FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND EDUCATION
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Global Affairs Office, UWI, Faculty of Humanities and Education and the DMLL. Students from DMLL and FHE have benefitted from it.
CURRICULUM REVISION
New Courses and Programmes: Spanish and Tourism Management currently under review to be send to FAQAC in October 2023. During the last few years, we have witnessed that employers in the tourism industry are not only placing emphasis on tourism education but also on Foreign Language ability. The DMLL has been approached on many occasions by actors in the tourism industry to recommend graduate of the foreign language programmes. Moreover, foreign owned companies, related business have employed graduates of the Spanish programme due to their language fluency. This lack of foreign language competency limits professionals from accessing managerial posi- tions. To respond to this market demand, and broaden students’ employability locally and internationally, the DMLL wishes to provide students with the adequate language, cultural and tourism management skills to face those new challenges. The programme will include courses from Social Sciences such as, Management and LSP together with culture courses designed to cater to concepts such as food and Hispanic Identity and Travelling literature. This programme is in collaboration with the Mona School of Business and Management/Heritage studies. This three- year full-time programme/five-year part- time will allow students to combine the study of foreign languages ,which plays a vital role in tourism in Jamaica and the region, with courses geared towards the hospitality industry. The interdisciplinary programme offers Language for Specific Purposes (LSP) courses as an invaluable supplement to general language courses. Students will acquire the necessary flu- ency to communicate without effort with native speakers, especially in the context of the hospitality industry. The programme therefore also introduces students to Hispanic Cultures including courses which equip students with the necessary subject knowledge in tourism management and entrepreneurship and give skills for decision making in the professional international environment. The students will acquire practical knowledge within the industry through internships. Spanish for the workplace (Intermediate Level II- equivalent level to SPAN1010) under development. The course would expose students to the language of the workplace and will provide them with a foundation on which to build competence in communicating with Spanish-speaking persons on matters related to commerce, business and the world of work. Students will be able to choose between SPAN1010 (Intermediate II) and Spanish for the workplace.
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