1. Languages, tourism and life -- 2. Educating tourists -- 3. Risks! -- 4. Way finding -- 5. Pronunciation -- 6. Conversations -- 7. Games -- 8. Rehearsing speech -- 9. Breaking English -- 10. Tourist language learners -- 11. Surviving
Summary
"In this ground-breaking contribution to the study of tourism and languages. Alison Phipps examines what happens when tourists learn to speak other languages. From ordering a coffee to following directions she 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."--BOOK JACKET
