HTM 496 – Spring 2015
Class: SVC SATISFCT GLBL CONSUMR
Instructor: Sue Greenberg (visiting lecturer, HTM)
Class meetings: Fridays, 1:00–3:40 p.m., PSFA 308
Office hours: by appointment only
(before or after class)
email: sgreenberg@mail.sdsu.edu
Course Description:
Learn to use authentic, conversational English in a hospitality setting.
Develop ability to understand and communicate clearly when dealing
with guests and coworkers. Service situations – front desk,
housekeeping, restaurant, bar – will be used for role-playing
opportunities.
Required materials: Marriott CHEI (Chinese Hospitality Education Initiative) Hospitality English Student
manual, handouts, homework.
Course Goals:
1. Speak English more clearly and fluently by increasing conversation and comprehension.
2. Learn words and expressions related to hospitality and use them correctly in conversation.
3. Develop better listening and pronunciation skills through drills, activities, dialogues, and PRACTICE.
Student Expectations:
1. Arrive promptly to class. (If you know you must class, email in advance. If you miss class,
email after class.)
2. Participate in class activities and discussions.
3. Complete assignments on time, in specified format.
4. Prepare for internships by interacting with Americans & practice conversing comfortably in English!
Course Grading:
• 30% Performance. Does your English pronunciation & usage improve over the semester?
• 30% Participation, attendance, & attitude: Do you contribute? Work well in groups?
Talk or text in class? Arrive late or miss deadlines?
• 20% Practice role-plays & projects (scenarios, group presentations)
• 20% homework (including short writing assignments) quizzes, midterm, final
TRY NOT TO SPEAK CHINESE IN CLASS
NO CELL PHONES, LAPTOPS, OR NOTEPADS DURING CLASS
DON’T TALK WITH YOUR CLASSMATES WHILE OTHERS ARE SPEAKING TO THE CLASS
Tell me, I will forget; involve me, I will understand.
~Confucius