motivation
Today’s learning tools
Applicable to other courses

16. Broaden Horizons Assigned a country to research Discover all aspects
TBL – Task Based Learning
Presentation Skills

17. But what is lacking? No real English acquisition
Relevance to other courses

18. Early signs – a first survey
All positive about use of computers in class
40% internet use limited
5% use non-Japanese sites
40% “won’t travel abroad”
70% travel conversation
practice high priority
50% learning English net
skills low priority
Travel English looked “interesting and useful”

19. Possible paths Blending (for beginners) - Online project work
AND Travel situation language activities
Research opportunities
CEFR & ALTE Social and Tourist ‘Can Do’s

20. Current students comments
“A fun course”.
“I want to go my country some day”.
“This was very interesting for me”.
“I like this class”.
And the ultimate ...

21. Future

22. Conclusion Class size reduced Technology enhanced lessons
Motivation increased

23. Thank you Travel English David Paterson Harry Carley
Matsuyama University